Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2025-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs was 3.00 - 18,00 higher and over 600 lbs was 2.00 - 6.00 lower. Heifers under 550 was steady - 15.00 higher and over 550 was steady - 18.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate with a large crowd and busy inter-net all day.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.31/cwt on 1,065 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −127.68 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$374.31

1,065 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$100

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$39.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.16

vs NE average

+31.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	382.38	2,078	849
Medium and Large 1-2	577	342.56	1,978	216

One grade step is worth $39.82/cwt here — about $100 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $528.56, low $482.91, median $501.99 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,065 hd

374.31

—

NE average10 barns · 6,268 hd

364.15

+10.16

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

+31.86

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−127.68

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

52 lots · USDA AMS · Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	652	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,989	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	618	312.53/cwt	311.00–317.50	1,931	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	288.69/cwt	279.50–297.50	1,928	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	450–500	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	500–550	521	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,120	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	365.44/cwt	358.00–367.50	1,506	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	545	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	1,965	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,887	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	324.69/cwt	317.50–327.00	1,737	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,710	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,562	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	730	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,059	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	550–600	572	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,134	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,122	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	283.10/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,778	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	344.61/cwt	332.50–352.50	1,596	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	337.35/cwt	336.00–338.00	1,990	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	367.79/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,898	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,874	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	375.25/cwt	365.00–388.00	1,580	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	702	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,176	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	395.73/cwt	392.50–398.00	2,006	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	464	427.64/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,984	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	386.61/cwt	382.50–388.00	1,759	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	408.57/cwt	407.50–410.00	1,679	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	278.27/cwt	272.00–281.00	2,271	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	370.96/cwt	357.00–378.00	1,729	561
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	330.36/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,058	440
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	369.78/cwt	365.00–375.50	2,086	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	402.28/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,979	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	537	375.12/cwt	368.00–387.00	2,014	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	477.59/cwt	455.00–487.50	1,767	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	394.87/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,485	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,154	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	319.09/cwt	313.50–326.00	1,781	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	309.87/cwt	303.50–325.50	2,104	337
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	291.84/cwt	286.50–304.50	1,856	352
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	272.80/cwt	267.00–275.00	2,346	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	345.58/cwt	335.00–353.00	1,797	446
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	263.49/cwt	260.00–266.50	2,055	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	274.52/cwt	273.50–276.00	1,985	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	419	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,749	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	600–650	639	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,134	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	298.02/cwt	288.00–306.00	2,128	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	425.04/cwt	422.00–436.00	1,891	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	284.08/cwt	277.50–286.50	2,187	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	400–450	406	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,829	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,713	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	562	347.71/cwt	340.00–354.00	1,954	111

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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Receipts 8,479Last week 6,914Year ago 4,924

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
56	500–550	545	360.50	360.50
111	550–600	562	340.00–354.00	347.71
177	600–650	618	311.00–317.50	312.53
47	650–700	652	305.00	305.00
71	700–750	730	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	350–400	376	385.00–400.00	394.87
81	400–450	421	365.00–388.00	375.25
561	450–500	466	357.00–378.00	370.96
446	500–550	520	335.00–353.00	345.58
225	550–600	558	313.50–326.00	319.09
352	600–650	636	286.50–304.50	291.84
329	650–700	668	279.50–297.50	288.69
242	700–750	723	273.50–276.00	274.52
97	750–800	780	260.00–266.50	263.49
16	900–950	907	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	400–450	412	358.00–367.50	365.44
53	450–500	463	332.50–352.50	344.61
103	500–550	535	317.50–327.00	324.69
46	550–600	558	307.00	307.00
43	600–650	628	282.00–284.00	283.10
15	650–700	668	280.50	280.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	400–450	411	407.50–410.00	408.57
67	450–500	455	382.50–388.00	386.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	365	420.00	420.00
41	400–450	419	417.50	417.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	406	457.50	457.50
156	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
150	500–550	521	407.00	407.00
213	550–600	572	373.00	373.00
96	600–650	639	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	381	410.00	410.00
15	400–450	433	395.00	395.00
41	450–500	490	385.00	385.00
37	500–550	516	362.50–375.00	367.79
179	550–600	590	336.00–338.00	337.35
27	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
19	700–750	746	284.50	284.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	450–500	464	420.00–445.00	427.64
131	500–550	507	392.50–398.00	395.73
135	700–750	702	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	370	455.00–487.50	477.59
103	400–450	445	422.00–436.00	425.04
122	450–500	492	392.50–410.00	402.28
193	500–550	537	368.00–387.00	375.12
162	550–600	564	365.00–375.50	369.78
440	600–650	623	320.00–340.00	330.36
337	650–700	679	303.50–325.50	309.87
258	700–750	714	288.00–306.00	298.02
226	750–800	770	277.50–286.50	284.08
124	800–850	816	272.00–281.00	278.27
99	850–900	860	267.00–275.00	272.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	402	455.00	455.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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