Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2025-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 2.00 - 12.00 higher, except 550 - 650 lbs was 2.00 - 9.00 lower and over 800 lbs was 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Heifers were 3.00 - 8.00 higher instances 20.00 higher on replacement heifers and flyweights. Demand was good on a nice selection. Several buyers in the seats and on the internet. Sale comprised of longtime weaned steers and heifers with flesh and weigh-up in the buyers favor. Next Thursday, Jan 30 will be the third week of the stock show special sale series.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $365.66/cwt on 319 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −136.33 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$365.66

319 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+7.82

vs NE average

+24.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	365.66	2,075	319

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale319 hd

365.66

—

NE average8 barns · 3,601 hd

357.83

+7.82

National average147 barns · 15,667 hd

340.94

+24.72

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−136.33

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

42 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 1	400–450	421	415.28/cwt	407.00–417.00	1,748	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	264.27/cwt	255.00–273.00	2,067	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	289.36/cwt	281.50–296.00	1,956	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	301.10/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,903	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	327.47/cwt	316.00–337.50	1,886	340
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,392	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	277.20/cwt	273.25–282.00	2,292	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	307.14/cwt	302.00–311.00	2,178	365
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,108	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	750–800	751	275.50/cwt	275.50–275.50	2,069	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	900–950	909	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,409	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	850–900	856	268.75/cwt	268.75–268.75	2,301	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	312.64/cwt	303.50–320.50	2,123	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	471.26/cwt	463.00–485.00	1,532	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	461.53/cwt	456.00–464.00	1,883	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	360.08/cwt	353.00–367.50	2,088	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	295.79/cwt	281.00–299.00	2,245	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	328.55/cwt	319.00–340.00	2,050	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	603	353.55/cwt	352.00–355.00	2,132	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,539	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	407.88/cwt	398.00–411.00	1,942	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	381.01/cwt	377.50–382.50	2,031	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	267.62/cwt	263.00–271.50	2,307	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	259.20/cwt	253.00–261.50	2,424	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	609	332.46/cwt	322.50–351.00	2,025	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	676	312.08/cwt	302.00–320.00	2,110	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	457	386.96/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,768	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	600–650	643	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	1,804	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	850–900	867	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	2,118	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	750–800	761	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,001	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	594	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,865	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	796	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,982	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	269.18/cwt	268.50–272.00	1,790	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	324.15/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,511	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	344.73/cwt	337.50–385.00	1,493	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	588	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,064	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	352.98/cwt	345.00–362.50	1,701	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	257.25/cwt	257.25–257.25	2,151	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	277.01/cwt	266.00–286.50	2,036	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	1,551	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	352.85/cwt	348.00–355.00	1,814	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	237.83/cwt	235.00–238.50	2,117	47

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.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Jan 23, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 6,290Last week 8,479Year ago 5,466

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	300–350	311	447.50	447.50
132	350–400	376	412.50	412.50
146	400–450	421	407.00–417.00	415.28
51	450–500	482	345.00–362.50	352.98
141	500–550	514	348.00–355.00	352.85
340	550–600	576	316.00–337.50	327.47
220	600–650	632	292.50–310.00	301.10
206	650–700	676	281.50–296.00	289.36
126	700–750	735	266.00–286.50	277.01
185	750–800	782	255.00–273.00	264.27
59	800–850	836	257.25	257.25
47	850–900	890	235.00–238.50	237.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	588	351.00	351.00
103	600–650	609	322.50–351.00	332.46
106	650–700	676	302.00–320.00	312.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
165	450–500	457	380.00–390.00	386.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	643	280.50	280.50
64	750–800	761	263.00	263.00
20	850–900	867	244.25	244.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	400–450	433	337.50–385.00	344.73
50	450–500	466	320.00–325.00	324.15
15	550–600	594	314.00	314.00
37	650–700	665	268.50–272.00	269.18
36	750–800	796	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	300–350	325	463.00–485.00	471.26
39	400–450	408	456.00–464.00	461.53
69	450–500	476	398.00–411.00	407.88
85	500–550	533	377.50–382.50	381.01
234	550–600	580	353.00–367.50	360.08
272	600–650	624	319.00–340.00	328.55
213	650–700	679	303.50–320.50	312.64
365	700–750	709	302.00–311.00	307.14
265	750–800	759	281.00–299.00	295.79
322	800–850	827	273.25–282.00	277.20
155	850–900	862	263.00–271.50	267.62
174	900–950	935	253.00–261.50	259.20
59	950–1000	986	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	750–800	765	275.50	275.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
44	750–800	751	275.50	275.50
68	850–900	856	268.75	268.75
62	900–950	909	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	600–650	603	352.00–355.00	353.55

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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