Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2025-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 1.00 - 15.00 higher, except 750 lb steers were 8.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs were 7.00 - 18.00 lower and over 600 lbs was 4.00 - 17.00 higher. Demand was good to moderate, with a full house and a busy inter-net.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $392.24/cwt on 938 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −109.75 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$392.24

938 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$56.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.54

vs NE average

+43.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	399.95	2,167	811
Medium and Large 1-2	579	342.99	1,987	127

One grade step is worth $56.96/cwt here — about $180 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale938 hd

392.24

—

NE average10 barns · 4,922 hd

373.69

+18.54

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

+43.58

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−109.75

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

45 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	319.00/cwt	308.00–327.00	2,007	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	333.03/cwt	325.00–338.00	1,762	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,576	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	257.31/cwt	255.00–259.50	2,084	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	437.75/cwt	418.00–438.50	2,211	216
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,075	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	398.82/cwt	392.00–401.00	2,245	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	435.80/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,883	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,195	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	283.20/cwt	281.00–285.00	1,773	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	372.67/cwt	367.50–377.00	1,971	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	386.70/cwt	378.00–400.00	2,053	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	309.36/cwt	299.00–315.50	1,937	342
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	320.13/cwt	313.50–332.00	1,857	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	273.69/cwt	271.00–275.50	1,878	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	288.09/cwt	283.00–290.50	2,089	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,032	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	269.14/cwt	265.50–270.00	2,471	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	488.14/cwt	480.00–492.50	1,743	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	431.47/cwt	417.50–438.00	1,985	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	336.07/cwt	326.00–346.00	1,986	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	407.21/cwt	392.50–410.00	1,971	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	762	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,236	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	671	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,449	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	279.49/cwt	274.50–281.50	2,272	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	265.27/cwt	265.00–265.50	2,008	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,352	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	343.21/cwt	335.00–353.00	2,152	402
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	309.70/cwt	297.00–319.00	2,233	355
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	746	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,499	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	287.63/cwt	275.50–293.00	2,186	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	268.55/cwt	265.50–272.00	2,334	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	613	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,146	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	258.50/cwt	258.50–258.50	2,549	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,426	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	369.66/cwt	361.00–380.00	2,103	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	601	369.77/cwt	359.00–372.00	2,222	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	436	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,054	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,550	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	366.72/cwt	357.50–369.00	1,757	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	296.71/cwt	289.00–305.50	1,988	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	325.13/cwt	317.00–335.50	2,191	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	280.76/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,985	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	367.52/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,569	70

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

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Receipts 6,277Last week 6,290Year ago 6,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	450–500	484	392.50–410.00	407.21
24	500–550	529	367.50–377.00	372.67
103	550–600	591	326.00–346.00	336.07
54	600–650	629	308.00–327.00	319.00
76	650–700	682	298.00	298.00
83	700–750	725	283.00–290.50	288.09
49	750–800	777	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
116	450–500	454	457.00	457.00
216	500–550	505	418.00–438.50	437.75
234	550–600	563	392.00–401.00	398.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	350–400	357	480.00–492.50	488.14
45	400–450	432	435.00–440.00	435.80
207	450–500	460	417.50–438.00	431.47
178	500–550	531	378.00–400.00	386.70
183	550–600	569	361.00–380.00	369.66
402	600–650	627	335.00–353.00	343.21
315	650–700	674	317.00–335.50	325.13
355	700–750	721	297.00–319.00	309.70
161	750–800	760	275.50–293.00	287.63
220	800–850	813	274.50–281.50	279.49
143	850–900	869	265.50–272.00	268.55
64	900–950	918	265.50–270.00	269.14
21	950–1000	986	258.50	258.50
12	1000–1050	1,030	235.50	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	400–450	436	471.00	471.00
111	600–650	601	359.00–372.00	369.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	349	387.50	387.50
66	350–400	394	400.00	400.00
70	400–450	427	360.00–375.00	367.52
136	450–500	479	357.50–369.00	366.72
69	500–550	529	325.00–338.00	333.03
264	550–600	580	313.50–332.00	320.13
342	600–650	626	299.00–315.50	309.36
121	650–700	670	289.00–305.50	296.71
93	700–750	707	273.00–287.00	280.76
26	750–800	757	265.00–265.50	265.27
58	800–850	810	255.00–259.50	257.31
8	850–900	889	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	626	281.00–285.00	283.20
27	650–700	686	271.00–275.50	273.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
49	600–650	613	350.00	350.00
10	650–700	671	365.00	365.00
49	700–750	746	335.00	335.00
44	750–800	762	293.50	293.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	400	387.50	387.50

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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