Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2025-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection of grass and feeder cattle offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.92/cwt on 368 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −107.23 against this barn's trailing median of $461.14.

Average price

$353.92

368 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$2.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.01

vs NE average

+14.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	354.13	1,950	329
Medium and Large 1-2	534	352.11	1,880	39

One grade step is worth $2.02/cwt here — about $70 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $486.49, low $418.09, median $461.14 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 sale368 hd

353.92

—

NE average6 barns · 1,408 hd

366.93

−13.01

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+14.04

This barn, trailing median15 sales

461.14

−107.23

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

47 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	300–350	320	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	312.71/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,105	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	309.83/cwt	295.00–317.00	2,457	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	442.62/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,682	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	457.18/cwt	445.00–467.50	2,121	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	320.61/cwt	309.00–327.00	1,959	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	341.97/cwt	331.50–343.50	2,449	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,452	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	392.83/cwt	385.00–397.50	2,274	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	299.73/cwt	292.00–302.00	2,161	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	285.12/cwt	284.50–285.50	2,620	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	352	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	417.65/cwt	410.00–424.00	2,184	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,505	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	634	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,238	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	514.41/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,939	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	370.35/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,330	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	560.26/cwt	547.50–570.00	1,826	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	474.00/cwt	470.00–492.50	2,062	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	784	317.59/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,490	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	260.20/cwt	260.00–261.00	2,248	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	828	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,708	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,960	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	399	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,648	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	384	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,814	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	352.11/cwt	348.00–358.00	1,880	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	345.36/cwt	336.00–355.00	2,366	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,812	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,137	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,258	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	434.31/cwt	428.00–437.50	2,067	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,882	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,997	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	424.24/cwt	422.50–432.00	1,918	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	669	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,415	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	411.98/cwt	405.00–428.50	2,315	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	538	429.37/cwt	426.00–430.00	2,310	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	426.19/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,833	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,327	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	295.82/cwt	281.50–300.00	2,411	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	279.82/cwt	266.00–286.00	2,420	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	368.95/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,808	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	369.24/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,924	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	332.82/cwt	329.00–342.50	1,957	149

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 May 15, 2025

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

Receipts 3,030Last week 3,828Year ago 0

No comparison. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection of grass and feeder cattle offered.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	320	472.50	472.50
18	350–400	380	440.00–450.00	442.62
48	400–450	430	420.00–435.00	426.19
77	450–500	490	365.00–395.00	368.95
158	500–550	521	365.00–380.00	369.24
149	550–600	588	329.00–342.50	332.82
14	600–650	611	309.00–327.00	320.61
19	650–700	673	300.00–320.00	312.71
77	700–750	721	292.00–302.00	299.73
64	750–800	758	307.00	307.00
78	800–850	815	281.50–300.00	295.82
179	850–900	865	266.00–286.00	279.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
93	750–800	784	315.00–320.00	317.59
64	800–850	828	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	399	413.00	413.00
5	400–450	419	407.50	407.50
7	450–500	493	367.50	367.50
39	500–550	534	348.00–358.00	352.11
5	800–850	831	279.00	279.00
42	850–900	864	260.00–261.00	260.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	384	472.50	472.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	423	445.00	445.00
33	450–500	452	422.50–432.00	424.24
22	500–550	512	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	326	547.50–570.00	560.26
26	350–400	377	505.00–520.00	514.41
28	400–450	435	470.00–492.50	474.00
54	450–500	464	445.00–467.50	457.18
92	500–550	523	410.00–424.00	417.65
67	550–600	579	385.00–397.50	392.83
103	600–650	629	365.00–376.00	370.35
72	650–700	685	336.00–355.00	345.36
88	700–750	716	331.50–343.50	341.97
126	750–800	793	295.00–317.00	309.83
14	800–850	803	312.00	312.00
11	850–900	859	285.50	285.50
101	900–950	919	284.50–285.50	285.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	352	542.50	542.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	634	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	448	437.50	437.50
41	450–500	476	428.00–437.50	434.31
10	500–550	541	395.00	395.00
8	550–600	573	370.00	370.00
12	700–750	733	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
108	500–550	538	426.00–430.00	429.37
61	550–600	562	405.00–428.50	411.98
40	650–700	669	361.00	361.00

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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