Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2025-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 5.00 - 20.00 higher. Heifers were 5.00 - 25.00 higher. Lighter feeders were going south to wheat pasture . Replacement kind of heifers were in demand. Buyers like to have all the shots given. Big crowd today with a active internet also. Demand was good on a nice selection calves coming off the cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $494.24/cwt on 805 head. That ranks 3 of 15 comparable sales and sits −7.75 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$494.24

805 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$21.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs NE average

+25.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	495.05	2,712	774
Medium and Large 1-2	555	474.00	2,631	31

One grade step is worth $21.05/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale805 hd

494.24

—

NE average10 barns · 4,989 hd

493.09

+1.16

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

+25.20

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−7.75

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

56 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 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	403	611.37/cwt	607.50–617.50	2,464	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	685	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,966	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	585.48/cwt	575.00–597.00	2,523	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	470.27/cwt	459.00–478.00	2,709	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,052	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	433.19/cwt	421.00–442.50	2,266	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	692	399.40/cwt	399.00–400.00	2,764	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	3,207	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,044	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,414	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	554.72/cwt	540.00–566.00	2,607	344
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	581.44/cwt	577.50–585.00	1,913	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,497	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,316	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	391.89/cwt	389.50–400.00	3,108	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	536.31/cwt	527.50–550.00	2,113	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,201	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,822	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,638	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	331.12/cwt	329.00–332.00	3,093	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	459.79/cwt	450.00–466.00	2,221	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	419.69/cwt	408.00–430.00	2,384	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	482.52/cwt	475.00–497.00	2,123	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	449.00/cwt	449.00–449.00	2,299	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	521.74/cwt	517.50–528.00	2,113	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	566	484.57/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,743	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,895	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	581.00/cwt	581.00–581.00	2,615	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	478	483.21/cwt	478.00–485.00	2,310	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,195	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,517	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,710	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	628	426.47/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,678	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	447.95/cwt	439.00–453.00	2,199	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,778	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	469.00/cwt	469.00–469.00	2,050	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	429.13/cwt	411.00–435.00	2,652	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	666	421.09/cwt	412.00–427.00	2,804	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	586	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,300	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	481	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,309	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,630	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,580	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	501.53/cwt	500.00–505.00	2,076	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	615.37/cwt	612.50–630.00	2,049	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	614	373.29/cwt	371.00–378.00	2,292	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	700–750	719	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	728	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,708	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	650	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,451	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	506.09/cwt	482.00–532.50	2,703	492
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	632.50/cwt	632.50–632.50	2,169	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	727	409.54/cwt	394.50–414.50	2,977	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	445.62/cwt	432.00–456.00	2,763	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	2,440	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	571.00/cwt	571.00–571.00	2,027	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	619.17/cwt	607.50–625.00	2,384	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	393.02/cwt	388.00–407.00	2,783	93

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 5,286Last week 4,638Year ago 3,692

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	403	607.50–617.50	611.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	343	632.50	632.50
126	350–400	385	607.50–625.00	619.17
68	400–450	431	575.00–597.00	585.48
344	450–500	470	540.00–566.00	554.72
492	500–550	534	482.00–532.50	506.09
173	550–600	576	459.00–478.00	470.27
42	600–650	607	402.00	402.00
30	650–700	692	399.00–400.00	399.40
93	700–750	708	388.00–407.00	393.02
71	750–800	793	389.50–400.00	391.89
15	800–850	812	395.00	395.00
37	850–900	867	352.00	352.00
86	950–1000	953	348.00	348.00
58	1000–1050	1,044	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	450	581.00	581.00
109	550–600	566	480.00–490.00	484.57
83	650–700	655	442.00	442.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	499	527.00	527.00
20	500–550	532	485.00	485.00
11	550–600	597	454.00	454.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
115	600–650	628	420.00–435.00	426.47
9	700–750	719	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
209	600–650	620	432.00–456.00	445.62
108	650–700	666	412.00–427.00	421.09
246	700–750	727	394.50–414.50	409.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	481	480.00	480.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
77	650–700	685	433.00	433.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	329	577.50–585.00	581.44
113	350–400	394	527.50–550.00	536.31
122	400–450	440	475.00–497.00	482.52
136	450–500	483	450.00–466.00	459.79
91	500–550	523	421.00–442.50	433.19
131	550–600	568	408.00–430.00	419.69
12	650–700	673	371.00	371.00
8	800–850	811	348.00	348.00
31	900–950	934	329.00–332.00	331.12
47	950–1000	976	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	405	517.50–528.00	521.74
53	450–500	478	478.00–485.00	483.21
28	500–550	512	449.00	449.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	300–350	347	512.50	512.50
12	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
11	400–450	437	469.00	469.00
38	450–500	491	439.00–453.00	447.95
43	500–550	542	405.00	405.00
25	550–600	584	431.00	431.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
129	600–650	618	411.00–435.00	429.13
9	650–700	650	377.00	377.00
44	700–750	728	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	586	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	333	612.50–630.00	615.37
8	350–400	355	571.00	571.00
88	400–450	414	500.00–505.00	501.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	600–650	614	371.00–378.00	373.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	700–750	743	355.00	355.00

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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