Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2025-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week a lot has happened. Trend today was lower and the buyers were very selective. Everyone just do not know what they want to do. Buyers are wanting shots and conditioning, Demand was moderate to good with a nice selection offered.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $462.64/cwt on 958 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −39.34 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$462.64

958 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$3.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.86

vs NE average

+4.50 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	536	465.40	2,496	153
Medium and Large 1	553	462.12	2,556	805

One grade step is worth $3.28/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale958 hd

462.64

—

NE average11 barns · 6,701 hd

487.50

−24.86

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

+4.50

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−39.34

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

48 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	500–550	522	489.31/cwt	482.00–500.50	2,554	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	435.67/cwt	420.00–447.00	2,536	388
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	495.56/cwt	484.00–508.00	2,413	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	318.18/cwt	318.00–319.00	2,940	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	323.78/cwt	313.00–328.00	2,833	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	575.82/cwt	564.00–582.50	2,453	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,824	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	436.36/cwt	430.00–442.50	2,095	242
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,105	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	436.53/cwt	426.00–440.00	2,266	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,556	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	493.36/cwt	479.00–504.00	2,043	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	417.17/cwt	410.00–421.00	2,336	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	512.63/cwt	502.50–517.50	1,963	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	644	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,409	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	571.51/cwt	552.50–582.00	1,880	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,093	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,197	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	3,038	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	457.97/cwt	452.00–460.00	2,107	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	464.59/cwt	456.00–470.00	2,416	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	513	505.55/cwt	503.00–511.00	2,593	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	465	534.64/cwt	529.50–540.00	2,486	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	628	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,612	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	604.00/cwt	604.00–604.00	2,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	452.86/cwt	451.00–458.00	2,572	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	402	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,472	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	603.00/cwt	603.00–603.00	2,026	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	414.52/cwt	403.00–429.50	2,566	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	671	402.29/cwt	394.00–410.00	2,699	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	687	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	392.05/cwt	383.00–398.00	2,403	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	600–650	621	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,655	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	569.05/cwt	562.50–582.50	2,134	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	500–550	513	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,483	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	400–450	434	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,289	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	550–600	566	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,326	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	450–500	487	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,143	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	400–450	407	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,994	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	750–800	750	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	625	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,450	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,472	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,442	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	469.11/cwt	451.00–478.00	2,496	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,006	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,245	14

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 Oct 23, 2025

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

Receipts 4,118Last week 5,286Year ago 3,793

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	336	603.00	603.00
64	350–400	375	562.50–582.50	569.05
54	400–450	426	564.00–582.50	575.82
176	450–500	487	484.00–508.00	495.56
147	500–550	522	482.00–500.50	489.31
388	550–600	582	420.00–447.00	435.67
9	600–650	606	408.00	408.00
9	650–700	696	382.50	382.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
96	450–500	465	529.50–540.00	534.64
125	500–550	513	503.00–511.00	505.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	358	604.00	604.00
75	550–600	568	451.00–458.00	452.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
89	600–650	619	403.00–429.50	414.52
90	650–700	671	394.00–410.00	402.29
11	750–800	750	371.00	371.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	434	527.50	527.50
70	500–550	513	484.00	484.00
39	600–650	621	427.50	427.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	625	392.00	392.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	444	550.00	550.00
142	500–550	532	451.00–478.00	469.11
11	550–600	592	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	250–300	297	1,550.00	1,550.00
22	300–350	329	552.50–582.00	571.51
51	350–400	383	502.50–517.50	512.63
87	400–450	414	479.00–504.00	493.36
242	450–500	480	430.00–442.50	436.36
140	500–550	519	426.00–440.00	436.53
82	550–600	560	410.00–421.00	417.17
50	600–650	644	374.00	374.00
15	700–750	716	357.00	357.00
20	800–850	827	341.50	341.50
65	850–900	875	313.00–328.00	323.78
73	900–950	924	318.00–319.00	318.18
16	950–1000	980	310.00	310.00
165	1000–1050	1,005	309.00	309.00
18	1050–1100	1,093	292.50	292.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
107	450–500	460	452.00–460.00	457.97
34	500–550	520	456.00–470.00	464.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	628	416.00	416.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	402	510.00	510.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	613	383.00–398.00	392.05
13	650–700	687	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	407	490.00	490.00
58	450–500	487	440.00	440.00
50	550–600	566	411.00	411.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	472	425.00	425.00
14	500–550	541	415.00	415.00

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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