Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2025-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 450 - 500 lbs was 30.00 higher and 550 - 600 lbs was 4.00 higher. Rest of the steers were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifers 450 - 500 lbs were 11.00 - 20.00 higher with the rest of the heifer calves 10.00 lower. Most yearling heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower except 850 lbs was 12.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Buyers shook off the negative factors in the cattle market the last couple of weeks and started to procure cattle that fits their needs.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $459.20/cwt on 937 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −42.79 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$459.20

937 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$34.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.60

vs NE average

+29.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	461.24	2,544	882
Medium and Large 1-2	578	426.46	2,466	55

One grade step is worth $34.78/cwt here — about $78 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 sale937 hd

459.20

—

NE average9 barns · 6,251 hd

460.80

−1.60

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+29.48

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−42.79

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

46 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 1Fancy	500–550	519	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,569	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,349	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	470	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,265	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	484	566.70/cwt	560.00–567.50	2,743	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	421	587.22/cwt	482.50–605.00	2,472	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,052	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	547.42/cwt	540.00–557.50	2,305	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,864	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	335.65/cwt	321.00–339.50	2,880	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	399.63/cwt	390.00–406.00	2,218	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,824	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,185	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	3,247	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	477.02/cwt	469.00–493.00	2,037	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	572.50/cwt	572.50–572.50	1,775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	313.92/cwt	313.00–316.50	2,923	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,835	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	543.74/cwt	532.50–557.50	1,996	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	447.75/cwt	435.00–458.00	2,145	388
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	391	550.96/cwt	545.00–562.50	2,154	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	3,059	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	528.40/cwt	518.00–542.50	2,505	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	3,125	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,063	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	414.64/cwt	393.00–418.00	2,214	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	402.85/cwt	395.00–410.00	2,522	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	370.97/cwt	370.00–372.00	2,300	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	475.13/cwt	462.50–480.00	2,547	324
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	440.00/cwt	426.00–450.00	2,526	428
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,484	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	633.25/cwt	627.50–645.00	2,197	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	421.67/cwt	417.00–432.00	2,467	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	503	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,540	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	511.00/cwt	511.00–511.00	2,095	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	356	577.50/cwt	577.50–577.50	2,056	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	670	384.08/cwt	379.00–396.00	2,573	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	449	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,989	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,084	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	605.44/cwt	602.50–610.00	1,974	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	472.55/cwt	472.55–472.55	2,032	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,204	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,708	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	879	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	494.88/cwt	489.00–500.00	2,395	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,829	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 30, 2025

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Receipts 4,404Last week 4,118Year ago 5,313

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
264	400–450	421	482.50–605.00	587.22
168	450–500	484	560.00–567.50	566.70
110	500–550	519	495.00	495.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	347	627.50–645.00	633.25
49	350–400	391	545.00–562.50	550.96
53	400–450	421	540.00–557.50	547.42
276	450–500	474	518.00–542.50	528.40
324	500–550	536	462.50–480.00	475.13
428	550–600	574	426.00–450.00	440.00
18	650–700	652	381.00	381.00
15	800–850	816	351.00	351.00
56	850–900	879	348.00	348.00
8	900–950	930	336.00	336.00
12	1000–1050	1,021	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
148	600–650	626	395.00–410.00	402.85
36	650–700	670	379.00–396.00	384.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	326	602.50–610.00	605.44
15	400–450	430	472.55	472.55
69	450–500	484	489.00–500.00	494.88
10	500–550	548	448.00	448.00
45	550–600	585	417.00–432.00	421.67
13	750–800	763	340.00	340.00
8	850–900	879	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	500–550	503	505.00	505.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	470	482.00	482.00
9	550–600	562	418.00	418.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	310	572.50	572.50
43	350–400	367	532.50–557.50	543.74
230	400–450	427	469.00–493.00	477.02
388	450–500	479	435.00–458.00	447.75
111	500–550	534	393.00–418.00	414.64
101	550–600	555	390.00–406.00	399.63
11	800–850	833	339.00	339.00
53	850–900	858	321.00–339.50	335.65
37	900–950	931	313.00–316.50	313.92
40	950–1000	953	297.50	297.50
9	1050–1100	1,052	296.00	296.00
11	1150–1200	1,185	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	620	370.00–372.00	370.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	356	577.50	577.50
24	400–450	410	511.00	511.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	385	475.00	475.00
9	400–450	449	443.00	443.00
13	500–550	544	383.00	383.00
19	550–600	580	380.00	380.00
45	750–800	776	349.00	349.00

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