Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2026-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 3.00 - 20.00 higher except 700 lbs was 2.00 lower. Heifers 550 - 650 was 15.00 - 20.00 higher and 650 - 750 was 7.00 - 20.00 lower. Demand was good to moderate on a nice selection offered. Full house with a busy internet all day. Next feeder special will be January 22.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $508.79/cwt on 964 head, up $24.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 15 comparable sales and sits +6.81 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$508.79

▲ 24.41 vs prior sale

964 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,832

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$16.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.01

vs NE average

+36.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	510.75	2,843	851
Medium and Large 1-2	557	494.08	2,751	113

One grade step is worth $16.67/cwt here — about $92 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 sale964 hd

508.79

—

NE average11 barns · 4,759 hd

501.79

+7.01

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+36.81

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

+6.81

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	528	492.11/cwt	487.50–494.00	2,598	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	369.16/cwt	366.00–372.00	2,481	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	434.17/cwt	422.50–442.00	2,492	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	497.07/cwt	492.50–500.00	2,431	300
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,372	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	375.93/cwt	362.00–379.50	2,902	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	625.25/cwt	625.00–625.50	2,732	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	696.15/cwt	685.00–700.00	2,283	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,087	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	587.39/cwt	579.00–594.00	2,690	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	3,188	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	431.93/cwt	421.00–442.00	2,764	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	400.55/cwt	399.00–402.50	2,788	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	378.36/cwt	373.00–384.00	2,758	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	551.91/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,743	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	444.52/cwt	442.00–446.00	2,627	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	509.64/cwt	505.00–517.50	2,783	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	370.28/cwt	365.00–376.50	3,033	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	398.87/cwt	394.50–401.00	2,920	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	525.85/cwt	515.00–542.50	2,787	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	488.02/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,831	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	456.02/cwt	451.00–467.50	2,846	428
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	428.60/cwt	425.00–433.00	2,923	541
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,514	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	401	597.50/cwt	597.50–597.50	2,396	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	760	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,956	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	507	555.56/cwt	554.00–556.00	2,817	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	565	519.46/cwt	507.00–530.00	2,935	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	631	470.92/cwt	468.00–472.00	2,972	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	332.79/cwt	330.00–336.50	2,706	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	344.85/cwt	339.00–346.00	2,669	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	818	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	703	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,692	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	604	446.00/cwt	446.00–446.00	2,694	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	501	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,580	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	468.06/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,471	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	394.47/cwt	390.00–402.00	2,600	353
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,803	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	570.67/cwt	565.00–577.50	2,180	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	662.16/cwt	655.00–672.50	2,205	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,947	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	401.32/cwt	398.00–402.00	2,580	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	453.52/cwt	446.00–467.50	2,562	515
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	566.27/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,361	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	531.93/cwt	517.50–535.00	2,484	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	423.86/cwt	415.00–428.00	2,569	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	367.28/cwt	353.00–374.00	2,641	217

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 Jan 15, 2026

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

Receipts 7,753Last week 7,077Year ago 8,479

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
136	500–550	528	487.50–494.00	492.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	346	615.00	615.00
9	400–450	418	567.50	567.50
300	450–500	489	492.50–500.00	497.07
206	550–600	574	422.50–442.00	434.17
71	600–650	643	398.00–402.00	401.32
75	650–700	672	366.00–372.00	369.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	401	597.50	597.50
13	450–500	453	555.00	555.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	333	655.00–672.50	662.16
19	350–400	382	565.00–577.50	570.67
102	400–450	417	560.00–575.00	566.27
121	450–500	467	517.50–535.00	531.93
220	500–550	528	457.50–480.00	468.06
515	550–600	565	446.00–467.50	453.52
203	600–650	606	415.00–428.00	423.86
353	650–700	659	390.00–402.00	394.47
217	700–750	719	353.00–374.00	367.28
55	750–800	774	339.00–346.00	344.85
51	800–850	813	330.00–336.50	332.79
38	850–900	877	336.00	336.00
8	900–950	913	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
98	500–550	501	515.00	515.00
69	600–650	604	446.00	446.00
51	700–750	703	383.00	383.00
11	800–850	818	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	328	685.00–700.00	696.15
22	400–450	437	625.00–625.50	625.25
73	450–500	458	579.00–594.00	587.39
281	500–550	530	515.00–542.50	525.85
340	550–600	580	480.00–500.00	488.02
428	600–650	624	451.00–467.50	456.02
541	650–700	682	425.00–433.00	428.60
266	700–750	732	394.50–401.00	398.87
141	750–800	772	362.00–379.50	375.93
195	800–850	819	365.00–376.50	370.28
98	850–900	893	357.00	357.00
46	900–950	900	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	497	550.00–555.00	551.91
86	500–550	546	505.00–517.50	509.64
27	550–600	591	442.00–446.00	444.52
128	600–650	640	421.00–442.00	431.93
18	650–700	696	399.00–402.50	400.55
18	700–750	729	373.00–384.00	378.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	500–550	507	554.00–556.00	555.56
189	550–600	565	507.00–530.00	519.46
208	600–650	631	468.00–472.00	470.92
24	750–800	760	389.00	389.00

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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