Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2026-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 500 -650 were steady - 22.00 higher, and 650 - 900 was 4.00 - 20.00 lower. Heifers were 3.00 - 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Nice selection was offered today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $526.60/cwt on 1,034 head, up $17.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 15 comparable sales and sits +24.61 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$526.60

▲ 17.80 vs prior sale

1,034 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$25.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.73

vs NE average

+61.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	533.02	2,906	771
Medium and Large 1-2	540	507.78	2,741	263

One grade step is worth $25.24/cwt here — about $165 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 sale1,034 hd

526.60

—

NE average7 barns · 2,772 hd

506.87

+19.73

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+61.27

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

+24.61

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

49 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 1Fleshy	550–600	571	492.81/cwt	492.00–496.00	2,814	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	556.22/cwt	555.00–558.00	2,865	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	711	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,915	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	521.42/cwt	501.00–527.50	2,936	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	406.88/cwt	398.00–411.00	2,799	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	430.34/cwt	430.00–431.00	2,703	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,201	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	617.40/cwt	611.00–620.00	2,241	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	539.42/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,881	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	627	468.50/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,937	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	585.21/cwt	567.50–588.00	2,809	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	351.43/cwt	340.00–358.00	3,096	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	449	575.99/cwt	567.50–580.00	2,586	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	446.83/cwt	435.00–457.00	2,828	353
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	553.02/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,643	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	511.92/cwt	510.00–512.00	2,739	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	361.53/cwt	348.50–368.00	2,993	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,740	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	475.21/cwt	472.50–477.00	2,362	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	433.56/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,541	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	333.90/cwt	332.00–337.00	2,761	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	479	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,486	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	668	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,689	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,537	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	364.16/cwt	363.00–365.50	2,545	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	355.36/cwt	351.00–356.00	2,594	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	445.52/cwt	442.50–450.00	2,388	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	382.76/cwt	382.50–383.00	2,373	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	414.61/cwt	400.00–417.00	2,550	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	341.21/cwt	337.00–349.00	2,638	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	378.40/cwt	368.00–390.00	2,569	328
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	557.22/cwt	555.00–557.50	2,067	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	485.88/cwt	477.50–497.50	2,323	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	605	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,644	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	408.62/cwt	408.00–412.00	2,411	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	462.67/cwt	456.00–472.50	2,438	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,816	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	477	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,433	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	370.29/cwt	365.00–382.00	2,640	137
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	759	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,702	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,342	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	619	489.76/cwt	482.00–498.00	3,032	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	550	542.00/cwt	542.00–542.00	2,981	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,505	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	568.00/cwt	568.00–568.00	2,408	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	372.74/cwt	364.00–381.00	2,896	320
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	775	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	3,193	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	385.00/cwt	375.00–394.00	2,807	417

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 →

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Receipts 6,974Last week 7,753Year ago 6,290

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	550–600	571	492.00–496.00	492.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	400–450	414	605.00	605.00
96	500–550	515	555.00–558.00	556.22
144	550–600	550	542.00	542.00
173	600–650	619	482.00–498.00	489.76
22	700–750	711	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	350–400	363	611.00–620.00	617.40
28	400–450	449	567.50–580.00	575.99
182	450–500	480	567.50–588.00	585.21
272	500–550	534	530.00–550.00	539.42
180	550–600	563	501.00–527.50	521.42
353	600–650	633	435.00–457.00	446.83
236	650–700	688	398.00–411.00	406.88
417	700–750	729	375.00–394.00	385.00
320	750–800	777	364.00–381.00	372.74
230	800–850	828	348.50–368.00	361.53
156	850–900	881	340.00–358.00	351.43
61	1000–1050	1,013	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	478	550.00–555.00	553.02
237	500–550	535	510.00–512.00	511.92
26	550–600	583	470.00	470.00
187	600–650	628	430.00–431.00	430.34
19	750–800	759	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
128	600–650	627	465.00–470.00	468.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	497	472.50–477.00	475.21
17	500–550	536	442.50–450.00	445.52
62	550–600	590	408.00–412.00	408.62
55	600–650	620	382.50–383.00	382.76
54	650–700	699	363.00–365.50	364.16
86	700–750	730	351.00–356.00	355.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	330	640.00	640.00
71	350–400	371	555.00–557.50	557.22
46	400–450	446	525.00	525.00
112	450–500	478	477.50–497.50	485.88
107	500–550	527	456.00–472.50	462.67
183	550–600	586	425.00–440.00	433.56
266	600–650	615	400.00–417.00	414.61
328	650–700	679	368.00–390.00	378.40
137	700–750	713	365.00–382.00	370.29
72	750–800	773	337.00–349.00	341.21
64	800–850	827	332.00–337.00	333.90
30	900–950	948	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	450–500	479	519.00	519.00
17	550–600	560	453.00	453.00
50	650–700	668	402.50	402.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	600–650	605	437.00	437.00
75	750–800	775	412.00	412.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
89	400–450	424	568.00	568.00
32	450–500	477	510.00	510.00

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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