Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2026-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 12.00 - 25.00 lower, except 650 - 850 was 4.00 - 15.00 higher. Heifers were 4.00 - 20.00 higher, except 700 - 850 was 4.00 - 14.00 lower. 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 $499.74/cwt on 662 head, down $26.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 15 comparable sales and sits −2.25 against this barn's trailing median of $501.99.

Average price

$499.74

▼ 26.86 vs prior sale

662 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,761

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$43.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.45

vs NE average

+15.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	500.72	2,762	647
Medium and Large 1-2	595	457.50	2,722	15thin

One grade step is worth $43.22/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale662 hd

499.74

—

NE average10 barns · 2,828 hd

494.28

+5.45

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

+15.64

This barn, trailing median15 sales

501.99

−2.25

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

45 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,621	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	744	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	3,218	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,509	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	572.56/cwt	567.50–583.00	2,118	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	422.17/cwt	412.00–427.00	2,592	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	605.15/cwt	592.50–630.00	2,306	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,715	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	707	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	926	342.06/cwt	333.00–349.50	3,167	387
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	365.55/cwt	355.50–371.50	3,034	593
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,722	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,796	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	597.73/cwt	590.00–601.00	2,528	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	504.36/cwt	490.00–512.50	2,673	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	621	453.08/cwt	447.50–460.00	2,814	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	720	408.37/cwt	407.00–409.00	2,940	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	429.40/cwt	422.00–439.00	2,757	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,011	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,235	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	422.20/cwt	415.00–432.50	2,854	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	299	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,973	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	779	376.10/cwt	370.00–377.50	2,930	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	803	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	3,332	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	350.90/cwt	338.00–357.00	3,070	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	564.43/cwt	557.50–574.00	2,625	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	330.97/cwt	326.00–334.00	3,210	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	391.28/cwt	381.00–401.50	2,637	500
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	647	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,588	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	446.14/cwt	431.00–452.00	2,539	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	386.04/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,953	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	390.12/cwt	384.00–400.00	2,863	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	482.16/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,753	361
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	560.37/cwt	547.50–567.50	2,365	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	355.37/cwt	350.50–362.50	2,651	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,392	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	519.48/cwt	514.00–530.00	2,452	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	652	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,849	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	543.46/cwt	536.00–545.00	2,826	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	344.91/cwt	336.00–348.50	2,663	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	466.27/cwt	450.00–472.50	2,485	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	329.50/cwt	329.50–329.50	2,778	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	709	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	3,350	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,480	17

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 29, 2026

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

Receipts 6,432Last week 6,974Year ago 6,277

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	671	390.00	390.00
5	850–900	868	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	511	491.00	491.00
34	700–750	744	432.50	432.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	341	587.50	587.50
56	350–400	370	567.50–583.00	572.56
31	400–450	422	547.50–567.50	560.37
105	450–500	472	514.00–530.00	519.48
209	500–550	533	450.00–472.50	466.27
148	550–600	569	431.00–452.00	446.14
154	600–650	614	412.00–427.00	422.17
500	650–700	674	381.00–401.50	391.28
174	700–750	746	350.50–362.50	355.37
91	750–800	772	336.00–348.50	344.91
44	800–850	843	329.50	329.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	700–750	709	472.50	472.50
52	750–800	779	370.00–377.50	376.10
52	800–850	803	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	445	537.50	537.50
17	550–600	587	422.50	422.50
88	600–650	647	400.00	400.00
7	650–700	671	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	299	660.00	660.00
17	350–400	381	592.50–630.00	605.15
66	400–450	423	590.00–601.00	597.73
99	450–500	465	557.50–574.00	564.43
119	500–550	530	490.00–512.50	504.36
361	550–600	571	470.00–490.00	482.16
275	600–650	642	422.00–439.00	429.40
185	650–700	676	415.00–432.50	422.20
313	700–750	734	384.00–400.00	390.12
284	750–800	765	377.00–395.00	386.04
593	800–850	830	355.50–371.50	365.55
211	850–900	875	338.00–357.00	350.90
387	900–950	926	333.00–349.50	342.06
95	950–1000	970	326.00–334.00	330.97
38	1000–1050	1,011	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	595	457.50	457.50
9	600–650	645	421.00	421.00
10	700–750	707	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	550–600	562	497.50	497.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
148	500–550	520	536.00–545.00	543.46
171	600–650	621	447.50–460.00	453.08
131	650–700	652	437.00	437.00
153	700–750	720	407.00–409.00	408.37

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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