Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2026-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison. Demand was moderate to good on a short run today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $393.71/cwt on 55 head, up $2.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 16 comparable sales and sits −51.82 against this barn's trailing median of $445.53.

Average price

$393.71

▲ 2.28 vs prior sale

55 head · 643 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,531

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.71

vs NE average

+32.51 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	643	393.71	2,531	55

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

16 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $483.96, low $382.94, median $445.53 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale55 hd

393.71

—

NE average4 barns · 112 hd

397.41

−3.71

National average143 barns · 5,634 hd

361.20

+32.51

This barn, trailing median16 sales

445.53

−51.82

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

19 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 1	850–900	854	325.16/cwt	311.50–328.00	2,777	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	351.20/cwt	347.00–355.50	3,052	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	316.50/cwt	316.50–316.50	2,874	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	349.27/cwt	337.00–354.25	2,871	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	332.36/cwt	332.00–333.00	2,463	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	319.32/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,644	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	297.91/cwt	295.50–300.50	2,925	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	362.49/cwt	354.50–365.00	2,614	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,547	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	2,502	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	853	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	2,768	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	3,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	368.01/cwt	356.00–375.00	2,826	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	268.47/cwt	266.00–272.00	2,891	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,105	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,984	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	303.03/cwt	301.50–306.00	2,821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,308	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,171	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,208	6

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 Aug 20, 2026

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

Receipts 934Last week 2,099Year ago 2,317

No comparison. Demand was moderate to good on a short run today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	564	385.00	385.00
6	600–650	609	362.50	362.50
12	650–700	653	353.50	353.50
62	700–750	741	332.00–333.00	332.36
57	800–850	828	315.00–330.00	319.32
105	850–900	854	311.50–328.00	325.16
15	900–950	931	301.50–306.00	303.03
31	950–1000	982	295.50–300.50	297.91
24	1050–1100	1,077	266.00–272.00	268.47
16	1100–1150	1,105	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	600–650	629	405.00	405.00
23	650–700	662	378.00	378.00
60	700–750	721	354.50–365.00	362.49
117	750–800	768	356.00–375.00	368.01
115	800–850	822	337.00–354.25	349.27
122	850–900	869	347.00–355.50	351.20
10	900–950	908	316.50	316.50
5	950–1000	962	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	853	324.50	324.50

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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