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Ogallala

Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2026-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 15

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 8Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

4,786 head

▲ 302 vs last sale 4,484▼ 500 vs year ago 5,286 · −9.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were 5.00 - 18.00 lower and heifers were 6.00 - 8.00 lower. There was a few exceptins in steers and heifers. Demand was moderate to good with alot of internet action.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $452.89/cwt on 950 head, down $4.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −42.60 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$452.89

▼ 4.87 vs prior sale

950 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,438

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$34.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.31

vs NE average

+20.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	458.58	2,457	792
Medium and Large 1-2	551	424.32	2,337	158

One grade step is worth $34.26/cwt here — about $120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale950 hd

452.89

—

NE average9 barns · 5,452 hd

460.20

−7.31

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

+20.60

This barn, trailing median14 sales

495.48

−42.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $517.00, low $445.49, median $495.48 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

44 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	620.72/cwt	612.50–625.00	2,104	41
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	585.49/cwt	582.50–587.50	2,219	27
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	2,355	184
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,954	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1NHTC	394	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,980	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	587.50/cwt	587.50–587.50	2,391	108
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	510.29/cwt	474.00–527.50	2,215	115
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	550.22/cwt	533.00–556.00	2,426	404
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	469	462.74/cwt	452.50–472.50	2,170	81
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	472	521.14/cwt	507.50–527.50	2,460	185
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1NHTC	474	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,299	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	485.29/cwt	479.00–505.00	2,325	243
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	493.48/cwt	489.00–495.00	2,512	173
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	436.07/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,285	84
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1NHTC	526	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,380	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	451.98/cwt	442.50–467.00	2,423	423
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	445.20/cwt	433.00–455.00	2,493	93
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	410.99/cwt	394.00–422.00	2,388	74
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	582	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,532	31
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1NHTC	599	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,474	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	382.04/cwt	381.00–391.00	2,353	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	407.98/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,521	217
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	641	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,590	45
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	381.18/cwt	370.00–385.50	2,516	42
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,691	12
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,920	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	354	523.12/cwt	507.50–530.00	1,852	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	389	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,838	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1NHTC	405	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	1,993	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	411	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,076	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,993	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	461.34/cwt	450.00–472.50	1,942	137
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1NHTC	469	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,031	50
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	433.65/cwt	422.50–447.50	2,047	135
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	489	475.34/cwt	472.00–487.50	2,324	85
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	414.49/cwt	411.00–416.00	2,064	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	396.28/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,001	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	419.62/cwt	407.50–430.00	2,136	148
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1NHTC	546	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,375	43
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,336	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	379.75/cwt	371.00–389.50	2,191	144
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	367.13/cwt	365.00–370.00	2,243	24
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	834	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,619	28
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,017	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,776	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 15, 2026

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

Receipts 4,786Last week 4,484Year ago 5,286

Compared to last week, steers were 5.00 - 18.00 lower and heifers were 6.00 - 8.00 lower. There was a few exceptins in steers and heifers. Demand was moderate to good with alot of internet action.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	300–350	339	612.50–625.00	620.72
27	350–400	379	582.50–587.50	585.49
404	400–450	441	533.00–556.00	550.22
243	450–500	479	479.00–505.00	485.29
423	500–550	536	442.50–467.00	451.98
93	550–600	560	433.00–455.00	445.20
217	600–650	618	400.00–415.00	407.98
42	650–700	660	370.00–385.50	381.18
12	800–850	808	333.00	333.00
13	900–950	927	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
31	550–600	582	435.00	435.00
45	600–650	641	404.00	404.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	394	502.50	502.50
22	450–500	474	485.00	485.00
51	500–550	526	452.50	452.50
21	550–600	599	413.00	413.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	387	505.00	505.00
115	400–450	434	474.00–527.50	510.29
81	450–500	469	452.50–472.50	462.74
84	500–550	524	425.00–445.00	436.07
74	550–600	581	394.00–422.00	410.99
50	600–650	616	381.00–391.00	382.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
184	350–400	383	615.00	615.00
108	400–450	407	587.50	587.50
185	450–500	472	507.50–527.50	521.14
173	500–550	509	489.00–495.00	493.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	354	507.50–530.00	523.12
137	400–450	421	450.00–472.50	461.34
135	450–500	472	422.50–447.50	433.65
148	500–550	509	407.50–430.00	419.62
144	550–600	577	371.00–389.50	379.75
24	600–650	611	365.00–370.00	367.13
28	800–850	834	314.00	314.00
14	1000–1050	1,017	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	405	492.00	492.00
50	450–500	469	433.00	433.00
43	500–550	546	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	389	472.50	472.50
8	400–450	411	485.00	485.00
23	450–500	498	411.00–416.00	414.49
28	500–550	505	395.00–400.00	396.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
85	450–500	489	472.00–487.50	475.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	411	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	550–600	551	424.00	424.00

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.