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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Feb 20

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Feb 20

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Feb 6Feb 20Feb 27 →

Receipts

2,176 head

▼ 2,290 vs last sale 4,466▲ 2,176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on a very cold day. Weigh up was in buyers favor most of the day. Demand was moderate to mostly good throughout the sale.

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 $372.36/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −122.11 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$372.36

114 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.21

vs NE average

+31.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	377.07	2,066	89
Medium and Large 1-2	511	355.57	1,817	25

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $249 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale114 hd

372.36

—

NE average5 barns · 397 hd

362.15

+10.21

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

+31.15

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−122.11

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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $517.00, low $445.49, median $494.47 across 13 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

31 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,409	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,481	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,854	56
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,726	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,892	62
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,711	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	355.57/cwt	346.00–363.00	1,817	25
Steers	500–550

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Feb 20, 2025

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

Receipts 2,176Last week 4,466Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on a very cold day. Weigh up was in buyers favor most of the day. Demand was moderate to mostly good throughout the sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	750–800	762	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	416.00	416.00
10	450–500	482	355.00	355.00
25	500–550	511	346.00–363.00	355.57
16	700–750	748	281.56	281.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	311	453.00	453.00
7	350–400	350	423.00	423.00
56	400–450	403

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Feb 20

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Feb 6Feb 20Feb 27 →

Receipts

2,176 head

▼ 2,290 vs last sale 4,466▲ 2,176 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on a very cold day. Weigh up was in buyers favor most of the day. Demand was moderate to mostly good throughout the sale.

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 $372.36/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −122.11 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$372.36

114 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$21.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.21

vs NE average

+31.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	377.07	2,066	89
Medium and Large 1-2	511	355.57	1,817	25

One grade step is worth $21.50/cwt here — about $249 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale114 hd

372.36

—

NE average5 barns · 397 hd

362.15

+10.21

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

+31.15

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−122.11

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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $517.00, low $445.49, median $494.47 across 13 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

31 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	311	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,409	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,481	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	403	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,854	56
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	1,726	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,892	62
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,711	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	355.57/cwt	346.00–363.00	1,817	25
Steers	500–550

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Feb 20, 2025

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

Receipts 2,176Last week 4,466Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone on a very cold day. Weigh up was in buyers favor most of the day. Demand was moderate to mostly good throughout the sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	750–800	762	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	415	416.00	416.00
10	450–500	482	355.00	355.00
25	500–550	511	346.00–363.00	355.57
16	700–750	748	281.56	281.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	311	453.00	453.00
7	350–400	350	423.00	423.00
56	400–450	403

Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	351	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	1,481	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	385.43/cwt	379.00–391.00	1,449	58
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	365.61/cwt	360.00–376.00	1,532	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	348.20/cwt	341.00–356.00	1,717	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	335.95/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,730	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,885	69
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	308.40/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,869	70
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	308.27/cwt	292.00–312.00	2,035	86
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	270.33/cwt	265.50–276.00	1,944	71
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,884	19
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	786	250.09/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,966	76

Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,724	16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	420.00	420.00
58	350–400	376	379.00–391.00	385.43
45	400–450	419	360.00–376.00	365.61
37	450–500	493	341.00–356.00	348.20
56	500–550	515	325.00–340.00	335.95
69	550–600	573	329.00	329.00
70	600–650	606	300.00–314.00	308.40
86	650–700	660	292.00–312.00	308.27
71	700–750	719	265.50–276.00	270.33
76	750–800	786	245.00–256.00	250.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	507	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	351	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	700–750	746	252.50	252.50

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Feeder Cattle

Ogallala

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Feeder Cattle

How this sale compares