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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Apr 24

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Apr 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Apr 10Apr 24May 15 →

Receipts

3,828 head

▲ 1,840 vs last sale 1,988▲ 3,828 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago most weights of steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone. Demand was good on all offerings.

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 $392.23/cwt on 437 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −103.25 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$392.23

437 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$18.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs NE average

+18.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	393.80	2,201	399
Medium and Large 1-2	567	375.71	2,131	38

One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale437 hd

392.23

—

NE average7 barns · 1,743 hd

394.29

−2.06

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

+18.21

This barn, trailing median14 sales

495.48

−103.25

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

48 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	1,662.91/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,832	33
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	467.69/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,749	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	443.81/cwt	442.50–447.00	1,837	40
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,835	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	434.14/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,045	101
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	415.53/cwt	415.00–417.00	2,028	83
Steers

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Apr 24, 2025

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

Receipts 3,828Last week 1,988Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago most weights of steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone. Demand was good on all offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	250–300	277	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.91
24	350–400	374	465.00–470.00	467.69
40	400–450	414	442.50–447.00	443.81
101	450–500	471	420.00–438.00	434.14
98	500–550	528	395.00–415.00	403.12
270	550–600	577	378.00–398.00	386.38
35	600–650	635	358.00–371.00	365.06
158	650–700	679	331.00–350.00	341.84
9	700–750	720	323.50	323.50
34	750–800	764	314.50–317.00	315.01
66	800–850	811	299.50	299.50
90	850–900	870	272.00–280.50	274.09
36	900–950	946	264.00

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Apr 24

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Apr 10Apr 24May 15 →

Receipts

3,828 head

▲ 1,840 vs last sale 1,988▲ 3,828 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago most weights of steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone. Demand was good on all offerings.

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 $392.23/cwt on 437 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −103.25 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$392.23

437 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$18.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.06

vs NE average

+18.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	393.80	2,201	399
Medium and Large 1-2	567	375.71	2,131	38

One grade step is worth $18.09/cwt here — about $71 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale437 hd

392.23

—

NE average7 barns · 1,743 hd

394.29

−2.06

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

+18.21

This barn, trailing median14 sales

495.48

−103.25

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

48 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	1,662.91/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	24
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	361	507.50/cwt	507.50–507.50	1,832	33
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	467.69/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,749	24
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	443.81/cwt	442.50–447.00	1,837	40
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,835	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	434.14/cwt	420.00–438.00	2,045	101
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	415.53/cwt	415.00–417.00	2,028	83
Steers

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Apr 24, 2025

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

Receipts 3,828Last week 1,988Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago most weights of steers and heifers sold with a higher undertone. Demand was good on all offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	250–300	277	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,662.91
24	350–400	374	465.00–470.00	467.69
40	400–450	414	442.50–447.00	443.81
101	450–500	471	420.00–438.00	434.14
98	500–550	528	395.00–415.00	403.12
270	550–600	577	378.00–398.00	386.38
35	600–650	635	358.00–371.00	365.06
158	650–700	679	331.00–350.00	341.84
9	700–750	720	323.50	323.50
34	750–800	764	314.50–317.00	315.01
66	800–850	811	299.50	299.50
90	850–900	870	272.00–280.50	274.09
36	900–950	946	264.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	1,437.98/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,438	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	12
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	451.28/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,548	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	371	417.63/cwt	415.00–422.50	1,549	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,798	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	431.02/cwt	418.00–437.50	1,754	41
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	408	409.48/cwt	385.00–411.00	1,671	131
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	1,906	124
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	379.51/cwt	374.00–390.00	1,818	149
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	484	362.18/cwt	358.00–370.00	1,753	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	379.18/cwt	366.00–386.00	1,968	129
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,900	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	342.35/cwt	328.00–347.50	1,914	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	563	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,041	73
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	313.45/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,799	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	326.87/cwt	315.00–330.50	2,030	177
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	314.78/cwt	301.00–318.00	2,100	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,996	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	283.99/cwt	273.00–291.00	2,065	37
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	286.76/cwt	276.00–290.00	2,205	114
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	270.28/cwt	265.50–274.50	2,246	26
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,301	32
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,323	63
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,415	50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	250–300	285	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,437.98
22	300–350	343	445.00–465.00	451.28
43	350–400	393	457.50	457.50
41	400–450	407	418.00–437.50	431.02
149	450–500	479	374.00–390.00	379.51
129	500–550	519	366.00–386.00	379.18
47	550–600	559	328.00–347.50	342.35
177	600–650	621	315.00–330.50	326.87
78	650–700	667	301.00–318.00	314.78
37	700–750	727	273.00–291.00	283.99
114	750–800	769	276.00–290.00	286.76
26	800–850	831	265.50–274.50	270.28
32	850–900	865	266.00	266.00
63	900–950	931	249.50	249.50
50	950–1000	962	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
124	450–500	473	403.00	403.00
73	550–600	563	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	500–550	500	429.00	429.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	437	420.00	420.00
83	450–500	488	415.00–417.00	415.53
8	500–550	545	380.00	380.00
30	550–600	573	371.00–375.50	374.57
22	600–650	635	336.00–346.00	340.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	350–400	361	507.50	507.50
162	600–650	621	387.00	387.00
97	650–700	685	354.00–370.00	366.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	300	470.00	470.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	371	415.00–422.50	417.63
131	400–450	408	385.00–411.00	409.48
25	450–500	484	358.00–370.00	362.18
27	500–550	539	352.50	352.50
15	550–600	574	310.00–317.50	313.45
13	650–700	686	291.00	291.00

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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