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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Nov 13

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 13

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Receipts

4,310 head

▼ 1,624 vs last sale 5,934▲ 232 vs year ago 4,078 · +5.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ,steers under 550 lbs was 5.00 - 20.00 higher and over were 6.00 - 15.00 lower. Heifers 400 lbs and 500 lbs were 11.00 - 15.00 lower rest of the weights were 5.00 - 12.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good all day long. Buyers and internet were picky on their purchases.

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 $452.76/cwt on 970 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −42.73 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$452.76

970 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$37.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.37

vs NE average

+27.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	457.09	2,459	857
Medium and Large 1-2	549	419.92	2,307	113

One grade step is worth $37.16/cwt here — about $152 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 sale970 hd

452.76

—

NE average8 barns · 5,528 hd

440.38

+12.37

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+27.89

This barn, trailing median14 sales

495.48

−42.73

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

41 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	317	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,783	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	638.33/cwt	630.00–645.00	2,311	104
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	576.00/cwt	576.00–576.00	2,154	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	557.10/cwt	547.00–564.00	2,351	220
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	528.81/cwt	523.00–537.00	2,311	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	457	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,372	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	505.81/cwt	490.00–511.00	2,367	353
Steers

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Nov 13, 2025

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

Receipts 4,310Last week 5,934Year ago 4,078

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
334	500–550	513	491.00–545.00	493.04
237	550–600	559	430.00–439.50	438.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	317	562.50	562.50
104	350–400	362	630.00–645.00	638.33
220	400–450	422	547.00–564.00	557.10
353	450–500	468	490.00–511.00	505.81
126	500–550	520	444.00–469.00	458.19
160	550–600	573	400.00–420.00	409.15
14	600–650	627	371.00	371.00

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 13

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Nov 6Nov 13Nov 20 →

Receipts

4,310 head

▼ 1,624 vs last sale 5,934▲ 232 vs year ago 4,078 · +5.7%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $452.76/cwt on 970 head. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −42.73 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$452.76

970 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$37.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.37

vs NE average

+27.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	457.09	2,459	857
Medium and Large 1-2	549	419.92	2,307	113

One grade step is worth $37.16/cwt here — about $152 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 sale970 hd

452.76

—

NE average8 barns · 5,528 hd

440.38

+12.37

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+27.89

This barn, trailing median14 sales

495.48

−42.73

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

41 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	317	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,783	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	638.33/cwt	630.00–645.00	2,311	104
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	374	576.00/cwt	576.00–576.00	2,154	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	557.10/cwt	547.00–564.00	2,351	220
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	528.81/cwt	523.00–537.00	2,311	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	457	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,372	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	505.81/cwt	490.00–511.00	2,367	353
Steers

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Nov 13, 2025

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

Receipts 4,310Last week 5,934Year ago 4,078

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
334	500–550	513	491.00–545.00	493.04
237	550–600	559	430.00–439.50	438.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	317	562.50	562.50
104	350–400	362	630.00–645.00	638.33
220	400–450	422	547.00–564.00	557.10
353	450–500	468	490.00–511.00	505.81
126	500–550	520	444.00–469.00	458.19
160	550–600	573	400.00–420.00	409.15
14	600–650	627	371.00	371.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	509.79/cwt	502.50–520.00	1,601	47
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	471.73/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,750	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	372	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	1,882	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	461.58/cwt	456.00–476.00	1,929	83
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	434	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,094	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	1,921	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	447.72/cwt	446.00–454.00	2,131	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	507	431.12/cwt	428.00–433.00	2,186	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	520	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,054	29
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	405.38/cwt	397.50–419.00	2,124	180
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	386.19/cwt	377.00–394.00	2,201	138
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,206	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	355.83/cwt	351.00–370.00	2,249	71
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,178	27
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	2,520	48
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	753	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,485	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,559	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	814	330.56/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,691	195
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	331.18/cwt	328.50–332.00	2,901	79
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	287.62/cwt	286.00–289.00	2,807	13
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,082	255.96/cwt	251.50–258.50	2,769	22

Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,087	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,272	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
151	600–650	617	371.00–392.00	385.26
82	650–700	670	347.50–362.50	356.13
8	700–750	722	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	300–350	314	502.50–520.00	509.79
15	350–400	371	460.00–480.00	471.73
83	400–450	418	456.00–476.00	461.58
51	450–500	476	446.00–454.00	447.72
180	500–550	524	397.50–419.00	405.38
138	550–600	570	377.00–394.00	386.19
48	700–750	738	341.50	341.50
29	750–800	764	335.00	335.00
195	800–850	814	325.00–339.00	330.56
79	850–900	876	328.50–332.00	331.18
13	950–1000	976	286.00–289.00	287.62
22	1050–1100	1,082	251.50–258.50	255.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
71	600–650	632	351.00–370.00	355.83
27	650–700	654	333.00	333.00
6	750–800	753	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	457	519.00	519.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	374	576.00	576.00
24	400–450	437	523.00–537.00	528.81
82	500–550	532	431.00–434.00	432.75
31	550–600	595	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	527	396.00	396.00
5	600–650	631	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	507	428.00–433.00	431.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	350–400	372	506.00	506.00
10	400–450	434	482.50	482.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	453	424.00	424.00
29	500–550	520	395.00	395.00
20	550–600	597	369.50	369.50

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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