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Ogallala Livestock Auction · Thu, Oct 8

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 8

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Receipts

4,484 head

▲ 2,177 vs last sale 2,307▼ 154 vs year ago 4,638 · −3.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers were steady - 15.00 lower and heifers were 7.00 - 17.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Lots of harvesting going on and do not know if they are ready for cattle and the borad of trade can not decide what it wants to do. Next special will be next week.

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 $457.75/cwt on 750 head, down $2.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −37.73 against this barn's trailing median of $495.48.

Average price

$457.75

▼ 2.55 vs prior sale

750 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs NE average

+27.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	461.43	2,533	652
Medium and Large 1-2	583	433.28	2,525	98

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $9 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 sale750 hd

457.75

—

NE average10 barns · 4,534 hd

455.19

+2.57

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

+27.39

This barn, trailing median14 sales

495.48

−37.73

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

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	647.53/cwt	580.00–657.50	2,234	54
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,099	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,305	66
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	549.00/cwt	549.00–549.00	2,306	112
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	511.14/cwt	510.00–512.50	2,244	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	507.43/cwt	500.00–518.50	2,385	109
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	488.79/cwt	472.50–505.00	2,380	168
Steers

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Oct 8, 2026

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

Receipts 4,484Last week 2,307Year ago 4,638

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	300–350	324	530.00	530.00
68	350–400	380	460.00–477.50	475.11
257	400–450	419	450.00–469.00	456.87
47	450–500	455	440.00–450.00	442.75
309	500–550	535	401.00–425.00	406.74
60	550–600	559	387.50–405.00	396.91
103	600–650	609	366.00–387.00	376.75
50	650–700	664	359.00–366.50	362.40
14	700–750	714	335.50–340.50	337.98
84	750–800	768	320.00–334.50	329.15
13	800–850	833	313.50	313.50
72	850–900	871	311.50–315.00

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Ogallala

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 8

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Receipts

4,484 head

▲ 2,177 vs last sale 2,307▼ 154 vs year ago 4,638 · −3.3%

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

Average price

$457.75

▼ 2.55 vs prior sale

750 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$28.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.57

vs NE average

+27.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	461.43	2,533	652
Medium and Large 1-2	583	433.28	2,525	98

One grade step is worth $28.15/cwt here — about $9 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 sale750 hd

457.75

—

NE average10 barns · 4,534 hd

455.19

+2.57

National average183 barns · 26,018 hd

430.36

+27.39

This barn, trailing median14 sales

495.48

−37.73

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

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	647.53/cwt	580.00–657.50	2,234	54
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	387	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,099	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,305	66
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	549.00/cwt	549.00–549.00	2,306	112
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	511.14/cwt	510.00–512.50	2,244	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	470	507.43/cwt	500.00–518.50	2,385	109
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	488.79/cwt	472.50–505.00	2,380	168
Steers

Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE

Thu Oct 8, 2026

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

Receipts 4,484Last week 2,307Year ago 4,638

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	300–350	324	530.00	530.00
68	350–400	380	460.00–477.50	475.11
257	400–450	419	450.00–469.00	456.87
47	450–500	455	440.00–450.00	442.75
309	500–550	535	401.00–425.00	406.74
60	550–600	559	387.50–405.00	396.91
103	600–650	609	366.00–387.00	376.75
50	650–700	664	359.00–366.50	362.40
14	700–750	714	335.50–340.50	337.98
84	750–800	768	320.00–334.50	329.15
13	800–850	833	313.50	313.50
72	850–900	871	311.50–315.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,949	10
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,046	52
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	596	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,116	46
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,443	29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	400–450	438	427.50–437.50	432.54
116	450–500	485	410.00–420.00	414.13
30	500–550	526	382.00–392.50	386.29
24	550–600	558	371.00–380.00	374.77
24	600–650	610	327.00	327.00
8	650–700	694	334.00	334.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,717	45
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	475.11/cwt	460.00–477.50	1,805	68
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	456.87/cwt	450.00–469.00	1,914	257
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	432.54/cwt	427.50–437.50	1,895	69
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	442.75/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,015	47
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	414.13/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,009	116
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	386.29/cwt	382.00–392.50	2,032	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	406.74/cwt	401.00–425.00	2,176	309
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	374.77/cwt	371.00–380.00	2,091	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	559	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,404	45
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	396.91/cwt	387.50–405.00	2,219	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	376.75/cwt	366.00–387.00	2,294	103
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,995	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	617	393.16/cwt	392.50–396.00	2,426	110
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	362.40/cwt	359.00–366.50	2,406	50
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,318	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	337.98/cwt	335.50–340.50	2,413	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	329.15/cwt	320.00–334.50	2,528	84
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,611	13
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	312.36/cwt	311.50–315.00	2,721	72
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,724	9
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	289.07/cwt	288.00–290.50	2,787	19
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,038	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,906	8

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	550–600	559	430.00	430.00
110	600–650	617	392.50–396.00	393.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	387	542.50	542.50
13	400–450	439	510.00–512.50	511.14
13	500–550	548	445.00	445.00
85	550–600	588	427.50–435.00	431.49
16	600–650	643	410.00	410.00
8	700–750	734	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
109	450–500	470	500.00–518.50	507.43
83	500–550	508	492.00–497.50	493.78
23	650–700	652	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	300–350	345	580.00–657.50	647.53
66	350–400	394	585.00	585.00
112	400–450	420	549.00	549.00
168	450–500	487	472.50–505.00	488.79
175	500–550	528	457.50–475.00	470.97
394	550–600	567	437.50–460.00	450.38
192	600–650	610	416.00–437.50	428.69
212	650–700	669	388.50–402.50	395.77
36	700–750	722	365.00–371.50	368.54
42	800–850	839	348.00–350.00	349.28
59	900–950	901	338.50	338.50
5	950–1000	982	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	373	522.50	522.50
52	450–500	466	439.00	439.00
46	550–600	596	355.00	355.00
29	750–800	761	321.00	321.00

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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