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Ogallala

Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 29

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 22Oct 29latest

Receipts

7,057 head

▲ 1,970 vs last sale 5,087▲ 2,653 vs year ago 4,404 · +60.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers less than 600 lbs sold unevenly steady, Over 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 lower. Heifer less than 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 lower on comparable weights. Demand was moderate to good. Large offering today and buyers were very selective. Lower CME cattle boards most of the week added downward pressure to the market. Some calves heading to winter wheat pastures.

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 $467.57/cwt on 1,258 head, up $4.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits −26.90 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$467.57

▲ 4.59 vs prior sale

1,258 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,533

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$50.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.08

vs NE average

+31.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	470.86	2,534	1,176
Medium and Large 1-2	592	420.34	2,488	82

One grade step is worth $50.52/cwt here — about $45 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 sale1,258 hd

467.57

—

NE average9 barns · 5,299 hd

461.48

+6.08

National average189 barns · 34,086 hd

435.85

+31.72

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−26.90

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

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	353	701.00/cwt	701.00–701.00	2,475	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	660.65/cwt	645.00–667.50	2,418	57
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	608.00/cwt	608.00–608.00	2,268	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	402	610.33/cwt	607.50–611.00	2,454	52
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	588.31/cwt	571.00–599.00	2,459	111
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	559.03/cwt	547.50–562.50	2,449	165
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	458	541.60/cwt	535.00–542.50	2,481	190
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	512.25/cwt	506.00–530.00	2,484	353
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	472.81/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,293	83
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	505	497.92/cwt	486.00–502.00	2,514	320
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	470.38/cwt	452.00–477.00	2,498	416
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	451.63/cwt	440.00–462.00	2,570	440
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	420.34/cwt	414.00–430.00	2,488	82
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	610	436.00/cwt	426.00–442.00	2,660	195
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	388.40/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,420	111
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	395.89/cwt	381.50–407.00	2,625	137
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	373.23/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,534	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	359.89/cwt	352.00–380.00	2,627	97
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	335.50/cwt	335.50–335.50	2,818	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	3,087	65
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	951	318.54/cwt	317.00–322.00	3,029	39
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	3,152	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	1,952	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	528.31/cwt	515.00–532.50	1,912	43
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,827	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	516.18/cwt	502.00–525.00	2,142	56
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,014	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	437.08/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,028	86
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	468.02/cwt	457.50–482.50	2,176	238
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	424.17/cwt	410.00–439.00	2,214	161
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	537	393.27/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,112	151
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	384.29/cwt	372.50–387.50	2,271	55
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	608	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	2,548	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	360.03/cwt	354.00–367.00	2,272	84
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	343.96/cwt	332.50–350.00	2,360	28
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,183	20
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	746	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,253	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	337.06/cwt	336.50–338.50	2,643	265
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,658	71
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	307.26/cwt	292.00–309.50	2,732	137
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	303.46/cwt	293.00–312.00	2,834	406
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	964	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,066	51
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	983	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	2,944	52
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,048	299.50/cwt	299.50–299.50	3,139	41
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,050	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,108	11
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,054	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	2,825	119
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,162	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,298	5

This sale against other markets

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 29, 2026

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Receipts 7,057Last week 5,087Year ago 4,404

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	395	462.50	462.50
27	400–450	445	452.50	452.50
86	450–500	464	425.00–440.00	437.08
151	500–550	537	380.00–405.00	393.27
20	650–700	693	315.00	315.00
14	700–750	746	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	608	419.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	344	567.50	567.50
43	350–400	362	515.00–532.50	528.31
56	400–450	415	502.00–525.00	516.18
238	450–500	465	457.50–482.50	468.02
161	500–550	522	410.00–439.00	424.17
55	550–600	591	372.50–387.50	384.29
84	600–650	631	354.00–367.00	360.03
28	650–700	686	332.50–350.00	343.96
265	750–800	784	336.50–338.50	337.06
71	800–850	828	321.00	321.00
137	850–900	889	292.00–309.50	307.26
406	900–950	934	293.00–312.00	303.46
51	950–1000	964	318.00	318.00
41	1000–1050	1,048	299.50	299.50
11	1050–1100	1,050	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	950–1000	983	299.50	299.50
119	1050–1100	1,054	268.00	268.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	373	608.00	608.00
165	400–450	438	547.50–562.50	559.03
83	450–500	485	465.00–475.00	472.81
82	550–600	592	414.00–430.00	420.34
37	650–700	679	370.00–375.00	373.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	350–400	366	645.00–667.50	660.65
111	400–450	418	571.00–599.00	588.31
353	450–500	485	506.00–530.00	512.25
416	500–550	531	452.00–477.00	470.38
440	550–600	569	440.00–462.00	451.63
111	600–650	623	386.00–400.00	388.40
137	650–700	663	381.50–407.00	395.89
97	700–750	730	352.00–380.00	359.89
17	800–850	840	335.50	335.50
65	900–950	923	334.50	334.50
39	950–1000	951	317.00–322.00	318.54
56	1000–1050	1,015	310.50	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	400–450	402	607.50–611.00	610.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	353	701.00	701.00
190	450–500	458	535.00–542.50	541.60
320	500–550	505	486.00–502.00	497.92
195	600–650	610	426.00–442.00	436.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	473	457.00	457.00
5	550–600	557	412.50	412.50

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.