Sale reports / Nebraska / Ogallala / 2025-10-09

Ogallala

Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2025-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-09

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 9

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Sep 25Oct 9Oct 16 →

Receipts

4,638 head

▲ 1,130 vs last sale 3,508▲ 907 vs year ago 3,731 · +24.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, yearling steers sold 8.00 to 15.00 higher with instances 20.00 higher on 7weights. Yearling heifers sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. First real test of the bawling calf market on Thursday with no good comparable from two weeks ago. Most of the yearlings came off summer grass and were in light to medium flesh, and should have good compensatory gains at the feedlot. Bulk of the bawlers had precondition shots and had been wormed, very few had a implant. Some of Thursday's cattle were heading to out of state for feed or will be turned out on wheat in the near future. Overall demand was good from start to finish with quite a few buyers on the seats and an active internet. Next Thursday, October 16th will be a Special Calf and Feeder 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 $467.91/cwt on 867 head. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits −26.56 against this barn's trailing median of $494.47.

Average price

$467.91

867 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,603

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$28.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.70

vs NE average

+22.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	470.12	2,619	800
Medium and Large 1-2	546	441.50	2,411	67

One grade step is worth $28.62/cwt here — about $208 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 sale867 hd

467.91

—

NE average8 barns · 3,436 hd

480.61

−12.70

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

+22.06

This barn, trailing median13 sales

494.47

−26.56

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

54 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	616.51/cwt	597.50–637.50	1,979	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	613.98/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,278	52
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	391	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,043	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	432	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,290	39
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	574.76/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,489	323
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	519.55/cwt	492.50–535.00	2,509	248
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,317	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	495.31/cwt	477.00–511.00	2,586	280
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	450.36/cwt	425.00–456.00	2,409	49
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	456.56/cwt	430.00–474.00	2,630	520
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	417.38/cwt	402.50–425.00	2,404	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	432.08/cwt	418.00–441.00	2,731	336
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	417.12/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,778	87
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	746	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,880	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	408.64/cwt	387.00–412.50	3,163	72
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,703	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	3,069	31
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	862	378.35/cwt	374.00–382.00	3,261	107
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	942	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,203	19
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	3,178	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	326	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	1,703	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	1,801	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	513.13/cwt	500.00–542.50	1,965	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	485.61/cwt	467.50–501.00	2,040	137
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	442.91/cwt	421.00–475.00	2,135	206
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	422.83/cwt	400.00–436.00	2,249	260
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	2,010	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	390.29/cwt	371.00–398.00	2,236	193
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	411.50/cwt	411.50–411.50	2,485	89
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	383.85/cwt	361.00–397.00	2,368	84
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	372.35/cwt	352.50–380.00	2,372	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	376.81/cwt	374.00–382.50	2,559	77
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	684	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,408	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	374.38/cwt	369.00–388.00	2,744	45
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	359.11/cwt	352.00–361.00	2,747	135
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	776	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,685	30
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	802	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,566	15
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	803	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,698	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	359.30/cwt	342.00–368.00	2,971	119
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	851	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,927	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	873	328.03/cwt	326.00–329.00	2,864	44
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	907	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,848	7
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	3,151	15
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	940	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,820	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	322.48/cwt	320.00–330.00	3,180	44
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	321.70/cwt	311.00–329.00	3,249	36
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,046	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	3,279	16
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,113	293.15/cwt	292.00–296.50	3,263	31
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,865	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,030	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	2,225	49
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,197	51
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,643	21
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,166	19

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 →

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Receipts 4,638Last week 3,508Year ago 3,731

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	329	547.50	547.50
15	350–400	383	500.00–542.50	513.13
137	400–450	420	467.50–501.00	485.61
206	450–500	482	421.00–475.00	442.91
260	500–550	532	400.00–436.00	422.83
193	550–600	573	371.00–398.00	390.29
84	600–650	617	361.00–397.00	383.85
77	650–700	679	374.00–382.50	376.81
45	700–750	733	369.00–388.00	374.38
135	750–800	765	352.00–361.00	359.11
119	800–850	827	342.00–368.00	359.30
10	850–900	851	344.00	344.00
15	900–950	924	341.00	341.00
44	950–1000	986	320.00–330.00	322.48
36	1000–1050	1,010	311.00–329.00	321.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	800–850	802	320.00	320.00
6	900–950	940	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	600–650	604	411.50	411.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	1000–1050	1,046	313.50	313.50
31	1100–1150	1,113	292.00–296.50	293.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	522.50	522.50
8	500–550	544	369.50	369.50
37	600–650	637	352.50–380.00	372.35
30	750–800	776	346.00	346.00
8	800–850	803	336.00	336.00
44	850–900	873	326.00–329.00	328.03
7	900–950	907	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	684	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	321	597.50–637.50	616.51
52	350–400	371	605.00–615.00	613.98
323	400–450	433	550.00–595.00	574.76
248	450–500	483	492.50–535.00	519.55
280	500–550	522	477.00–511.00	495.31
520	550–600	576	430.00–474.00	456.56
336	600–650	632	418.00–441.00	432.08
8	700–750	746	386.00	386.00
72	750–800	774	387.00–412.50	408.64
31	800–850	812	378.00	378.00
107	850–900	862	374.00–382.00	378.35
19	900–950	942	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	795	340.00	340.00
19	950–1000	950	334.50	334.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	522.50	522.50
39	400–450	432	530.00	530.00
9	450–500	493	470.00	470.00
49	500–550	535	425.00–456.00	450.36
18	550–600	576	402.50–425.00	417.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
87	650–700	666	400.00–427.00	417.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	333	560.00	560.00
15	400–450	404	502.50	502.50
49	450–500	471	472.50	472.50
51	550–600	562	391.00	391.00
21	700–750	730	362.00	362.00
19	950–1000	974	325.00	325.00

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.