Sale reports / Nebraska / Ogallala / 2026-11-05

Ogallala

Name: Ogallala livestock auction prices — 2026-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Ogallala, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 5

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1850

← Oct 29Nov 5latest

Receipts

2,723 head

▼ 4,334 vs last sale 7,057▼ 3,211 vs year ago 5,934 · −54.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers all had a lower trend. Demand was slow to moderate.

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 $456.47/cwt on 385 head, down $11.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −24.54 against this barn's trailing median of $481.02.

Average price

$456.47

▼ 11.09 vs prior sale

385 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$51.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.38

vs NE average

+42.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	457.41	2,488	378
Medium and Large 1-2	578	406.00	2,347	7thin

One grade step is worth $51.41/cwt here — about $142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale385 hd

456.47

—

NE average11 barns · 4,713 hd

440.10

+16.38

National average135 barns · 15,890 hd

414.30

+42.17

This barn, trailing median14 sales

481.02

−24.54

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 $481.02 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

33 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,982	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,015	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	510.92/cwt	500.00–522.50	2,182	53
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	431	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,317	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	449	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,196	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	490	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,514	102
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	474.55/cwt	439.00–493.00	2,340	42
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	463.94/cwt	451.00–470.00	2,491	315
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,347	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	424.75/cwt	418.00–436.00	2,459	63
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	414.04/cwt	401.00–423.00	2,526	195
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,498	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	358.14/cwt	356.00–369.50	2,575	75
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	946	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,862	35
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,001	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,903	56
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,161	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,699	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	447.93/cwt	446.00–449.00	1,747	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	431.77/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,857	76
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,762	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	411.04/cwt	405.00–413.00	1,985	100
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	402.73/cwt	402.00–405.00	2,042	81
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	389.32/cwt	375.00–396.00	2,024	163
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	1,976	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	354.41/cwt	343.00–361.00	2,070	58
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	344.16/cwt	343.00–351.00	2,161	176
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,181	32
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,512	61
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	939	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,751	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	977	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,814	53
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,025	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,768	11
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,132	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,349	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,163	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,262	13

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 Nov 5, 2026

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

Receipts 2,723Last week 7,057Year ago 5,934

Compared to last week, steers and heifers all had a lower trend. Demand was slow to moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	500–550	507	402.00–405.00	402.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	390	446.00–449.00	447.93
76	400–450	430	425.00–435.00	431.77
100	450–500	483	405.00–413.00	411.04
163	500–550	520	375.00–396.00	389.32
58	550–600	584	343.00–361.00	354.41
176	600–650	628	343.00–351.00	344.16
32	650–700	656	332.50	332.50
61	800–850	800	314.00	314.00
15	900–950	939	293.00	293.00
53	950–1000	977	288.00	288.00
11	1000–1050	1,025	270.00	270.00
10	1100–1150	1,132	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	446	395.00	395.00
16	500–550	540	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	431	537.50	537.50
102	450–500	490	513.00	513.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	602.50	602.50
15	350–400	368	547.50	547.50
53	400–450	427	500.00–522.50	510.92
42	450–500	493	439.00–493.00	474.55
315	500–550	537	451.00–470.00	463.94
63	550–600	579	418.00–436.00	424.75
195	600–650	610	401.00–423.00	414.04
10	650–700	692	361.00	361.00
75	700–750	719	356.00–369.50	358.14
35	900–950	946	302.50	302.50
56	1000–1050	1,001	290.00	290.00
5	1150–1200	1,161	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	449	489.00	489.00
7	550–600	578	406.00	406.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
13	650–700	694	326.00	326.00

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.