Ogallala Livestock Auction market report — October 22, 2026

Ogallala, NE · Thursday sale · USDA report published 10/22/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

5,087

Last week 4,786 (+301)
Last year 4,118

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$459.28 /cwt

$2,521 per head · 595 hd
vs last week +14.72

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$386.22 /cwt

$2,806 per head · 167 hd
vs last week —

Compared to last week, steers were 4.00 - 20.00 higher and heifers under 550 lbs were 2.00 - 5.00 lower and over 550 was 8.00 - 12.00 higher. Nice selection of calves and yearlings offered today. Demand was good to moderate with buyers being selective on shots and conditioning.
USDA Market News reporter, October 22, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 22

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
300–399 lb	54	340 lb	$601.71	$2,047	+10.24	+27.30
400–499 lb	639	456 lb	$519.53	$2,371	+1.88	+2.02
500–599 lb	595	549 lb	$459.28	$2,521	+14.72	+5.54
600–699 lb	419	635 lb	$417.03	$2,649	+16.89	+21.78
700–799 lb	167	726 lb	$386.22	$2,806	—	—
800–899 lb	218	864 lb	$354.65	$3,064	+21.65	—
900–999 lb	137	957 lb	$329.31	$3,151	+14.31	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 22

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. Last week = sale of Oct 15. Last year = sale of Oct 23.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year
300–399 lb	115	356 lb	$500.62	$1,783	−10.82	−29.76
400–499 lb	266	455 lb	$456.14	$2,076	+10.07	+5.56
500–599 lb	278	552 lb	$403.40	$2,227	+3.77	−25.12
600–699 lb	69	647 lb	$366.19	$2,371	−0.94	−7.81
700–799 lb	260	731 lb	$367.57	$2,686	—	+10.57
800–899 lb	389	839 lb	$334.18	$2,804	+20.18	+6.23
900–999 lb	57	955 lb	$315.38	$3,011	—	−1.33

Slaughter cows — Oct 22

No slaughter cows reported at the latest sale.

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $459.28/cwt
4-week average: $454.35
13-week average: $454.70
4-week vs 13-week: −0.1%

52-wk low $424.09high $528.56

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $386.22/cwt
4-week average: $369.98
13-week average: $369.83
4-week vs 13-week: 0.0%

52-wk low $329.00high $404.80

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $403.40/cwt
4-week average: $404.96
13-week average: $403.90
4-week vs 13-week: +0.3%

52-wk low $385.00high $470.60

Sales in 7 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Feb and Jun and lowest in Jul and Oct.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	+2.9%	86%	7
Feb	+6.4%	100%	7
Mar	+3.6%	86%	7
Apr	+2.5%	86%	7
May	+2.8%	83%	6
Jun	+5.0%	100%	7
Jul	−7.8%	0%	3
Aug	−1.0%	50%	4
Sep	−3.3%	17%	6
Oct	−4.4%	14%	7
Nov	−4.1%	14%	7
Dec	−0.2%	57%	7

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Sep and Jun and lowest in Nov and May.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−0.9%	57%	7
Feb	+0.6%	86%	7
Mar	−0.2%	57%	7
Apr	+2.1%	57%	7
May	−1.2%	50%	6
Jun	+2.6%	57%	7
Jul	+0.6%	75%	4
Aug	+1.7%	71%	7
Sep	+3.7%	83%	6
Oct	+1.3%	57%	7
Nov	−3.4%	14%	7
Dec	−1.1%	43%	7

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Thu Oct 22	5,087	$459.28	$386.22	$403.40
Thu Oct 15	4,786	$444.56	—	$399.64
Thu Oct 8	4,484	$453.27	$364.26	$402.08
Thu Oct 1	2,307	$460.30	$359.45	$414.70
Thu Sep 17	2,752	$445.49	$377.00	$385.00
Thu Sep 3	2,358	$455.00	$350.99	$437.50
Thu Aug 20	934	—	$366.14	$385.00
Thu Aug 6	2,099	$465.00	$384.73	—

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Nebraska sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Imperial Auction Market, Imperial	43 mi	Oct 23	$440.46	—
North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction,	51 mi	Oct 20	$463.66	$380.00
Lexington Livestock Market, Lexington	106 mi	Oct 23	$447.22	—
Valentine Livestock Auction, Valentine	135 mi	Oct 22	$462.82	$400.00
Crawford Livestock Market, Crawford	138 mi	Oct 16	$452.81	$389.94
Huss Livestock Market, Kearney	141 mi	Oct 21	$452.32	$370.66

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Thursday	October 22, 2026	5,087	30	AMS_1850

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “Ogallala Livestock Auction - Ogallala, NE” (AMS_1850). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.