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West Point Livestock Auction

Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-12

Feeder Cattle · West Point, Nebraska · Mon, Jan 12

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2248

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Receipts

3,101 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 3,162▲ 629 vs year ago 2,472 · +25.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, A strong run of weaned and preconditioned calves. Steers and heifers sold unevenly steady. With a good crowd in the seats and an active internet bid. Next sale is Monday January 19th; all cattle will be 30+days weaned and vaccinated.

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 $478.88/cwt on 161 head. That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +30.48 against this barn's trailing median of $448.40.

Average price

$478.88

161 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,669

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$23

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

$39.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.66

vs NE average

+6.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	490.05	2,672	116
Medium and Large 1-2	589	450.09	2,649	45

One grade step is worth $39.96/cwt here — about $23 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 sale161 hd

478.88

—

NE average11 barns · 4,406 hd

496.54

−17.66

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+6.90

This barn, trailing median13 sales

448.40

+30.48

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 $507.55, low $424.71, median $448.40 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

46 lots · USDA AMS · West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle - West Point, 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,100	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,966	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	561.83/cwt	560.00–570.00	2,304	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	459	530.93/cwt	530.00–532.50	2,437	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	562.87/cwt	550.00–567.00	2,629	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	519	518.65/cwt	517.00–520.00	2,692	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	533	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,359	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	494.81/cwt	482.50–497.50	2,682	54
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	543	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,579	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	551	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,694	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	462.04/cwt	454.00–470.00	2,652	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	447.66/cwt	446.00–448.00	2,655	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	441.86/cwt	437.50–450.00	2,762	189
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	418.20/cwt	408.00–428.00	2,831	77
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	405.68/cwt	404.00–407.00	2,799	47
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	396.23/cwt	386.00–400.00	2,845	278
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	377.74/cwt	369.00–381.50	2,935	215
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	820	349.50/cwt	349.50–349.50	2,866	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	356.89/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,987	263
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	348.20/cwt	338.25–353.00	3,029	169
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	3,131	16
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	943	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,027	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	984	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,198	59
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,044	325.38/cwt	324.50–325.50	3,397	81
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,052	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,324	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	576.45/cwt	570.00–585.00	1,897	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	541.85/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,064	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	429	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,295	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	502.34/cwt	496.00–507.50	2,200	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	461.66/cwt	458.00–476.00	2,248	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	467.31/cwt	462.00–477.00	2,365	74
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	512	447.83/cwt	438.00–455.00	2,293	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	546	426.62/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,329	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	428.83/cwt	424.00–438.00	2,393	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	414.44/cwt	405.00–416.00	2,433	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	615	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,565	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	393.33/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,470	127
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	634	374.49/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,374	35
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	383.36/cwt	377.00–397.00	2,576	168
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	682	363.98/cwt	356.00–376.00	2,482	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	718	384.67/cwt	380.00–386.00	2,762	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	352.73/cwt	346.00–366.00	2,564	177
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	763	379.72/cwt	372.00–381.00	2,897	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	337.80/cwt	335.50–342.00	2,631	211
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	328.95/cwt	324.50–331.00	2,760	114
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	3,059	91

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 →

West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle - West Point, NE

Mon Jan 12, 2026

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

Receipts 3,101Last week 3,162Year ago 2,472

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	500–550	512	438.00–455.00	447.83
27	550–600	587	405.00–416.00	414.44
35	600–650	634	367.50–380.00	374.49
29	650–700	682	356.00–376.00	363.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	546	425.00–427.00	426.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	570.00–585.00	576.45
20	350–400	381	535.00–550.00	541.85
11	400–450	438	496.00–507.50	502.34
28	450–500	487	458.00–476.00	461.66
74	500–550	506	462.00–477.00	467.31
41	550–600	558	424.00–438.00	428.83
127	600–650	628	385.00–402.50	393.33
168	650–700	672	377.00–397.00	383.36
177	700–750	727	346.00–366.00	352.73
211	750–800	779	335.50–342.00	337.80
114	800–850	839	324.50–331.00	328.95
91	850–900	857	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	615	417.00	417.00
70	750–800	763	372.00–381.00	379.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	535.00	535.00
36	700–750	718	380.00–386.00	384.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	533	442.50	442.50
4	800–850	820	349.50	349.50
9	900–950	943	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	459	530.00–532.50	530.93
4	500–550	543	475.00	475.00
41	550–600	593	446.00–448.00	447.66
47	650–700	690	404.00–407.00	405.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	519	517.00–520.00	518.65
20	550–600	551	489.00	489.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	650.00	650.00
3	350–400	371	530.00	530.00
16	400–450	410	560.00–570.00	561.83
33	450–500	467	550.00–567.00	562.87
54	500–550	542	482.50–497.50	494.81
20	550–600	574	454.00–470.00	462.04
189	600–650	625	437.50–450.00	441.86
77	650–700	677	408.00–428.00	418.20
278	700–750	718	386.00–400.00	396.23
215	750–800	777	369.00–381.50	377.74
263	800–850	837	345.00–365.00	356.89
169	850–900	870	338.25–353.00	348.20
16	900–950	905	346.00	346.00
59	950–1000	984	325.00	325.00
81	1000–1050	1,044	324.50–325.50	325.38
7	1050–1100	1,052	316.00	316.00

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.