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West Point Livestock Auction

Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-16

Feeder Cattle · West Point, Nebraska · Mon, Mar 16

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2248

← Mar 2Mar 16Mar 30 →

Receipts

1,088 head

▼ 594 vs last sale 1,682▲ 1,088 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers trended unevenly steady to higher. Heifers under 700 sold 10.00-15.00 lower, with the heifers over 700 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good with an exceptional crowd and an active internet. Next sale Monday March 30th,

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 $487.87/cwt on 23 head, up $42.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 13 comparable sales and sits +39.47 against this barn's trailing median of $448.40.

Average price

$487.87

▲ 42.68 vs prior sale

23 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−17.48

vs NE average

+15.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	487.87	2,561	23

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale23 hd

487.87

—

NE average6 barns · 1,553 hd

505.35

−17.48

National average160 barns · 7,757 hd

472.12

+15.75

This barn, trailing median13 sales

448.40

+39.47

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

28 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,354	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,205	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	2,204	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	487.87/cwt	487.50–488.00	2,561	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,937	107
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	416.14/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,651	26
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,483	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	368.66/cwt	366.00–371.00	2,676	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,973	120
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	373.50/cwt	373.50–373.50	2,850	37
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	861	360.30/cwt	350.00–363.25	3,102	209
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	341.50/cwt	341.50–341.50	3,033	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,995	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,848	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,881	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	480.52/cwt	475.00–485.00	2,287	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,187	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,219	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	595	398.76/cwt	386.00–404.00	2,373	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,416	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	647	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,426	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	366.82/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,443	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,569	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	339.87/cwt	338.50–343.50	2,610	104
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,679	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	337.74/cwt	337.50–338.00	2,975	122
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,996	180

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 Mar 16, 2026

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

Receipts 1,088Last week 1,682Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	600–650	637	415.00–420.00	416.14
11	700–750	726	366.00–371.00	368.66
9	850–900	888	341.50	341.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	399	590.00	590.00
8	400–450	418	527.50	527.50
3	450–500	462	477.00	477.00
23	500–550	525	487.50–488.00	487.87
107	600–650	615	477.50	477.50
5	650–700	662	375.00	375.00
120	700–750	736	404.00	404.00
37	750–800	763	373.50	373.50
209	850–900	861	350.00–363.25	360.30
4	900–950	933	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	560.00	560.00
5	350–400	367	512.50	512.50
7	450–500	476	475.00–485.00	480.52
4	500–550	516	430.00	430.00
24	550–600	595	386.00–404.00	398.76
9	600–650	607	398.00	398.00
9	650–700	666	363.00–370.00	366.82
5	700–750	732	351.00	351.00
104	750–800	768	338.50–343.50	339.87
12	800–850	818	325.00–330.00	327.47
122	850–900	881	337.50–338.00	337.74
180	900–950	905	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
8	450–500	486	450.00	450.00
3	600–650	647	375.00	375.00

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.