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West Point Livestock Auction

Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Feeder Cattle · West Point, Nebraska · Mon, Mar 28

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2248

← Mar 14Mar 28Apr 11 →

Receipts

2,034 head

▲ 356 vs last sale 1,678▲ 2,034 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers over 550 lbs sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good for light weight steers and heifers with moderate demand for heavier weight feeder steers. Next special calf and feeder sale will be in two weeks on April 11.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.60/cwt on 1,215 head.

Average price

$153.60

1,215 head · 825 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,267

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3

$50.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.23

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	755	155.13	1,172	203
Medium and Large 1	839	153.80	1,291	996
Large 2	842	138.00	1,162	8thin
Large 2-3	791	105.00	831	8thin

One grade step is worth $50.13/cwt here — about $341 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,215 hd

153.60

—

NE average6 barns · 7,659 hd

167.83

−14.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

40 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	211.37/cwt	208.00–215.00	970	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	933	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	494	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,003	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	200.22/cwt	198.50–202.00	1,071	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	182.98/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,067	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	182.91/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,112	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	173.31/cwt	171.50–174.50	1,088	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	164.64/cwt	163.00–166.50	1,098	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,085	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	168.22/cwt	165.75–171.50	1,186	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	731	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,204	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	159.65/cwt	157.00–160.50	1,170	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	147.74/cwt	146.50–151.00	1,130	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	154.54/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,188	44
Steers	—	Large 2-3	791	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	831	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	158.55/cwt	153.25–160.00	1,299	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	147.82/cwt	147.35–148.75	1,236	76
Steers	—	Large 2	842	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,162	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	843	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,265	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	149.38/cwt	146.25–154.75	1,310	601
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	926	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,278	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	142.14/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,322	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,376	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	178.96/cwt	178.00–181.00	870	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	178.02/cwt	170.25–181.25	935	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	172.46/cwt	170.25–175.50	974	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	158.74/cwt	151.00–166.50	921	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	167.62/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,066	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,063	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	145.37/cwt	144.00–146.00	997	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	153.13/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,093	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	721	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,098	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.50	1,049	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,058	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	141.10/cwt	140.75–141.75	1,108	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	814	139.41/cwt	137.25–139.75	1,135	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	144.41/cwt	141.25–146.50	1,188	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	139.87/cwt	139.50–140.00	1,201	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	881	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,163	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	137.22/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,278	69

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 28, 2022

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

Receipts 2,034Last week 1,678Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	819	153.25–160.00	158.55
25	—	583	179.00–188.00	182.98
13	—	608	181.00–186.00	182.91
17	—	969	142.00	142.00
21	—	705	165.75–171.50	168.22
44	—	769	151.00–159.00	154.54
91	—	930	141.00–143.00	142.14
601	—	877	146.25–154.75	149.38
11	—	459	208.00–215.00	211.37
18	—	535	198.50–202.00	200.22
15	—	667	163.00–166.50	164.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	765	146.50–151.00	147.74
37	—	733	157.00–160.50	159.65
5	—	487	191.50	191.50
29	—	628	171.50–174.50	173.31
12	—	698	155.50	155.50
76	—	836	147.35–148.75	147.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	731	164.75	164.75
7	—	494	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	842	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	843	150.00	150.00
5	—	926	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	791	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	881	132.00	132.00
22	—	726	144.00–145.50	144.48
30	—	814	137.25–139.75	139.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	636	163.00–169.00	167.62
27	—	565	170.25–175.50	172.46
32	—	525	170.25–181.25	178.02
80	—	823	141.25–146.50	144.41
184	—	714	147.00–154.00	153.13
90	—	859	139.50–140.00	139.87
9	—	486	178.00–181.00	178.96
6	—	673	158.00	158.00
43	—	785	140.75–141.75	141.10
69	—	931	136.00–137.50	137.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	151.00–166.50	158.74
16	—	686	144.00–146.00	145.37
9	—	784	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	721	152.25	152.25

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.