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West Point Livestock Auction

Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-27

Feeder Cattle · West Point, Nebraska · Mon, Feb 27

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2248

← Feb 13Feb 27Mar 6 →

Receipts

2,248 head

▼ 374 vs last sale 2,622▲ 621 vs year ago 1,627 · +38.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago cattle trended higher throughout the day, with steers 8.00-10.00 higher and heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. A very good demand on cattle today with lots of buyers in the seats.

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 $188.63/cwt on 1,722 head.

Average price

$188.63

1,722 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$15.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.09

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	803	189.32	1,520	1,646
Medium and Large 1-2	738	173.64	1,282	76

One grade step is worth $15.68/cwt here — about $238 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 sale1,722 hd

188.63

—

NE average8 barns · 12,099 hd

199.72

−11.09

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

Every lot

25 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	962	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	216.81/cwt	213.00–221.00	1,034	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	195.52/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,111	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	213.61/cwt	205.00–219.50	1,215	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	204.69/cwt	200.00–211.50	1,310	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	205.26/cwt	194.00–213.50	1,377	145
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,168	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	197.89/cwt	187.50–202.50	1,433	132
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,272	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	188.51/cwt	186.25–193.75	1,476	449
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	173.41/cwt	171.00–174.50	1,418	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	189.42/cwt	182.50–191.50	1,565	287
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	182.76/cwt	176.75–184.75	1,616	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	175.80/cwt	172.50–177.25	1,635	288
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	999	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,658	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	202.13/cwt	194.00–212.00	837	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	210.81/cwt	205.50–221.50	1,029	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	202.04/cwt	193.00–204.75	1,055	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	194.42/cwt	184.00–197.50	1,141	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	185.57/cwt	175.50–192.00	1,158	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	173.91/cwt	173.00–175.50	1,174	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	171.38/cwt	168.00–179.00	1,260	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	174.55/cwt	173.00–176.00	1,351	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	831	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,355	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	918	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,496	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 →

West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle - West Point, NE

Mon Feb 27, 2023

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

Receipts 2,248Last week 2,622Year ago 1,627

Compared to two weeks ago cattle trended higher throughout the day, with steers 8.00-10.00 higher and heifers 6.00-8.00 higher. A very good demand on cattle today with lots of buyers in the seats.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
449	—	783	186.25–193.75	188.51
145	—	671	194.00–213.50	205.26
6	—	413	233.00	233.00
62	—	569	205.00–219.50	213.61
17	—	640	200.00–211.50	204.69
132	—	724	187.50–202.50	197.89
230	—	884	176.75–184.75	182.76
19	—	477	213.00–221.00	216.81
287	—	826	182.50–191.50	189.42
288	—	930	172.50–177.25	175.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	195.00–196.00	195.52
23	—	818	171.00–174.50	173.41
29	—	757	168.00	168.00
16	—	674	173.25	173.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	999	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	831	163.00	163.00
13	—	918	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	587	184.00–197.50	194.42
31	—	488	205.50–221.50	210.81
56	—	522	193.00–204.75	202.04
82	—	675	173.00–175.50	173.91
89	—	624	175.50–192.00	185.57
96	—	735	168.00–179.00	171.38
18	—	414	194.00–212.00	202.13
17	—	774	173.00–176.00	174.55

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.