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West Point Livestock Auction

Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Feeder Cattle · West Point, Nebraska · Mon, Mar 11

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2248

← Feb 26Mar 11Mar 25 →

Receipts

1,996 head

▼ 242 vs last sale 2,238▲ 684 vs year ago 1,312 · +52.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, Steers trended steady with a slightly higher trend on the heifers. Demand was good, with the bulk of the cattle in the 700+ weight range. Internet and live buyers were very active throughout the day.

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 $325.18/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −123.22 against this barn's trailing median of $448.40.

Average price

$325.18

66 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.61

vs NE average

+9.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	325.18	1,799	66

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 sale66 hd

325.18

—

NE average7 barns · 1,059 hd

329.79

−4.61

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

+9.11

This barn, trailing median13 sales

448.40

−123.22

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

20 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	347.44/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,546	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	504	335.19/cwt	321.00–339.00	1,689	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	321.14/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,840	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	305.85/cwt	295.50–312.00	1,918	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	269.44/cwt	258.00–273.50	1,967	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	267.20/cwt	256.50–270.75	2,041	128
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	867	245.48/cwt	240.00–249.50	2,128	619
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	236.56/cwt	230.50–237.50	2,179	212
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	220.65/cwt	209.00–228.25	2,107	120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	308.54/cwt	308.00–309.00	1,521	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	537	290.96/cwt	288.00–304.00	1,562	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	294.39/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,669	51
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,640	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	267.26/cwt	258.00–276.00	1,670	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	255.36/cwt	254.00–256.00	1,703	59
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	247.66/cwt	237.00–249.00	1,800	116
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	238.81/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,834	52
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	237.63/cwt	229.50–243.50	1,937	100
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	865	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,877	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	876	235.22/cwt	233.00–239.00	2,061	100

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 11, 2024

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

Receipts 1,996Last week 2,238Year ago 1,312

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	493	308.00–309.00	308.54
25	500–550	537	288.00–304.00	290.96
51	550–600	567	286.00–300.00	294.39
32	600–650	625	258.00–276.00	267.26
59	650–700	667	254.00–256.00	255.36
116	700–750	727	237.00–249.00	247.66
52	750–800	768	237.00–239.00	238.81
100	800–850	815	229.50–243.50	237.63
100	850–900	876	233.00–239.00	235.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	592	277.00	277.00
12	850–900	865	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	445	340.00–355.00	347.44
19	500–550	504	321.00–339.00	335.19
47	550–600	573	314.00–326.00	321.14
61	600–650	627	295.50–312.00	305.85
77	700–750	730	258.00–273.50	269.44
128	750–800	764	256.50–270.75	267.20
619	850–900	867	240.00–249.50	245.48
212	900–950	921	230.50–237.50	236.56
120	950–1000	955	209.00–228.25	220.65

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.