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West Point Livestock Auction

Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-08

Feeder Cattle · West Point, Nebraska · Mon, Apr 8

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2248

← Mar 25Apr 8Apr 22 →

Receipts

3,589 head

▲ 1,882 vs last sale 1,707▲ 1,099 vs year ago 2,490 · +44.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 650 trended higher, with steers over 650 trending lower. With the heifers trending lower. Demand was good with buyers in the seats and an active internet. This was not a pre-conditioned sale, not all calves were weaned and vaccinated.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $281.47/cwt on 190 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −148.59 against this barn's trailing median of $430.06.

Average price

$281.47

190 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$33.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.89

vs NE average

+17.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	285.51	1,556	167
Medium and Large 1-2	585	252.16	1,475	23

One grade step is worth $33.35/cwt here — about $80 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 sale190 hd

281.47

—

NE average8 barns · 1,645 hd

290.36

−8.89

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

+17.51

This barn, trailing median12 sales

430.06

−148.59

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

12 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.98, low $393.54, median $430.06 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

43 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	380.74/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,275	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,541	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	426	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,629	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	354.13/cwt	348.00–365.00	1,530	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	333.11/cwt	329.00–340.00	1,459	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	343.48/cwt	336.00–351.00	1,645	69
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	324.20/cwt	320.00–328.50	1,585	58
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	322.80/cwt	314.00–329.00	1,656	95
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	315.54/cwt	309.00–328.00	1,767	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	561	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,907	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	295.43/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,743	80
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	313.71/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,907	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	281.16/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,754	59
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	283.93/cwt	277.00–288.50	1,919	60
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	251.62/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,719	35
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	255.36/cwt	250.00–266.50	1,867	178
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	749	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,861	37
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	242.05/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,854	82
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	228.52/cwt	227.00–229.00	1,796	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	236.55/cwt	229.00–238.00	1,999	320
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	234.19/cwt	226.00–242.25	2,037	247
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	907	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,023	11
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	219.79/cwt	213.50–223.50	2,125	104
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,063	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	313.29/cwt	312.50–315.00	1,156	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	405	320.36/cwt	314.00–328.00	1,297	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	294.56/cwt	283.00–301.00	1,261	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	461	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,259	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	288.14/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,386	125
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	287.52/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,507	93
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	282.98/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,616	74
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	252.16/cwt	244.00–263.00	1,475	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	272.82/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,664	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	252.09/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,603	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	253.42/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,700	75
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	241.75/cwt	239.00–242.00	1,661	91
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	236.56/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,722	167
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	748	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,930	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	236.00/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,831	351
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	234.43/cwt	223.00–241.00	1,946	459
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	214.82/cwt	214.50–215.00	1,901	184
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	207.48/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,917	59
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,011	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,982	34

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 Apr 8, 2024

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

Receipts 3,589Last week 1,707Year ago 2,490

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	325.00	325.00
12	350–400	369	312.50–315.00	313.29
37	400–450	428	283.00–301.00	294.56
125	450–500	481	280.00–297.00	288.14
93	500–550	524	279.00–297.00	287.52
74	550–600	571	270.00–289.00	282.98
48	600–650	610	260.00–276.00	272.82
75	650–700	671	249.00–265.00	253.42
167	700–750	728	234.00–238.00	236.56
351	750–800	776	225.00–242.00	236.00
459	800–850	830	223.00–241.00	234.43
184	850–900	885	214.50–215.00	214.82
59	900–950	924	205.00–215.00	207.48
34	1000–1050	1,011	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	461	273.00	273.00
23	550–600	585	244.00–263.00	252.16
33	600–650	636	245.00–255.00	252.09
91	650–700	687	239.00–242.00	241.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	405	314.00–328.00	320.36
14	700–750	748	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	438	329.00–340.00	333.11
58	450–500	489	320.00–328.50	324.20
80	550–600	590	287.00–306.00	295.43
59	600–650	624	268.00–285.00	281.16
35	650–700	683	247.00–267.00	251.62
37	700–750	749	248.50	248.50
16	750–800	786	227.00–229.00	228.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	380.00–382.00	380.74
6	350–400	375	411.00	411.00
21	400–450	432	348.00–365.00	354.13
69	450–500	479	336.00–351.00	343.48
95	500–550	513	314.00–329.00	322.80
46	550–600	560	309.00–328.00	315.54
44	600–650	608	309.00–320.00	313.71
60	650–700	676	277.00–288.50	283.93
178	700–750	731	250.00–266.50	255.36
82	750–800	766	230.00–250.00	242.05
320	800–850	845	229.00–238.00	236.55
247	850–900	870	226.00–242.25	234.19
11	900–950	907	223.00	223.00
104	950–1000	967	213.50–223.50	219.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	426	382.50	382.50
14	550–600	561	340.00	340.00

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.