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West Point Livestock Auction

Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

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

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2248

← Apr 7Apr 28May 12 →

Receipts

2,197 head

▼ 279 vs last sale 2,476▲ 2,197 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago, cattle trended higher through the day. With the yearling steers weighing 850-950 trending 20.00-25.00 higher. Demand was good with a active internet bid and plenty of buyers in the seats.

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 $340.33/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −89.73 against this barn's trailing median of $430.06.

Average price

$340.33

49 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$2.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.48

vs NE average

+10.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	340.60	1,900	44
Medium and Large 1-2	518	338.00	1,751	5thin

One grade step is worth $2.60/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale49 hd

340.33

—

NE average7 barns · 1,652 hd

350.81

−10.48

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

+10.99

This barn, trailing median12 sales

430.06

−89.73

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

39 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,630	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	478.92/cwt	477.50–480.00	1,782	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,981	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	1,914	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	407.37/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,972	49
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,898	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	504	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,082	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	386.62/cwt	380.00–392.00	2,084	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,895	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	367.93/cwt	358.00–373.00	2,160	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,069	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	371.34/cwt	368.00–377.00	2,276	35
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	343.61/cwt	337.50–347.00	2,144	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	308.63/cwt	299.00–318.00	2,102	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	329.14/cwt	324.00–341.00	2,251	72
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	319.56/cwt	305.00–324.00	2,381	21
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	303.01/cwt	299.00–307.00	2,294	30
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,456	20
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	290.25/cwt	289.00–291.00	2,580	29
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	284.70/cwt	273.50–292.00	2,611	471
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,036	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,668	60
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,056	254.75/cwt	254.75–254.75	2,690	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,479	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	376	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,579	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	401	378.00/cwt	378.00–378.00	1,516	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	388.99/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,712	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	451	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,770	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,777	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,751	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	367.72/cwt	363.00–375.00	1,945	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	335.81/cwt	326.00–339.00	1,830	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	329.78/cwt	328.00–334.00	1,929	18
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	296.74/cwt	295.50–298.00	2,012	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	285.72/cwt	284.50–286.75	2,100	85
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	776	274.22/cwt	273.00–277.00	2,128	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	270.76/cwt	269.25–273.00	2,228	339
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	857	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,485	24
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	263.43/cwt	255.00–270.25	2,323	447

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 28, 2025

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

Receipts 2,197Last week 2,476Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
24	850–900	857	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	545	326.00–339.00	335.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	305	485.00	485.00
5	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
22	400–450	440	385.00–400.00	388.99
26	450–500	479	371.00	371.00
10	500–550	529	363.00–375.00	367.72
18	550–600	585	328.00–334.00	329.78
10	650–700	678	295.50–298.00	296.74
85	700–750	735	284.50–286.75	285.72
13	750–800	776	273.00–277.00	274.22
339	800–850	823	269.25–273.00	270.76
447	850–900	882	255.00–270.25	263.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	401	378.00	378.00
5	500–550	518	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	451	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	681	299.00–318.00	308.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	512.50	512.50
7	350–400	372	477.50–480.00	478.92
8	400–450	426	465.00	465.00
49	450–500	484	400.00–419.00	407.37
11	500–550	539	380.00–392.00	386.62
40	550–600	587	358.00–373.00	367.93
35	600–650	613	368.00–377.00	371.34
72	650–700	684	324.00–341.00	329.14
21	700–750	745	305.00–324.00	319.56
30	750–800	757	299.00–307.00	303.01
20	800–850	841	292.00	292.00
29	850–900	889	289.00–291.00	290.25
471	900–950	917	273.50–292.00	284.70
60	1000–1050	1,036	257.50	257.50
55	1050–1100	1,056	254.75	254.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	434.00	434.00
4	450–500	493	385.00	385.00
3	500–550	540	351.00	351.00
17	550–600	597	346.50	346.50
13	600–650	624	337.50–347.00	343.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	504	413.00	413.00

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.