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West Point Livestock Auction

Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Feeder Cattle · West Point, Nebraska · Mon, Aug 17

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2248

← Jun 29Aug 17Sep 14 →

Receipts

1,739 head

▲ 474 vs last sale 1,265▼ 1,066 vs year ago 2,805 · −38.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Trend not applicable, Annual customer appreciation sale. Demand was good with a full set of seats, had a good string of yearling cattle with some fresh spring calves mixed in. Had a very active internet bid on the yearling cattle.

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 $400.66/cwt on 48 head, down $42.20 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −29.40 against this barn's trailing median of $430.06.

Average price

$400.66

▼ 42.20 vs prior sale

48 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+10.90

vs NE average

+49.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	400.66	2,180	48

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 sale48 hd

400.66

—

NE average3 barns · 76 hd

389.76

+10.90

National average160 barns · 5,295 hd

350.92

+49.74

This barn, trailing median12 sales

430.06

−29.40

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

46 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	2,082.49/head	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,082	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	396	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,119	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,221	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	426	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,049	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	457	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,399	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	465.93/cwt	462.50–469.00	2,255	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	466.89/cwt	462.00–470.00	2,400	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	442.43/cwt	437.00–445.00	2,345	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	452.05/cwt	441.00–459.00	2,400	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,530	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,217	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,401	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	392.85/cwt	388.00–395.00	2,416	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	374.18/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,500	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,502	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	341.03/cwt	339.00–343.00	2,650	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,905	41
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	333.04/cwt	330.00–334.00	2,724	17
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	353.60/cwt	348.00–359.00	2,942	37
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	896	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,760	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	323.23/cwt	320.00–325.00	3,006	242
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	314.49/cwt	302.00–318.00	3,025	51
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,038	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	3,088	125
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	2,056.93/head	2,050.00–2,060.00	2,057	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,020	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	458.91/cwt	453.00–469.00	2,171	21
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	452.52/cwt	447.50–457.50	2,159	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,013	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	416.59/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,150	16
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	520	417.75/cwt	416.00–422.00	2,172	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	373.22/cwt	368.00–384.00	2,195	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,316	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	367.08/cwt	366.00–370.00	2,316	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	359.99/cwt	352.00–371.00	2,419	34
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	681	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,384	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	337.12/cwt	331.00–340.00	2,400	41
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	333.58/cwt	323.00–341.50	2,565	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	783	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,506	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	798	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,554	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	335.81/cwt	325.00–339.50	2,784	454
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	845	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,679	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	339.95/cwt	331.00–343.50	2,924	139
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	867	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,705	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 Aug 17, 2026

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Receipts 1,739Last week 1,265Year ago 2,805

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	1,775.00	1,775.00
8	450–500	477	447.50–457.50	452.52
16	500–550	516	415.00–420.00	416.59
18	550–600	588	368.00–384.00	373.22
11	600–650	631	366.00–370.00	367.08
34	650–700	672	352.00–371.00	359.99
41	700–750	712	331.00–340.00	337.12
36	750–800	769	323.00–341.50	333.58
454	800–850	829	325.00–339.50	335.81
139	850–900	860	331.00–343.50	339.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
13	350–400	368	2,050.00–2,060.00	2,056.93
4	400–450	408	495.00	495.00
21	450–500	473	453.00–469.00	458.91
14	500–550	520	416.00–422.00	417.75
7	600–650	621	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	415.00	415.00
3	750–800	783	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	681	350.00	350.00
10	750–800	798	320.00	320.00
3	800–850	845	317.00	317.00
13	850–900	867	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	334	1,925.00	1,925.00
3	350–400	396	535.00	535.00
3	400–450	423	525.00	525.00
16	450–500	484	462.50–469.00	465.93
18	500–550	514	462.00–470.00	466.89
3	550–600	590	407.00	407.00
10	600–650	615	388.00–395.00	392.85
10	650–700	668	373.00–375.00	374.18
7	700–750	723	346.00	346.00
41	750–800	798	364.00	364.00
37	800–850	832	348.00–359.00	353.60
242	900–950	930	320.00–325.00	323.23
51	950–1000	962	302.00–318.00	314.49
125	1000–1050	1,038	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
10	300–350	337	1,975.00–2,150.00	2,082.49
13	400–450	421	2,250.00	2,250.00
10	450–500	457	525.00	525.00
40	500–550	531	441.00–459.00	452.05
4	550–600	550	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	426	481.00	481.00
9	500–550	530	437.00–445.00	442.43
5	550–600	585	379.00	379.00
6	750–800	777	339.00–343.00	341.03
17	800–850	818	330.00–334.00	333.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	896	308.00	308.00

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.