Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in several weeks a market trend is not applicable. Many consignments of load lots were offered today on the annual customer appreciation BBQ sale . Some of the cattle came off of short, dried up grass pastures and some came from grow yards. Good demand on the heavy offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.93/cwt on 1,935 head.

Average price

$150.93

1,935 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$280

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

$9.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.45

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	555	159.93	888	30
Medium and Large 1	775	150.78	1,168	1,905

One grade step is worth $9.15/cwt here — about −$280 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 sale1,935 hd

150.93

—

NE average5 barns · 7,623 hd

148.47

+2.45

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

Every lot, as filed

50 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	134.21/cwt	132.50–135.00	1,310	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	140.34/cwt	136.25–144.75	1,225	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	165.78/cwt	159.00–168.25	1,023	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,171	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	156.74/cwt	154.50–159.50	1,125	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	164.87/cwt	155.00–169.00	864	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	146.13/cwt	140.50–148.50	1,146	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	161.59/cwt	159.00–166.50	1,100	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	189.57/cwt	183.00–200.00	817	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	177.84/cwt	175.00–183.00	827	41
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	716	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	558	12
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	882	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	697	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	140.52/cwt	133.75–144.00	1,156	510
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	124.23/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,029	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	126.41/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,241	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,200	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	193.45/cwt	189.00–201.00	640	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	782	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	796	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	701	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	937	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,260	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	890	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,144	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	169.11/cwt	167.00–171.00	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	459	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	151.73/cwt	147.50–155.50	891	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	315	202.58/cwt	202.00–204.00	638	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	579	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	758	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	151.06/cwt	144.00–154.50	1,003	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	140.87/cwt	138.00–142.25	1,037	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	124.20/cwt	121.75–126.00	1,128	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	124.08/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,083	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	621	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	184.74/cwt	178.00–187.00	691	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	121.75/cwt	121.75–121.75	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	158.10/cwt	152.75–161.50	824	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.90/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,046	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	151.34/cwt	146.50–154.00	946	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	165.16/cwt	160.00–169.50	935	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	144.30/cwt	138.50–151.25	1,199	397
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	145.27/cwt	144.50–146.00	1,321	376
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	166.98/cwt	162.00–178.00	695	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,339	17

How this sale compares

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	976	132.50–135.00	134.21
274	—	873	136.25–144.75	140.34
167	—	617	159.00–168.25	165.78
53	—	718	154.50–159.50	156.74
35	—	524	155.00–169.00	164.87
19	—	360	200.00	200.00
145	—	784	140.50–148.50	146.13
93	—	681	159.00–166.50	161.59
47	—	431	183.00–200.00	189.57
41	—	465	175.00–183.00	177.84
52	—	566	160.00–169.50	165.16
397	—	831	138.50–151.25	144.30
376	—	909	144.50–146.00	145.27
17	—	1,084	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	901	130.00	130.00
8	—	335	181.00	181.00
7	—	445	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	796	133.00	133.00
9	—	701	145.00	145.00
38	—	960	127.00	127.00
23	—	937	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	167.00–171.00	169.11
5	—	361	190.00	190.00
57	—	587	147.50–155.50	151.73
20	—	315	202.00–204.00	202.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	716	78.00	78.00
11	—	882	79.00	79.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
510	—	823	133.75–144.00	140.52
30	—	982	125.00–129.00	126.41
22	—	1,026	117.00	117.00
15	—	331	189.00–201.00	193.45
10	—	474	165.00	165.00
83	—	664	144.00–154.50	151.06
63	—	736	138.00–142.25	140.87
49	—	908	121.75–126.00	124.20
35	—	374	178.00–187.00	184.74
66	—	521	152.75–161.50	158.10
64	—	770	132.00–138.50	135.90
141	—	625	146.50–154.00	151.34
45	—	416	162.00–178.00	166.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	828	120.00–128.00	124.23
13	—	873	123.00–125.00	124.08
10	—	343	181.00	181.00
5	—	398	167.00	167.00
5	—	748	121.75	121.75
5	—	594	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	675	138.00	138.00
17	—	890	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	579	131.00	131.00

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.

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