Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Precondition sale. Compared to last week 800-900 pound steers were 3.00-6.00 higher, 600-700 pound mostly 1.00-7.00 higher, lighter steers were sharply higher. Heifers 500-700 pounds were mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Good demand for the moderate offerings. Trade active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.02/cwt on 1,252 head.

Average price

$139.02

1,252 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−4.44

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	139.02	913	1,252

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,252 hd

139.02

—

NE average9 barns · 12,714 hd

143.46

−4.44

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

29 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	575	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	955	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	149.08/cwt	146.00–152.50	722	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	154.58/cwt	149.00–159.50	649	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	134.14/cwt	131.00–140.00	846	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	182.41/cwt	181.00–183.00	839	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	170.85/cwt	160.00–174.25	958	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,057	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	186.73/cwt	177.00–191.50	984	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	141.20/cwt	138.50–143.50	1,022	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	139.43/cwt	130.00–143.25	940	410
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	149.14/cwt	140.00–155.50	935	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	182.67/cwt	173.00–185.50	776	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	132.46/cwt	127.50–135.50	978	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	144.43/cwt	133.75–147.00	1,109	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	159.44/cwt	158.00–161.00	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,156	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	143.63/cwt	141.50–145.00	839	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	131.66/cwt	127.50–135.25	1,143	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	148.91/cwt	140.00–163.00	771	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,083	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	160.78/cwt	155.00–167.00	846	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	805	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	147.98/cwt	138.50–152.00	990	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	143.00/cwt	137.00–150.50	834	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	131.90/cwt	129.25–135.50	1,087	51

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

Mon Feb 8, 2021

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

Receipts 2,652Last week 2,402Year ago 2,711

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	360	163.00	163.00
8	—	311	185.00	185.00
24	—	755	126.00–127.00	126.50
27	—	484	146.00–152.50	149.08
49	—	420	149.00–159.50	154.58
78	—	631	131.00–140.00	134.14
185	—	821	128.75	128.75
410	—	674	130.00–143.25	139.43
169	—	738	127.50–135.50	132.46
134	—	518	140.00–163.00	148.91
162	—	583	137.00–150.50	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	460	181.00–183.00	182.41
46	—	561	160.00–174.25	170.85
74	—	527	177.00–191.50	186.73
98	—	724	138.50–143.50	141.20
3	—	373	176.00	176.00
190	—	627	140.00–155.50	149.14
46	—	425	173.00–185.50	182.67
275	—	768	133.75–147.00	144.43
68	—	901	128.25	128.25
136	—	868	127.50–135.25	131.66
94	—	669	138.50–152.00	147.98
51	—	824	129.25–135.50	131.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	158.00–161.00	159.44
10	—	584	141.50–145.00	143.63
3	—	798	128.00	128.00
3	—	895	121.00	121.00
16	—	526	155.00–167.00	160.78
10	—	485	166.00	166.00

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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