Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent market coverage. Trend is not applicable. Many lot loads of yearling calves. Demand was good on fall calves and yearlings. Several buyers today and active internet bidding. Trading active at the BBQ/Customer Appreciation Auction.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.09/cwt on 1,591 head.

Average price

$155.09

1,591 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,169

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$12.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.45

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	755	155.30	1,173	1,564
Medium and Large 1-2	666	142.56	950	27

One grade step is worth $12.74/cwt here — about $223 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 sale1,591 hd

155.09

—

NE average7 barns · 6,681 hd

154.63

+0.45

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

51 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	—	471	171.13/cwt	165.00–176.00	806	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,433	99
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	977	89.75/cwt	89.75–89.75	877	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	334	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	284	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	168.77/cwt	162.00–176.00	1,048	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,401	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	154.52/cwt	146.50–158.75	1,422	445
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	202.49/cwt	191.00–206.00	980	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,022	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,487	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	481	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	156.18/cwt	149.50–160.00	1,142	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	214.54/cwt	206.00–226.00	923	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	195.44/cwt	186.00–203.50	1,018	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,094	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	155.93/cwt	151.50–157.00	1,341	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	361	224.67/cwt	214.00–229.50	811	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	348	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	792	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	173.28/cwt	169.00–182.50	988	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	832	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	166.29/cwt	159.00–167.25	1,194	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	175.16/cwt	175.00–175.50	758	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,386	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	800	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,300	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	161.76/cwt	153.50–165.50	1,335	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	163.78/cwt	155.00–169.25	1,269	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	158.87/cwt	154.00–169.00	998	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	311	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,897	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	280	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,750	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	178.23/cwt	177.00–181.00	945	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	983	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	171.55/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,146	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	153.42/cwt	147.00–157.50	1,264	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	167.77/cwt	164.50–171.00	882	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	152.35/cwt	144.00–156.75	1,201	321
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	179.77/cwt	168.00–186.00	870	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	136.80/cwt	130.50–144.50	1,122	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	134.73/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,304	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	828	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,196	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	907	5
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,581	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	144.59/cwt	137.00–149.50	1,268	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	746	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	182.71/cwt	179.00–185.00	691	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	156.53/cwt	152.50–159.00	1,063	92

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 Aug 23, 2021

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

Receipts 3,464Last week 2,386Year ago 3,511

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	471	165.00–176.00	171.13
48	—	731	149.50–160.00	156.18
15	—	433	175.00–175.50	175.16
11	—	1,012	137.00	137.00
5	—	301	188.00	188.00
104	—	628	154.00–169.00	158.87
265	—	824	147.00–157.50	153.42
53	—	526	164.50–171.00	167.77
321	—	788	144.00–156.75	152.35
58	—	968	130.00–136.00	134.73
249	—	877	137.00–149.50	144.59
63	—	378	179.00–185.00	182.71
92	—	679	152.50–159.00	156.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
194	—	800	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	311	610.00	610.00
7	—	280	625.00	625.00
5	—	565	160.50	160.50
16	—	455	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	820	130.50–144.50	136.80
5	—	738	131.00	131.00
6	—	553	151.00	151.00
7	—	515	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	828	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	968	148.00	148.00
95	—	621	162.00–176.00	168.77
445	—	920	146.50–158.75	154.52
29	—	484	191.00–206.00	202.49
85	—	430	206.00–226.00	214.54
53	—	521	186.00–203.50	195.44
32	—	860	151.50–157.00	155.93
61	—	570	169.00–182.50	173.28
110	—	718	159.00–167.25	166.29
110	—	825	153.50–165.50	161.76
189	—	775	155.00–169.25	163.78
41	—	668	164.00–179.00	171.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	284	675.00	675.00
24	—	361	214.00–229.50	224.67
13	—	348	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,008	139.00	139.00
7	—	720	152.00	152.00
8	—	416	200.00	200.00
26	—	530	177.00–181.00	178.23
4	—	673	146.00	146.00
10	—	872	140.00	140.00
5	—	313	194.00	194.00
24	—	484	168.00–186.00	179.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,022	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	481	186.00	186.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,020	155.00	155.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	977	89.75	89.75

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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