Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves under 650 lbs sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher, 650 to 750 lbs sold steady. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, 550 to 700 lbs calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers on comparable offerings sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Monday’s sale was a special weaned and vaccinated sale where calves had to be 45 days weaned, precondition vaccination with respiratory shot. Several lots of background yearling feeders in the run with most selling as load lots and in medium flesh. Next Special weaned calf sale will be December 6th.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.94/cwt on 790 head.

Average price

$158.94

790 head · 754 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,198

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$412

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 2-3

$66.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.06

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	527	169.03	890	76
Medium and Large 1	769	159.41	1,225	679
Large 1	1,040	132.02	1,373	30
Large 2-3	464	103.00	478	5thin

One grade step is worth $66.03/cwt here — about $412 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 sale790 hd

158.94

—

NE average10 barns · 16,365 hd

177.00

−18.06

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

48 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 1-2	—	724	149.94/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,086	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	165.60/cwt	159.50–170.00	894	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,190	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,419	61
Steers	Large 1	—	1,032	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,378	11
Steers	Large 2-3	—	464	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.44/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,026	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	154.73/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,286	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	180.60/cwt	180.00–181.00	863	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	157.47/cwt	154.00–159.00	981	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	964	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,059	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	837	21
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	347	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	267	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	764	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	399	180.97/cwt	168.00–185.00	722	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	207.21/cwt	207.00–209.00	899	19
Steers	Large 1	—	911	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	746	3
Heifers	Large 2-3	—	357	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	926	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,204	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	140.89/cwt	140.50–141.00	899	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	861	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,261	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	969	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,395	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	163.20/cwt	160.00–167.00	929	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	155.23/cwt	150.00–159.50	1,113	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	159.01/cwt	155.50–161.00	1,546	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	951	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,381	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	826	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,735	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	517	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	863	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	26
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,093	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,399	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	593	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	173.28/cwt	169.00–177.00	910	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	967	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.34/cwt	135.00–143.00	917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.37/cwt	169.00–176.00	733	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	152.43/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,171	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.35/cwt	147.00–157.50	875	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	172.63/cwt	165.50–176.00	846	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,313	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	146.02/cwt	142.00–149.00	913	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,385	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	644	13

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 Nov 15, 2021

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

Receipts 1,652Last week 1,536Year ago 1,050

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	724	144.00–153.00	149.94
6	—	656	147.00	147.00
8	—	606	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	540	159.50–170.00	165.60
40	—	753	158.00	158.00
61	—	907	156.50	156.50
35	—	673	151.00–153.00	152.44
33	—	831	154.00–157.00	154.73
15	—	478	180.00–181.00	180.60
6	—	310	192.50	192.50
60	—	623	154.00–159.00	157.47
64	—	569	160.00–167.00	163.20
64	—	717	150.00–159.50	155.23
168	—	972	155.50–161.00	159.01
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,032	133.50	133.50
5	—	911	140.00	140.00
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	414	184.50	184.50
21	—	399	168.00–185.00	180.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	434	207.00–209.00	207.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	861	146.50	146.50
47	—	969	144.00	144.00
6	—	593	152.00	152.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,093	128.00	128.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,059	79.00	79.00
5	—	347	77.00	77.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	478	156.00	156.00
3	—	442	164.00	164.00
6	—	671	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	357	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	165.00	165.00
60	—	930	148.50	148.50
24	—	525	169.00–177.00	173.28
9	—	719	134.50	134.50
10	—	668	135.00–143.00	137.34
25	—	425	169.00–176.00	172.37
36	—	768	149.00–153.00	152.43
52	—	582	147.00–157.50	150.35
69	—	490	165.50–176.00	172.63
83	—	803	163.50	163.50
109	—	625	142.00–149.00	146.02
122	—	852	162.50	162.50
13	—	379	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	926	130.00	130.00
43	—	638	140.50–141.00	140.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	826	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	517	167.00	167.00
26	—	370	140.00	140.00

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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