Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, under 650 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher over 650 lbs sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher. A large crowd of buyers bid readily from start to finish on Monday's offering. Many strings of long-time weaned fall and late summer calves along with some yearling feeders in the mix. Next special calf and yearling sale will be in two weeks on Monday April 25.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.08/cwt on 2,079 head.

Average price

$154.08

2,079 head · 718 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$165

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

$6.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

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	597	160.20	956	188
Medium and Large 1	730	153.48	1,121	1,891

One grade step is worth $6.73/cwt here — about −$165 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 sale2,079 hd

154.08

—

NE average8 barns · 12,730 hd

158.37

−4.29

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

58 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	Large 2	—	656	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	932	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	196.95/cwt	188.50–200.50	1,211	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	168.58/cwt	166.50–169.50	1,148	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	209.21/cwt	201.00–213.50	1,000	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	210.37/cwt	203.00–213.00	1,092	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,143	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	166.40/cwt	160.50–168.50	1,228	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,354	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	212.59/cwt	207.00–218.00	901	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	152.82/cwt	151.50–153.75	1,278	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	186.57/cwt	179.00–193.75	1,088	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	184.88/cwt	180.50–191.00	960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	528	186.94/cwt	186.00–188.00	987	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	181.23/cwt	176.00–185.00	864	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	204.56/cwt	200.00–209.75	1,184	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,131	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	724	153.99/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,115	16
Steers	Large 1	—	880	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,300	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	767	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,112	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	143.37/cwt	139.50–147.00	1,186	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,253	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	184.02/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,027	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	331	203.04/cwt	200.00–212.00	672	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	167.10/cwt	157.50–169.00	954	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	146.79/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,014	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	160.97/cwt	158.50–166.00	1,013	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	915	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	145.48/cwt	136.75–147.25	1,242	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	836	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,338	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	174.21/cwt	171.00–177.50	758	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	939	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	196.12/cwt	193.00–198.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	419	193.32/cwt	191.50–195.00	810	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	173.73/cwt	173.00–175.00	846	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	144.24/cwt	141.75–146.25	1,109	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	178.31/cwt	175.00–181.00	950	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	144.46/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,050	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	160.52/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,056	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	179.34/cwt	177.50–181.00	1,019	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	146.70/cwt	146.10–147.00	1,414	86
Steers	Large 2	—	894	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,162	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,027	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	790	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	221.08/cwt	217.50–224.00	831	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,026	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	219.13/cwt	218.50–219.50	999	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	155.07/cwt	154.00–156.75	1,341	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	165.12/cwt	163.50–165.85	1,250	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	600	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,233	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	681	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,199	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	166.95/cwt	165.00–168.50	908	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	181.80/cwt	179.00–188.00	780	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	935	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,255	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	789	137.97/cwt	132.50–141.50	1,089	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,151	12

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 Apr 11, 2022

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

Receipts 3,860Last week 2,034Year ago 3,026

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	656	142.00	142.00
17	—	894	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	615	188.50–200.50	196.95
71	—	681	166.50–169.50	168.58
80	—	478	201.00–213.50	209.21
88	—	519	203.00–213.00	210.37
144	—	738	160.50–168.50	166.40
21	—	940	144.00	144.00
22	—	424	207.00–218.00	212.59
59	—	836	151.50–153.75	152.82
162	—	579	200.00–209.75	204.56
86	—	964	146.10–147.00	146.70
22	—	376	217.50–224.00	221.08
187	—	865	154.00–156.75	155.07
89	—	757	163.50–165.85	165.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	733	156.00	156.00
64	—	583	179.00–193.75	186.57
12	—	519	180.50–191.00	184.88
15	—	641	176.50	176.50
8	—	393	212.00	212.00
10	—	870	144.00	144.00
14	—	698	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	724	150.00–157.00	153.99
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	880	147.75	147.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	561	183.00	183.00
10	—	416	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	456	218.50–219.50	219.13
21	—	600	205.50	205.50
18	—	681	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	528	186.00–188.00	186.94
32	—	558	183.00–186.00	184.02
15	—	331	200.00–212.00	203.04
29	—	419	191.50–195.00	193.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	477	176.00–185.00	181.23
369	—	827	139.50–147.00	143.37
171	—	629	158.50–166.00	160.97
206	—	854	136.75–147.25	145.48
8	—	342	193.00–198.00	196.12
291	—	769	141.75–146.25	144.24
84	—	533	175.00–181.00	178.31
115	—	727	141.00–147.00	144.46
69	—	658	160.00–166.00	160.52
73	—	568	177.50–181.00	179.34
17	—	429	179.00–188.00	181.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	767	145.00	145.00
11	—	836	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	571	157.50–169.00	167.10
75	—	691	143.00–149.00	146.79
17	—	435	171.00–177.50	174.21
5	—	614	153.00	153.00
11	—	487	173.00–175.00	173.73
5	—	395	188.00	188.00
9	—	544	165.00–168.50	166.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	540	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	935	134.25	134.25
45	—	789	132.50–141.50	137.97
12	—	840	137.00	137.00

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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