Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a market comparison is not applicable. However, a higher undertone was noted on all offerings. Demand was good from in-house and internet buyers. Sharply higher corn boards on Monday did not deter buyers from backfilling empty pens. Bulk of the receipts were backgrounded steers and heifers in full load lots. Next special feeder cattle sale will be Monday, June 13.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.08/cwt on 1,133 head.

Average price

$157.08

1,133 head · 845 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,328

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

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

$18.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.87

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	647	174.23	1,128	82
Large 2	439	162.52	713	21
Medium and Large 1	869	155.60	1,353	1,030

One grade step is worth $18.63/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale1,133 hd

157.08

—

NE average7 barns · 6,395 hd

166.95

−9.87

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

42 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 1Fancy	—	809	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,296	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	964	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,292	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	878	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,251	61
Heifers	Large 1	—	919	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,204	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	789	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,097	20
Heifers	Large 2	—	356	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	1,225	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	155.25/cwt	155.25–155.25	1,206	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	189.51/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,097	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	216.08/cwt	207.00–225.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,055	16
Steers	Large 2	—	329	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	167.32/cwt	162.00–174.50	1,141	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	154.08/cwt	153.00–154.75	1,328	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	150.38/cwt	141.50–152.10	1,403	558
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	190.32/cwt	181.50–194.00	1,176	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	174.58/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,140	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	154.98/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,277	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	171.38/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,061	9
Steers	Large 2	—	606	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	842	5
Steers	Large 2	—	461	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,092	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	893	146.55/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,309	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	948	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,280	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	966	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,309	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	207.70/cwt	206.00–209.00	1,165	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	138.17/cwt	136.50–138.75	1,259	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,201	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	159.84/cwt	158.00–163.00	946	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	141.17/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,141	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	152.06/cwt	149.50–158.00	1,311	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	821	6
Heifers	Large 2	—	502	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	915	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	162.47/cwt	161.75–163.00	887	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	162.06/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,029	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	152.65/cwt	148.00–154.50	1,030	68

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 May 16, 2022

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

Receipts 2,248Last week 1,549Year ago 1,036

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	809	160.25	160.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	964	134.00	134.00
61	—	878	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	919	131.00	131.00
20	—	789	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	356	172.50	172.50
9	—	502	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	728	150.00	150.00
12	—	520	169.50	169.50
96	—	911	136.50–138.75	138.17
120	—	780	154.00	154.00
19	—	592	158.00–163.00	159.84
28	—	808	139.00–144.00	141.17
290	—	862	149.50–158.00	152.06
6	—	430	191.00	191.00
34	—	635	161.00–163.00	162.06
68	—	675	148.00–154.50	152.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	893	146.00–147.00	146.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	166.00	166.00
21	—	598	153.00	153.00
31	—	546	161.75–163.00	162.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	460	208.50	208.50
9	—	709	172.75	172.75
10	—	413	207.00–225.00	216.08
16	—	533	198.00	198.00
180	—	862	153.00–154.75	154.08
558	—	933	141.50–152.10	150.38
21	—	618	181.50–194.00	190.32
23	—	653	173.00–182.00	174.58
157	—	824	150.00–160.50	154.98
19	—	561	206.00–209.00	207.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	777	155.25	155.25
25	—	579	182.00–197.00	189.51
19	—	682	162.00–174.50	167.32
3	—	428	204.00	204.00
5	—	497	191.00	191.00
9	—	619	169.00–174.00	171.38
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	190.00	190.00
5	—	606	139.00	139.00
7	—	461	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	948	135.00	135.00
24	—	966	135.50	135.50

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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