Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers 3.00-5.00 higher and 5.00-7.00 higher on the heifers. Demand was good throughout the day.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.20/cwt on 1,248 head.

Average price

$180.20

1,248 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$8.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	180.45	1,201	1,213
Medium and Large 1-2	567	171.48	973	35

One grade step is worth $8.97/cwt here — about $229 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 sale1,248 hd

180.20

—

NE average6 barns · 9,290 hd

180.97

−0.77

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

33 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	—	621	217.79/cwt	216.00–223.00	1,352	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	186.07/cwt	177.75–193.00	1,355	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	188.01/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,068	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	174.88/cwt	171.50–177.50	1,158	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	214.44/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,012	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	177.74/cwt	166.00–179.25	1,488	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	221.19/cwt	217.50–227.00	938	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	181.30/cwt	177.50–185.50	1,382	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	197.08/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,115	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	726	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,147	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	158.78/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,310	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,296	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	195.56/cwt	185.50–200.00	737	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	176.65/cwt	165.25–183.25	1,475	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	169.23/cwt	168.50–170.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	231.77/cwt	229.00–235.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	172.91/cwt	171.75–174.00	1,573	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	174.52/cwt	172.00–178.00	946	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	198.69/cwt	190.00–209.50	1,327	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	212.18/cwt	195.00–220.25	1,256	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	169.22/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,498	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	202.68/cwt	197.00–205.00	865	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	189.98/cwt	180.00–199.00	880	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	194.92/cwt	183.50–200.00	1,021	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	217.21/cwt	206.00–225.00	1,145	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	198.94/cwt	195.50–200.50	1,281	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	196.61/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,038	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	179.25/cwt	170.00–189.50	1,127	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	177.19/cwt	176.00–183.25	1,533	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,044	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	169.90/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,220	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,256	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	692	174.75/cwt	173.00–180.50	1,209	17

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 13, 2023

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

Receipts 2,622Last week 1,508Year ago 2,576

Compared to two weeks ago steers 3.00-5.00 higher and 5.00-7.00 higher on the heifers. Demand was good throughout the day.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
232	—	621	216.00–223.00	217.79
165	—	728	177.75–193.00	186.07
54	—	472	205.00–220.00	214.44
35	—	837	166.00–179.25	177.74
28	—	424	217.50–227.00	221.19
218	—	762	177.50–185.50	181.30
8	—	325	229.00–235.00	231.77
58	—	910	171.75–174.00	172.91
123	—	668	190.00–209.50	198.69
67	—	592	195.00–220.25	212.18
63	—	527	206.00–225.00	217.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	566	194.00–200.00	197.08
36	—	885	167.00–171.00	169.22
58	—	644	195.50–200.50	198.94
21	—	528	192.00–201.00	196.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	730	172.00	172.00
17	—	692	173.00–180.50	174.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
250	—	568	176.00–195.00	188.01
185	—	662	171.50–177.50	174.88
5	—	776	167.00	167.00
24	—	377	185.50–200.00	195.56
201	—	835	165.25–183.25	176.65
36	—	427	197.00–205.00	202.68
37	—	463	180.00–199.00	189.98
87	—	524	183.50–200.00	194.92
124	—	629	170.00–189.50	179.25
97	—	865	176.00–183.25	177.19
117	—	718	168.00–171.00	169.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	726	158.00	158.00
21	—	825	158.00–162.00	158.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	567	168.50–170.00	169.23
19	—	542	172.00–178.00	174.52
8	—	627	166.50	166.50

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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