Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-9.00 higher. Over 600 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Heifers under 650 sold sharply higher on a thin test. Over 650 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good start to finish from a large crowd of buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.62/cwt on 1,244 head.

Average price

$192.62

1,244 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$321

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

$15.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.15

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	540	207.73	1,122	66
Medium and Large 1	752	191.77	1,443	1,178

One grade step is worth $15.96/cwt here — about −$321 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 sale1,244 hd

192.62

—

NE average8 barns · 7,229 hd

200.77

−8.15

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

39 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 1Fleshy	—	475	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	974	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	597	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	649	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,240	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	202.90/cwt	201.00–204.50	1,258	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	206.10/cwt	201.00–207.00	1,189	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	207.63/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,603	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	213.96/cwt	200.50–228.00	1,551	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	187.27/cwt	183.75–191.60	1,723	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	223.13/cwt	212.50–229.00	1,403	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	192.84/cwt	192.25–193.00	1,685	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,353	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	235.05/cwt	222.00–243.50	1,337	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	214.38/cwt	210.50–219.50	1,453	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	641	248.75/cwt	248.75–248.75	1,594	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,411	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	178.48/cwt	175.00–180.50	1,538	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	234.37/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,125	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	195.27/cwt	194.25–199.50	1,636	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	259.90/cwt	249.00–269.50	1,219	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	189.04/cwt	187.00–190.75	1,287	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	172.69/cwt	168.25–173.25	1,590	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	233.09/cwt	232.00–234.00	851	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	240.25/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,156	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	283.89/cwt	278.00–287.50	1,221	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,733	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	187.23/cwt	183.00–191.50	1,342	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	220.03/cwt	211.00–226.00	1,276	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	232.33/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,231	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	248.50/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,292	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	187.14/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,462	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	216.25/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,021	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	182.22/cwt	175.75–184.00	1,481	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	225.83/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,000	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,099	15

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 3, 2023

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

Receipts 2,490Last week 2,304Year ago 2,034

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	205.00	205.00
10	—	597	186.00	186.00
25	—	649	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	338	259.00	259.00
11	—	620	201.00–204.50	202.90
282	—	862	175.00–180.50	178.48
41	—	480	224.00–241.00	234.37
92	—	681	187.00–190.75	189.04
170	—	921	168.25–173.25	172.69
17	—	365	232.00–234.00	233.09
12	—	305	875.00	875.00
53	—	717	183.00–191.50	187.23
79	—	580	211.00–226.00	220.03
32	—	530	221.00–241.00	232.33
215	—	781	182.00–193.00	187.14
85	—	813	175.75–184.00	182.22
21	—	443	225.00–231.00	225.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	577	201.00–207.00	206.10
6	—	677	175.00	175.00
29	—	472	215.00–219.00	216.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	560	252.00	252.00
15	—	431	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	772	200.00–210.00	207.63
105	—	725	200.50–228.00	213.96
288	—	920	183.75–191.60	187.27
89	—	629	212.50–229.00	223.13
79	—	874	192.25–193.00	192.84
60	—	569	222.00–243.50	235.05
74	—	678	210.50–219.50	214.38
94	—	838	194.25–199.50	195.27
5	—	391	276.00	276.00
40	—	469	249.00–269.50	259.90
19	—	430	278.00–287.50	283.89
19	—	1,060	163.50	163.50
33	—	520	244.00–256.00	248.50
11	—	305	925.00	925.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	646	209.50	209.50
20	—	481	237.00–242.00	240.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	641	248.75	248.75

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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