Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.70/cwt on 1,631 head.

Average price

$217.70

1,631 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,621

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$976

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

$65.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.06

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	769	218.62	1,682	1,253
Medium and Large 1-2	672	217.88	1,464	359
Large 2-3	460	153.58	706	19thin

One grade step is worth $65.04/cwt here — about $976 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 sale1,631 hd

217.70

—

NE average4 barns · 5,968 hd

226.76

−9.06

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

52 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 2-3	—	328	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	214.81/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,186	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	240.97/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,130	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,154	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	182.72/cwt	180.00–184.50	1,602	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	801	205.01/cwt	202.00–205.50	1,642	79
Heifers	Large 1	—	729	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,356	19
Heifers	Large 1	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	233.13/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,317	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	225.65/cwt	219.00–229.50	1,198	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	231.30/cwt	230.00–232.00	1,099	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	190.49/cwt	188.00–193.75	1,764	256
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	247.73/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,504	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	197.60/cwt	191.00–201.50	1,514	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,417	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	560	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,366	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	197.32/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,417	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	214.67/cwt	210.00–217.25	1,677	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	234.28/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,626	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	401	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	247.39/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,410	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	269.15/cwt	268.75–269.25	1,440	47
Steers	Large 2-3	—	422	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	239.34/cwt	239.00–239.50	1,407	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	199.28/cwt	196.25–200.25	1,734	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	501	285.53/cwt	284.00–286.50	1,431	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	193.49/cwt	187.00–198.75	1,498	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	198.81/cwt	195.00–201.00	1,429	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,335	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	199.25/cwt	199.25–199.25	1,335	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,493	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	471	275.45/cwt	274.00–276.00	1,297	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,686	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,175	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	389	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	205.87/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,293	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	189.62/cwt	186.00–191.50	1,638	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	195.23/cwt	192.00–196.75	1,574	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	889	10
Steers	Large 2-3	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,114	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	1,588	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	868	196.87/cwt	196.00–197.00	1,709	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	210.12/cwt	205.00–210.50	1,448	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	235.31/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,450	77

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 24, 2023

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

Receipts 3,204Last week 2,490Year ago 1,549

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable, however a higher undertone was noted. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	171.00	171.00
9	—	422	152.00	152.00
5	—	660	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	635	210.00	210.00
7	—	401	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
256	—	926	188.00–193.75	190.49
47	—	607	245.00–250.00	247.73
291	—	781	210.00–217.25	214.67
56	—	694	223.00–238.00	234.28
81	—	570	245.00–249.00	247.39
47	—	535	268.75–269.25	269.15
272	—	870	196.25–200.25	199.28
47	—	490	290.00	290.00
18	—	704	225.50	225.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	766	191.00–201.50	197.60
54	—	718	190.00–200.00	197.32
34	—	588	239.00–239.50	239.34
46	—	864	186.00–191.50	189.62
19	—	402	277.00	277.00
97	—	689	205.00–210.50	210.12
77	—	616	231.00–239.00	235.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	608	233.00	233.00
23	—	560	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	501	284.00–286.50	285.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	471	274.00–276.00	275.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	839	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	552	212.00–217.00	214.81
19	—	542	213.00	213.00
6	—	809	173.00	173.00
6	—	440	227.00	227.00
69	—	475	230.00–232.00	231.30
16	—	790	169.00	169.00
25	—	873	171.00	171.00
10	—	607	193.50	193.50
5	—	705	186.00	186.00
10	—	363	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	469	239.00–244.00	240.97
240	—	877	180.00–184.50	182.72
30	—	565	226.00–235.00	233.13
71	—	531	219.00–229.50	225.65
63	—	774	187.00–198.75	193.49
66	—	719	195.00–201.00	198.81
14	—	670	199.25	199.25
79	—	628	203.00–210.00	205.87
214	—	806	192.00–196.75	195.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	503	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	801	202.00–205.50	205.01
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	729	186.00	186.00
6	—	620	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	389	233.00	233.00
7	—	492	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	868	196.00–197.00	196.87

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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