Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in several weeks a market trend is not applicable. Annual BBQ auction brought a large crowd to the sale along with the normal farmer/feeders and order buyers with some internet buyers bidding throughout the day. Offerings comprised of fall and spring calves along with yearling feeders. Bulk of the yearlings coming out of grow yards with some off native grass pastures. Demand was moderate to good throughout the sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $286.12/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −155.86 against this barn's trailing median of $441.98.

Average price

$286.12

83 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$135

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

$8.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.97

vs NE average

+41.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	287.20	1,600	72
Medium and Large 1-2	525	279.00	1,465	11thin

One grade step is worth $8.20/cwt here — about $135 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.98, low $397.75, median $441.98 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale83 hd

286.12

—

NE average3 barns · 117 hd

277.14

+8.97

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

+41.71

This barn, trailing median17 sales

441.98

−155.86

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

59 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 1Unweaned	450–500	472	328.77/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,552	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	794	247.07/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,962	283
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	535	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	709	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,879	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	280.14/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,639	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,600	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	571	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,519	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	491	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	570	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	572	322.59/cwt	315.00–328.00	1,845	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	508	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,465	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	781	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,376	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,574	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	323.49/cwt	321.00–326.00	1,698	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	231.90/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,779	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,075	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	2,188	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	943	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	2,023	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	707	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,676	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,488	9
Heifers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,149	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	2,223	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	324.61/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,542	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,774	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	907	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,172	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	892	236.75/cwt	236.75–236.75	2,112	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,795	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	603	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,574	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,588	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	251.65/cwt	239.00–254.50	1,963	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	2,239	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	329.83/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,448	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	253.26/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,864	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	258.39/cwt	258.00–259.00	1,628	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	359.37/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,491	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,125	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	281.41/cwt	266.00–286.50	1,883	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	284.73/cwt	281.00–290.00	1,785	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	245.32/cwt	238.00–247.50	2,132	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	844	242.43/cwt	225.00–244.00	2,046	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,014	212.34/cwt	212.00–216.00	2,153	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	233.31/cwt	231.00–234.50	2,128	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	478	341.22/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,631	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	295.24/cwt	294.00–299.00	1,644	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,415	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	292.14/cwt	286.00–297.00	1,519	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	243.58/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,625	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,039	28

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 →

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Receipts 2,032Last week 990Year ago 3,251

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	472	320.00–334.00	328.77
22	500–550	535	302.50	302.50
9	550–600	571	266.00	266.00
4	600–650	635	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	1,275.00	1,275.00
19	400–450	439	328.00–340.00	329.83
9	450–500	475	323.00–328.00	324.61
12	500–550	520	286.00–297.00	292.14
29	550–600	585	276.00–281.00	280.14
23	600–650	630	258.00–259.00	258.39
24	650–700	667	239.00–249.00	243.58
16	700–750	739	240.00	240.00
283	750–800	794	245.00–247.50	247.07
149	800–850	844	225.00–244.00	242.43
57	850–900	878	242.00	242.00
7	950–1000	985	214.00	214.00
92	1000–1050	1,014	212.00–216.00	212.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	288.00	288.00
6	450–500	455	302.50	302.50
11	500–550	525	279.00	279.00
9	600–650	640	246.00	246.00
9	750–800	781	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	491	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	610	244.00	244.00
30	700–750	707	237.00	237.00
29	750–800	765	232.50	232.50
38	900–950	943	214.50	214.50
7	1050–1100	1,075	203.50	203.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1100–1150	1,149	193.50	193.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	700–750	709	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	410	345.00	345.00
28	450–500	478	327.00–347.00	341.22
4	500–550	508	339.00	339.00
51	550–600	572	315.00–328.00	322.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	417	310.00	310.00
12	450–500	488	321.00	321.00
18	500–550	525	321.00–326.00	323.49
6	550–600	585	275.00	275.00
5	600–650	611	267.50	267.50
11	800–850	831	231.00–233.00	231.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	603	261.00	261.00
29	700–750	745	241.00	241.00
44	850–900	892	236.75	236.75
115	900–950	907	239.50	239.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	388	372.50	372.50
14	400–450	415	355.00–367.50	359.37
6	450–500	455	349.00	349.00
20	500–550	515	348.00	348.00
16	550–600	557	294.00–299.00	295.24
30	600–650	627	281.00–290.00	284.73
39	650–700	669	266.00–286.50	281.41
17	700–750	736	250.00–258.00	253.26
111	750–800	780	239.00–254.50	251.65
28	800–850	814	250.50	250.50
181	850–900	869	238.00–247.50	245.32
29	900–950	912	231.00–234.50	233.31
5	950–1000	956	234.00	234.00
60	1000–1050	1,005	222.75	222.75

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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