Name: West Point Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, cattle trended steady to higher. Had a nice run of fall calves on the sale, with the majority of them being weaned at least 30 days and preconditioned. An outstanding run of yearling cattle. Demand was good with a good group of buyers in the seats and an active internet bid. Next sale is April 27th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $458.98/cwt on 131 head, up $11.67 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 16 comparable sales and sits +16.56 against this barn's trailing median of $442.42.

Average price

$458.98

▲ 11.67 vs prior sale

131 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$22.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.69

vs NE average

+31.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	464.25	2,573	100
Medium and Large 1-2	547	441.95	2,417	31

One grade step is worth $22.30/cwt here — about $156 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

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $458.98, low $400.66, median $442.42 across 16 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 sale131 hd

458.98

—

NE average5 barns · 1,239 hd

464.66

−5.69

National average182 barns · 12,591 hd

427.39

+31.59

This barn, trailing median16 sales

442.42

+16.56

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

48 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 1-2	500–550	517	513.24/cwt	502.00–520.00	2,653	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	561	464.22/cwt	462.00–467.00	2,604	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	608	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,645	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	462	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,449	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	367.23/cwt	362.00–376.00	2,670	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	568	499.98/cwt	495.00–501.00	2,840	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	322.75/cwt	318.00–332.00	2,821	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	297.24/cwt	295.00–298.50	2,910	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	837	339.93/cwt	333.00–346.00	2,845	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	383.29/cwt	377.00–392.00	2,610	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	519	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	2,608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	437.26/cwt	429.00–441.00	2,737	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	406.27/cwt	398.50–413.50	2,962	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	380.26/cwt	376.00–385.00	2,962	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	323.34/cwt	320.00–324.00	2,700	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	450.98/cwt	444.00–462.00	2,399	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	547.18/cwt	542.00–555.00	2,347	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	888	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,064	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	659	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,570	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	922	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	828	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	503.53/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,427	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	482.12/cwt	474.00–489.00	2,546	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	935	3,286.30/head	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,286	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	766	2,942.30/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,942	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	894	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	950–1000	995	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	364.46/cwt	356.50–375.50	3,000	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	462.85/cwt	452.50–465.00	2,703	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	805	2,835.00/head	2,835.00–2,835.00	2,835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	535.84/cwt	530.00–542.50	2,808	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	409.50/cwt	409.50–409.50	3,071	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	401.96/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,581	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	421.45/cwt	416.50–434.00	3,072	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	347.85/cwt	345.00–356.00	2,696	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	434.02/cwt	422.50–442.00	2,543	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	464.24/cwt	452.00–470.00	2,832	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	647.50/cwt	647.50–647.50	2,739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	2,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	436.59/cwt	432.00–442.00	2,991	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	472	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	993	327.15/cwt	320.00–330.00	3,249	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	352.96/cwt	344.50–355.50	3,233	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	366.81/cwt	360.00–367.50	3,206	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	546.91/cwt	542.50–550.00	2,592	22

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	500–550	517	502.00–520.00	513.24
57	600–650	626	429.00–441.00	437.26
45	700–750	729	398.50–413.50	406.27
39	750–800	779	376.00–385.00	380.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	472	600.00	600.00
23	550–600	568	495.00–501.00	499.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	650–700	659	390.00	390.00
3	800–850	828	355.00	355.00
24	850–900	888	345.00	345.00
13	900–950	922	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	311	680.00	680.00
17	400–450	423	647.50	647.50
22	450–500	474	542.50–550.00	546.91
27	500–550	524	530.00–542.50	535.84
42	550–600	584	452.50–465.00	462.85
19	600–650	610	452.00–470.00	464.24
61	650–700	685	432.00–442.00	436.59
58	700–750	729	416.50–434.00	421.45
22	750–800	750	409.50	409.50
166	800–850	823	356.50–375.50	364.46
74	850–900	874	360.00–367.50	366.81
116	900–950	916	344.50–355.50	352.96
197	950–1000	993	320.00–330.00	327.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	462	530.00	530.00
8	500–550	519	502.50	502.50
31	550–600	561	462.00–467.00	464.22
18	600–650	608	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	395	567.50	567.50
13	400–450	429	542.00–555.00	547.18
43	450–500	482	495.00–510.00	503.53
32	500–550	528	474.00–489.00	482.12
29	550–600	586	422.50–442.00	434.02
46	600–650	642	390.00–409.00	401.96
78	650–700	681	377.00–392.00	383.29
186	700–750	727	362.00–376.00	367.23
135	750–800	775	345.00–356.00	347.85
102	800–850	837	333.00–346.00	339.93
134	850–900	874	318.00–332.00	322.75
110	950–1000	979	295.00–298.50	297.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	487	484.00	484.00
23	500–550	532	444.00–462.00	450.98
8	550–600	590	416.00	416.00
49	800–850	835	320.00–324.00	323.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
35	750–800	766	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,942.30
12	800–850	805	2,835.00	2,835.00
29	850–900	894	3,050.00	3,050.00
131	900–950	935	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,286.30
14	950–1000	995	3,225.00	3,225.00

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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