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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, June 29, 2026

1,265 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (115)

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $355.01/cwt +32.51 vs last sale · ≈ $3,135/hd at 883 lb · 200 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $417.17/cwt +15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $3,029/hd at 726 lb · 143 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.45/cwt +29.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,982/hd at 846 lb · 130 head
West Point, NE 8-weight heifers sold at $354/cwt, in line with the state average—$2/cwt below the NE average ($356) and $10/cwt under Crawford, NE ($364). Receipts ran 1,265 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,265 1,459 0
Feeder cattle 1,265 1,459 0

Compared to three weeks ago, most weights of steers sold 15.00 higher and heifers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good with from a large crowd of order and farmer feeder buyers. Most of the calves and yearlings came out of backgrounding lots with some grazing on cover crops. Flesh on the cattle was mostly medium with a few fleshy feeders in the run. Buk of the run sold in small packages with a few load lots of yearlings.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 thin fleshed 406 9 642.50 $642.50 $2,609
497 thin fleshed 497 10 583.00 $583.00 $2,898
543–546 544 7 506.00–537.50 $523.96 $2,850
591 thin fleshed 591 13 489.00 $489.00 $2,890
600–611 603 11 482.00–486.00 $483.11 $2,913 +19.11
652–655 654 34 442.00–449.00 $444.67 $2,908 +26.93
717–738 726 143 411.00–427.00 $417.17 $3,029 +15.34
750–765 752 75 396.00–400.00 $399.46 $3,004 +18.78
833–845 836 37 358.00–360.00 $358.49 $2,997
857–897 892 40 358.50–366.00 $359.40 $3,206
953–975 957 129 335.00–347.50 $344.97 $3,301 +14.97
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 17 455.00 $455.00 $2,616
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611–625 616 16 450.00–464.00 $455.32 $2,805 +25.93

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 thin fleshed 382 6 570.00 $570.00 $2,177
490 thin fleshed 490 13 486.00 $486.00 $2,381
531–542 534 17 452.00–465.00 $455.11 $2,430 -6.22
611 611 5 440.00 $440.00 $2,688 +40.55
635 635 28 426.00 $426.00 $2,705 +26.55
655–678 668 7 393.00–399.00 $396.48 $2,648 +4.03
671–673 672 80 401.50–413.00 $407.03 $2,735 +14.58
701–723 717 41 380.50–393.00 $383.51 $2,750 +23.43
750 750 82 370.00 $370.00 $2,775 +17.32
775–787 781 14 341.00–343.50 $342.26 $2,673 -10.42
843–848 846 130 343.00–360.75 $352.45 $2,982 +29.45
876–887 883 200 349.75–363.00 $355.01 $3,135 +32.51
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–596 593 14 427.00–429.00 $427.99 $2,538
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
197 197 8 1,775.00 $1,775.00

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Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 6 211.00 $211.00 $2,268

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high 421.45 low 345.18 Aug 2025 Jun 2026

700–749 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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