West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 22, 2022

3,609 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.61/cwt +24.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,391/hd at 820 lb · 701 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $176.32/cwt +33.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 960 lb · 272 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.86/cwt ≈ $1,204/hd at 666 lb · 183 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,609	1,381	3,464
Feeder cattle	3,609	1,381	3,464

Market comments — USDA reporter

First reported sale since June, a market comparison is not applicable. Large crowd was on hand for the annual customer appreciation BBQ sale. The sale was fast paced from start to finish as buyers in-house and on the internet bid readily for bawling calves, weaned calves and feeder cattle. Some feeders came off of short dry summer grass. Most calves had spring vaccinations with a few lots having a second round of shots. Few, more than normal bawling calves on hand Monday due to the dry pasture conditions in the local trade area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–372	371	10	240.00–249.00	$244.49	$907	—
419–446	428	56	223.75–237.00	$231.30	$990	—
453–499	464	65	229.50–237.50	$236.55	$1,098	+15.48
506	506	8	225.00	$225.00	$1,138	—
559–580	574	73	215.00–231.50	$222.16	$1,275	+26.16
619 thin fleshed	619	19	209.50	$209.50	$1,297	—
632–643	635	39	194.00–201.00	$195.89	$1,244	+4.82
652–685	663	125	200.00–205.00	$202.47	$1,342	—
705–741	730	145	200.00–206.25	$202.73	$1,480	+29.73
755–764	763	76	183.25–183.50	$183.29	$1,399	—
781 thin fleshed	781	69	196.00	$196.00	$1,531	—
802	802	40	178.00	$178.00	$1,428	—
800–842	835	131	182.00–187.75	$185.60	$1,550	+28.85
851–888	865	54	183.50–187.25	$184.96	$1,600	+25.93
932–939	933	80	172.50–177.10	$176.17	$1,644	—
949	949	24	164.50	$164.50	$1,561	—
959–961	960	272	174.35–177.00	$176.32	$1,693	+33.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–446	441	12	219.00–221.50	$220.90	$974	—
471–498	487	10	220.00–224.25	$222.61	$1,084	+14.00
525 thin fleshed	525	10	213.00	$213.00	$1,118	—
538–547	542	12	204.00	$204.00	$1,106	—
563 thin fleshed	563	8	216.00	$216.00	$1,216	+13.00
552–594	584	32	191.00–203.50	$197.62	$1,154	—
608	608	10	190.00	$190.00	$1,155	+8.00
650–672	663	21	191.00–198.00	$194.52	$1,290	+20.52
706–742	736	71	190.00–198.50	$194.41	$1,431	+23.41

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
509	509	7	210.00	$210.00	$1,069	—
876	876	17	175.00	$175.00	$1,533	—
943–945	943	49	164.50–165.25	$164.65	$1,553	—
981	981	17	160.00	$160.00	$1,570	—
1021	1021	7	157.00	$157.00	$1,603	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
848 thin fleshed	848	19	156.00	$156.00	$1,323	—
1057 thin fleshed	1057	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,480	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
206	206	5	585.00	$585.00	—
284	284	5	750.00	$750.00	—
314–333	324	17	800.00–810.00	$805.44	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
310–327	319	23	850.00–885.00	$868.73	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	5	149.00	$149.00	$665	—
806	806	7	146.00	$146.00	$1,177	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	13	226.00	$226.00	$782	+1.00
385–389	387	18	210.00–212.00	$210.83	$816	—
401–434	417	87	204.00–211.00	$205.96	$859	+10.21
466–495	480	15	190.00–195.00	$192.41	$924	+3.01
513	513	12	204.00	$204.00	$1,047	+30.82
515–538	520	67	205.50–209.50	$207.55	$1,079	+34.37
553–583	573	35	185.00–192.00	$188.05	$1,078	+20.76
603–647	641	74	176.00–188.00	$180.47	$1,157	-0.03
650–697	663	153	178.00–184.50	$181.32	$1,202	—
680	680	30	178.50	$178.50	$1,214	—
705–744	739	47	170.25–179.00	$172.01	$1,271	—
763–796	777	131	168.00–177.75	$171.48	$1,332	+17.54
804	804	8	156.00	$156.00	$1,254	+4.64
801–848	820	693	165.50–172.75	$169.77	$1,392	+18.41
890–892	891	27	151.50–153.50	$152.17	$1,356	+11.92
971–994	991	33	150.00–151.50	$150.22	$1,489	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
449	449	5	201.50	$201.50	$905	—
466	466	6	187.00	$187.00	$871	—
508–540 thin fleshed	529	26	190.75–201.50	$194.32	$1,028	—
528–531	529	19	187.00–194.00	$189.59	$1,003	—
572	572	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,024	—
687	687	29	176.00	$176.00	$1,209	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
324–335	328	16	750.00–785.00	$763.40	—
357	357	21	900.00	$900.00	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	7	187.00	$187.00	$879	—
678	678	6	172.75	$172.75	$1,171	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
405	405	6	875.00	$875.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
576	576	16	172.00	$172.00	$991	—
732	732	17	149.00	$149.00	$1,091	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
852	852	17	118.50	$118.50	$1,010	—

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Reading this report

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.