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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 10, 2025

2,458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $304.13/cwt -9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,071/hd at 681 lb · 314 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.66/cwt -6.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 722 lb · 246 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $295.50/cwt +15.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,228/hd at 754 lb · 234 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,458

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–378 371 11 427.50–434.00 $432.19 $1,603 +16.19
407 407 7 417.50 $417.50 $1,699 +22.14
455 thin fleshed 455 14 381.00 $381.00 $1,734
489–492 491 14 358.00–370.00 $363.98 $1,787 -18.86
513–534 528 50 336.00–352.00 $344.76 $1,820 -21.11
555–594 573 163 325.00–340.00 $335.96 $1,925 -15.53
600–643 624 82 311.00–331.00 $321.40 $2,006 -18.25
653–694 681 314 294.50–309.00 $304.13 $2,071 -9.49
707–738 717 179 282.00–300.00 $292.37 $2,096 -7.16
752–755 754 234 294.00–296.25 $295.50 $2,228 +15.93
832–842 833 69 257.50–275.00 $273.97 $2,282 -7.44
880–893 890 95 261.50–265.25 $264.02 $2,350
908–916 915 37 257.00–261.00 $260.57 $2,384 -10.43
1015 1015 22 245.00 $245.00 $2,487
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 5 386.00 $386.00 $1,494
434 434 12 381.00 $381.00 $1,654
542 542 7 331.00 $331.00 $1,794
575 575 4 307.00 $307.00 $1,765 -24.56
671 671 7 288.00 $288.00 $1,932 -13.00
751–791 776 30 265.00–275.50 $268.75 $2,086

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
343 343 14 415.00 $415.00 $1,423
376 376 4 377.50 $377.50 $1,419
400–421 418 50 358.00–366.50 $360.00 $1,505 -22.00
457–498 473 18 324.00–338.00 $331.49 $1,568 -36.74
520–541 529 38 315.00–325.00 $317.30 $1,679 -15.70
556 thin fleshed 556 11 335.00 $335.00 $1,863
552–593 564 144 307.00–322.00 $315.35 $1,779 -15.93
600–649 633 131 287.00–299.00 $292.80 $1,853 -3.80
650–686 668 124 275.00–288.00 $280.64 $1,875 -4.33
700–739 722 246 260.00–276.50 $273.66 $1,976 -6.84
752–779 772 34 264.00–283.50 $278.47 $2,150 +10.81
800–825 820 216 250.00–261.00 $260.27 $2,134 +9.27
861 861 14 248.00 $248.00 $2,135 -1.00
1015 1015 9 226.00 $226.00 $2,294
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 4 313.00 $313.00 $1,549
587–598 590 45 295.00–296.00 $295.75 $1,745 -2.25

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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.