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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 24, 2025

1,800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.62/cwt -0.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 833 lb · 367 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $272.05/cwt +11.48 vs last sale · ≈ $2,473/hd at 909 lb · 234 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $278.67/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,895/hd at 680 lb · 159 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,800

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 6 408.00 $408.00 $1,710 -9.50
458–492 479 34 379.00–395.00 $386.13 $1,850 +22.15
518 518 28 393.50 $393.50 $2,038 +48.74
551–596 579 67 339.00–359.00 $346.89 $2,008 +10.93
596 thin fleshed 596 46 364.50 $364.50 $2,172
603 603 28 346.00–357.00 $347.18 $2,093 +25.78
652 thin fleshed 652 15 330.00 $330.00 $2,152
653 653 3 312.00 $312.00 $2,037 +7.87
700–745 733 73 283.50–295.00 $289.10 $2,119 -3.27
755–784 773 89 280.00–284.00 $282.95 $2,187 -12.55
813 813 38 278.50 $278.50 $2,264 +4.53
886–892 888 73 257.50–270.00 $266.39 $2,366 +2.37
903–911 909 234 262.50–276.25 $272.05 $2,473 +11.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451 451 6 359.00 $359.00 $1,619
543 543 25 367.00 $367.00 $1,993 +36.00
570–598 578 37 328.00–333.00 $331.12 $1,914 +24.12
609–648 629 23 321.00–338.00 $328.87 $2,069
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
315 315 3 1,475.00 $1,475.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 4 381.00 $381.00 $1,406 +3.50
410 thin fleshed 410 3 386.00 $386.00 $1,583
418–434 428 24 352.00–357.00 $354.26 $1,516 -5.74
491–499 497 46 354.00–372.00 $366.93 $1,824 +35.44
531 531 15 348.00 $348.00 $1,848 +30.70
550–582 562 48 330.00–344.00 $336.30 $1,890 +20.95
603 thin fleshed 603 6 316.00 $316.00 $1,905
628–641 633 29 289.00–294.50 $291.72 $1,847 -1.08
659–699 680 159 272.00–283.00 $278.67 $1,895 -1.97
706 706 21 272.00 $272.00 $1,920 -1.66
750–756 756 84 251.00–266.50 $265.77 $2,009 -12.70
812–846 833 367 243.00–263.00 $259.62 $2,163 -0.65
864–881 872 143 248.50–266.00 $257.74 $2,247 +9.74
910 910 3 249.00 $249.00 $2,266
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–595 573 20 300.00–322.50 $312.46 $1,790 +16.71

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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.