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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 10, 2025

1,651 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.11/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,214/hd at 868 lb · 326 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $284.63/cwt +18.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,516/hd at 884 lb · 304 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.00/cwt -0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,867/hd at 633 lb · 169 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,651

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,560
420 420 3 411.00 $411.00 $1,726 +3.00
480 480 5 377.00 $377.00 $1,810 -9.13
500–541 520 33 357.00–371.00 $362.66 $1,886 -30.84
586 586 13 327.00 $327.00 $1,916 -19.89
604–645 622 29 330.00–340.00 $331.62 $2,063 -15.56
655–699 678 59 303.00–322.00 $312.37 $2,118 +0.37
707–725 713 13 298.00–301.00 $300.06 $2,139 +10.96
750–773 764 88 281.00–291.50 $289.87 $2,215 +6.92
835 835 6 273.00 $273.00 $2,280 -5.50
862–887 884 304 274.50–285.00 $284.63 $2,516 +18.24
953 953 68 269.25 $269.25 $2,566
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 4 350.00 $350.00 $1,855 -17.00
696 696 9 296.50 $296.50 $2,064
742 742 7 268.00 $268.00 $1,989
891 891 6 264.00 $264.00 $2,352

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411–434 426 11 368.00–382.00 $372.92 $1,589 +18.66
456–499 478 20 364.00–372.00 $369.31 $1,765 +2.38
509–530 522 24 330.00–334.00 $332.33 $1,735 -15.67
552–577 564 62 315.00–328.00 $321.13 $1,811 -15.17
615–636 633 169 290.00–300.00 $295.00 $1,867 +3.28
652–695 677 55 272.00–284.50 $278.30 $1,884 -0.37
700–735 728 140 270.50–278.00 $271.91 $1,980 -0.09
751–771 762 32 261.00–264.00 $262.78 $2,002 -2.99
809–844 830 133 248.50–260.00 $257.41 $2,137 -2.21
850–889 868 326 252.00–262.00 $255.11 $2,214 -2.63
920 920 7 235.00 $235.00 $2,162 -14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–495 485 12 335.00–350.00 $338.52 $1,642
586 586 6 287.00 $287.00 $1,682 -25.46
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
360 360 3 1,485.00 $1,485.00

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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.