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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 24, 2025

1,880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $278.12/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,450/hd at 881 lb · 342 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $338.88/cwt +26.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,281/hd at 673 lb · 172 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $305.95/cwt +16.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,356/hd at 770 lb · 137 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,880 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
399 399 11 475.00 $475.00 $1,895 +60.00
462 thin fleshed 462 15 441.00 $441.00 $2,037 —
470 470 13 420.00 $420.00 $1,974 +43.00
510–546 531 31 354.00–372.50 $361.46 $1,919 -1.20
580 thin fleshed 580 13 365.00 $365.00 $2,117 —
589–594 590 17 331.00–332.00 $331.24 $1,954 +4.24
610–623 616 24 339.00–355.00 $345.11 $2,126 +13.49
668 thin fleshed 668 109 346.50 $346.50 $2,315 —
662–695 682 63 319.00–327.50 $325.70 $2,221 +13.33
730–743 740 34 303.50–312.00 $305.72 $2,262 +5.66
758–772 770 137 292.00–308.50 $305.95 $2,356 +16.08
816 816 24 287.50 $287.50 $2,346 +14.50
862–894 881 342 273.00–279.75 $278.12 $2,450 -6.51
907–948 912 60 256.00–275.00 $272.34 $2,484 —
954 954 72 269.50 $269.50 $2,571 +0.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 5 378.00 $378.00 $1,833 —
632 632 6 328.00 $328.00 $2,073 —
676–690 681 9 300.00–317.00 $311.26 $2,120 +14.76
757 757 7 281.00 $281.00 $2,127 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
731 731 20 2,325.00 $2,325.00 —
757–797 771 80 2,400.00–2,450.00 $2,416.86 —
802 802 9 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —
851–860 858 363 2,500.00–2,575.00 $2,561.60 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373 373 10 415.00 $415.00 $1,548 —
415 415 4 448.00 $448.00 $1,859 +75.08
460–491 483 15 377.50–388.00 $380.17 $1,836 +10.86
508–545 526 15 334.00–350.00 $342.07 $1,799 +9.74
551 thin fleshed 551 12 343.00 $343.00 $1,890 —
578–592 582 34 311.00–323.00 $319.10 $1,857 -2.03
610–637 621 26 303.00–321.00 $311.57 $1,935 +16.57
645 thin fleshed 645 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,225 —
658–672 670 23 298.00–299.50 $299.02 $2,003 +20.72
701–735 721 87 280.00–295.00 $286.68 $2,067 +14.77
754–761 759 24 273.00–276.00 $275.13 $2,088 +12.35
837–843 841 36 255.50–260.50 $257.02 $2,162 -0.39
869 869 77 258.75 $258.75 $2,249 +3.64
948 948 3 234.00 $234.00 $2,218 -1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 3 355.00 $355.00 $1,651 +16.48
641 641 13 300.50 $300.50 $1,926 —
748 748 25 274.50 $274.50 $2,053 —

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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.