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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 7, 2025

2,267 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.70/cwt -4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,224/hd at 873 lb · 435 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $259.38/cwt -12.96 vs last sale · ≈ $2,404/hd at 927 lb · 208 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.46/cwt -7.67 vs last sale · ≈ $2,065/hd at 772 lb · 132 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,267 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–392 367 32 406.00–436.00 $422.52 $1,551 -52.48
414–442 unweaned 427 38 377.50–391.00 $383.76 $1,639 —
474–495 488 15 387.50–389.00 $387.99 $1,893 -32.01
491 unweaned 491 6 362.00 $362.00 $1,777 —
515 515 9 340.00 $340.00 $1,751 -21.46
520–531 unweaned 527 56 350.00–361.00 $358.79 $1,891 —
511–541 530 25 359.00–364.00 $361.10 $1,914 -0.36
556–575 563 58 349.00–360.00 $354.91 $1,998 +23.67
585 585 10 346.00 $346.00 $2,024 +14.76
605–608 607 57 360.50–363.00 $361.78 $2,196 +16.67
664 unweaned 664 7 319.00 $319.00 $2,118 —
666–687 679 41 320.00–326.00 $322.15 $2,187 -3.55
715 715 10 295.00 $295.00 $2,109 -10.72
754–793 768 59 271.00–279.00 $274.48 $2,108 -31.47
821–824 823 42 278.00–283.50 $282.46 $2,325 -5.04
899 899 30 266.50 $266.50 $2,396 -11.62
913–938 927 208 257.00–265.00 $259.38 $2,404 -12.96
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–372 366 14 401.00 $401.00 $1,468 —
430–446 443 17 381.00–409.00 $385.79 $1,709 —
470–498 486 25 349.00–366.00 $361.24 $1,756 -16.76
562–593 581 67 326.00–347.00 $336.65 $1,956 —
600–641 616 38 323.00–344.00 $328.78 $2,025 +0.78
790 790 10 261.00 $261.00 $2,062 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 8 380.00 $380.00 $1,311 —
362–398 385 22 372.00–380.00 $378.16 $1,456 -36.84
405–427 420 12 376.00 $376.00 $1,579 -72.00
443 unweaned 443 5 348.00 $348.00 $1,542 —
457–491 unweaned 466 35 357.00 $357.00 $1,664 —
460–493 471 77 353.00–377.00 $366.34 $1,725 -13.83
503–538 519 49 341.00–353.00 $348.66 $1,810 +6.59
534–536 unweaned 535 38 340.00–341.00 $340.21 $1,820 —
555–567 561 38 330.00–350.50 $340.36 $1,909 +21.26
601–648 621 51 288.00–305.00 $297.94 $1,850 -13.63
650–688 671 105 279.00–287.00 $281.56 $1,889 -17.46
701–733 712 98 257.00–271.00 $269.46 $1,919 -17.22
755–783 772 132 264.50–269.00 $267.46 $2,065 -7.67
805 805 21 252.00 $252.00 $2,029 —
825 825 29 271.00 $271.00 $2,236 +13.98
860–882 873 435 251.75–265.00 $254.70 $2,224 -4.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 12 366.00 $366.00 $1,519 —
430 thin fleshed 430 5 381.00 $381.00 $1,638 —
463–497 476 29 331.00–352.00 $345.16 $1,643 -9.84
543 543 21 315.00–316.00 $315.38 $1,713 —
557–593 585 45 298.00–321.00 $315.54 $1,846 —
587 thin fleshed 587 29 314.00 $314.00 $1,843 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
268–276 273 7 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,289.47 —
352–366 357 9 1,325.00–1,385.00 $1,364.48 —
761–781 778 70 2,075.00–2,305.00 $2,279.28 -137.58

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Beef/Dairy Heifers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 6 213.00 $213.00 $1,278 —

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
701 701 5 219.00 $219.00 $1,535 —

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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.