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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

2,035 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $264.78/cwt +10.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,332/hd at 881 lb · 471 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $284.70/cwt +25.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,611/hd at 917 lb · 471 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $270.76/cwt +7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,228/hd at 823 lb · 339 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,035

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 3 512.50 $512.50 $1,630
370–375 372 7 477.50–480.00 $478.92 $1,782 +56.40
426 426 8 465.00 $465.00 $1,981
466–495 484 49 400.00–419.00 $407.37 $1,972 +19.38
504 thin fleshed 504 24 413.00 $413.00 $2,082
532–545 539 11 380.00–392.00 $386.62 $2,084 +25.52
568–593 587 40 358.00–373.00 $367.93 $2,160 +21.93
613 613 35 368.00–377.00 $371.34 $2,276 +9.56
672–690 681 24 299.00–318.00 $308.63 $2,102 -13.52
668–685 684 72 324.00–341.00 $329.14 $2,251 +6.99
731–749 745 21 305.00–324.00 $319.56 $2,381 +24.56
750–768 757 30 299.00–307.00 $303.01 $2,294 +28.53
841 841 20 292.00 $292.00 $2,456 +9.54
873–898 889 29 289.00–291.00 $290.25 $2,580 +23.75
903–939 917 471 273.50–292.00 $284.70 $2,611 +25.32
1036 1036 60 257.50 $257.50 $2,668
1056 1056 55 254.75 $254.75 $2,690
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 4 434.00 $434.00 $1,914 +48.21
493 493 4 385.00 $385.00 $1,898 +23.76
540 540 3 351.00 $351.00 $1,895
597 597 17 346.50 $346.50 $2,069 +9.85
600–633 624 13 337.50–347.00 $343.61 $2,144 +14.83

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 5 485.00 $485.00 $1,479
355 355 5 450.00 $450.00 $1,598 +71.84
413–445 440 22 385.00–400.00 $388.99 $1,712 +12.99
451 thin fleshed 451 3 392.50 $392.50 $1,770
471–498 479 26 371.00 $371.00 $1,777 +4.66
520–535 529 10 363.00–375.00 $367.72 $1,945 +19.06
535–548 545 16 326.00–339.00 $335.81 $1,830 -12.85
570–597 585 18 328.00–334.00 $329.78 $1,929 -10.58
671–684 678 10 295.50–298.00 $296.74 $2,012 +15.18
729–747 735 85 284.50–286.75 $285.72 $2,100 +16.26
768–779 776 13 273.00–277.00 $274.22 $2,128 +6.76
813–832 823 339 269.25–273.00 $270.76 $2,228 -0.24
857 857 24 290.00 $290.00 $2,485 +35.30
862–892 882 447 255.00–270.25 $263.43 $2,323 +8.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 3 420.00 $420.00 $1,579
401 401 4 378.00 $378.00 $1,516 +12.00
518 518 5 338.00 $338.00 $1,751 +22.62

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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.