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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 12, 2025

1,336 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.47/cwt +17.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,441/hd at 864 lb · 286 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $296.67/cwt +11.97 vs last sale · ≈ $2,715/hd at 915 lb · 262 head
heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $286.41/cwt ≈ $2,732/hd at 954 lb · 190 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,336

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 18 510.00 $510.00 $1,912 +31.08
465–486 469 36 447.50–463.00 $460.32 $2,159 +52.95
510 unweaned 510 8 420.00 $420.00 $2,142
558–593 578 39 378.00–390.00 $386.93 $2,236 +19.00
602–640 612 32 360.00–384.00 $375.96 $2,301 +4.62
662–683 677 23 353.00–367.50 $356.78 $2,415 +48.15
706–710 709 9 321.00–323.00 $322.34 $2,285
815–835 826 54 293.00–309.50 $305.16 $2,521 +13.16
872–892 884 104 291.50–296.50 $293.59 $2,595 +3.34
910–948 915 262 284.50–300.25 $296.67 $2,715 +11.97
954 954 128 290.00 $290.00 $2,767
954 954 62 279.00 $279.00 $2,662
1000 1000 60 271.50 $271.50 $2,715
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–445 420 7 432.50 $432.50 $1,816 -1.50
730 730 5 307.00 $307.00 $2,241
867 867 7 290.00 $290.00 $2,514
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1103 1103 6 226.00 $226.00 $2,493

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 10 520.00 $520.00 $1,747 +35.00
413–433 428 34 415.00–455.00 $424.08 $1,815 +35.09
456–485 470 22 382.00–389.00 $386.25 $1,815 +15.25
541–546 543 33 360.00–362.00 $360.91 $1,960 +25.10
570 570 6 351.00 $351.00 $2,001 +21.22
610 610 7 345.00 $345.00 $2,104
650–690 679 22 304.00–311.00 $305.83 $2,077 +9.09
700–715 705 22 304.50–312.00 $309.58 $2,183 +23.86
857–869 864 286 278.75–285.00 $282.47 $2,441 -7.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–594 589 20 328.00–332.00 $331.02 $1,950

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Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
726 726 5 268.00 $268.00 $1,946

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Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 5 182.50 $182.50 $1,615
983 983 4 181.00 $181.00 $1,779

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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.