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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 18, 2025

2,579 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.48/cwt +46.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,818/hd at 830 lb · 1,374 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $342.75/cwt ≈ $2,996/hd at 874 lb · 235 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $333.40/cwt +48.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,924/hd at 877 lb · 131 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,579 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 7 495.00 $495.00 $1,871 —
436 436 5 544.00 $544.00 $2,372 —
476 476 18 472.50 $472.50 $2,249 +45.50
506–539 520 32 482.50–495.00 $487.75 $2,536 +81.93
557–583 566 12 432.50–450.00 $443.38 $2,510 —
612–625 620 12 400.00–412.00 $407.06 $2,524 +47.59
653–672 665 8 364.00–376.00 $368.42 $2,450 —
705–731 712 79 363.00–378.00 $375.48 $2,673 +51.58
769–787 772 33 349.00–369.00 $352.09 $2,718 +23.09
868–881 872 214 335.50–348.00 $344.05 $3,000 —
897 897 21 329.50 $329.50 $2,956 —
927 927 79 330.50 $330.50 $3,064 +29.97
1136 1136 42 276.00 $276.00 $3,135 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 4 512.50 $512.50 $2,296 —
530 530 5 455.00 $455.00 $2,412 —
599 599 25 419.00 $419.00 $2,510 —
626–649 640 8 378.00–398.00 $385.33 $2,466 —
731–738 736 12 344.00–356.00 $347.97 $2,561 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
330 330 3 1,975.00 $1,975.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377–380 378 9 474.00–480.00 $476.01 $1,799 —
453–476 463 9 460.00–477.50 $469.51 $2,174 +80.86
508–519 516 12 425.00–435.00 $432.54 $2,232 +41.54
594–599 596 14 375.00–390.00 $384.61 $2,292 +47.80
603–643 625 42 372.00–388.00 $375.72 $2,348 +61.98
673 673 52 326.00 $326.00 $2,194 +6.25
708–722 712 22 346.00–361.00 $353.25 $2,515 +48.10
763–797 791 94 326.00–342.00 $330.25 $2,612 —
792 792 17 315.00 $315.00 $2,495 —
808–844 830 1,374 324.50–343.00 $339.48 $2,818 +46.41
855–886 877 131 326.00–336.00 $333.40 $2,924 +65.40
956 956 97 299.50 $299.50 $2,863 —
1051 1051 6 271.00 $271.00 $2,848 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 6 452.00 $452.00 $2,079 —
521–540 532 14 383.00–395.00 $389.78 $2,074 +35.78
608 608 3 358.00 $358.00 $2,177 —
730–736 731 22 330.00–331.00 $330.77 $2,418 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
302 302 7 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 6 490.00 $490.00 $2,009 —
528 528 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,112 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 7 312.50 $312.50 $1,609 —
623 623 13 287.50 $287.50 $1,791 —

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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.