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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 6, 2025

1,962 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.03/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,949/hd at 875 lb · 628 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $344.49/cwt +5.01 vs last sale · ≈ $2,821/hd at 819 lb · 341 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $334.09/cwt +3.59 vs last sale · ≈ $3,114/hd at 932 lb · 141 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,962 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 9 602.00 $602.00 $1,993 —
381–385 384 9 527.50–535.00 $529.98 $2,035 +34.98
439–446 443 21 468.00–477.50 $472.49 $2,093 -71.51
444 fancy 444 16 514.00 $514.00 $2,282 —
454 fancy 454 15 530.00 $530.00 $2,406 —
470 470 11 487.50–505.00 $495.45 $2,329 +22.95
518 fancy 518 23 496.00 $496.00 $2,569 —
510–549 539 50 456.00–475.00 $466.61 $2,515 -21.14
576–586 581 13 390.00–407.50 $398.15 $2,313 -45.23
611–637 626 25 371.00–384.00 $375.46 $2,350 -31.60
657–696 unweaned 667 12 340.00–359.00 $354.04 $2,361 —
680 680 16 377.00 $377.00 $2,564 +8.58
730 730 6 363.00 $363.00 $2,650 -12.48
764–790 779 14 357.00–366.00 $360.78 $2,810 +8.69
801–826 815 41 351.00–355.00 $352.83 $2,876 —
872 872 14 335.00 $335.00 $2,921 -9.05
930–937 932 141 329.00–336.50 $334.09 $3,114 +3.59
952–968 963 95 329.50–333.00 $330.67 $3,184 —
1031–1045 1033 106 308.50–310.00 $308.76 $3,189 —
1066 1066 102 318.50 $318.50 $3,395 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 5 502.50 $502.50 $1,960 —
490 490 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,352 —
539 539 6 432.50 $432.50 $2,331 -22.50
591 591 3 360.00 $360.00 $2,128 -59.00
648 648 16 352.50 $352.50 $2,284 -32.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–336 330 12 575.00–585.00 $580.00 $1,914 —
372–382 376 16 515.00–535.00 $526.12 $1,978 +50.11
404–413 406 24 480.00–490.00 $487.46 $1,979 —
470–495 475 19 435.00–450.00 $446.71 $2,122 -22.80
506–512 509 42 420.00–426.00 $423.99 $2,158 -8.55
567 567 12 383.00 $383.00 $2,172 -1.61
610–620 614 21 354.00–370.00 $362.07 $2,223 -13.65
661 661 6 352.00 $352.00 $2,327 +26.00
726–749 741 15 342.00–349.00 $343.83 $2,548 -9.42
776 776 23 334.00 $334.00 $2,592 +3.75
810–834 819 341 335.00–348.00 $344.49 $2,821 +5.01
857–889 875 628 331.00–349.50 $337.03 $2,949 +3.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–448 421 13 455.00–460.00 $458.77 $1,931 —
592 592 8 356.00 $356.00 $2,108 —
636 636 8 342.50 $342.50 $2,178 -15.50

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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.