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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 1, 2025

1,893 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $397.46/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,484/hd at 625 lb · 298 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.60/cwt ≈ $2,702/hd at 859 lb · 234 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $360.56/cwt -10.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,453/hd at 680 lb · 158 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,893 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–544 529 69 422.50–452.50 $434.65 $2,299 +2.65
561 fancy 561 40 439.00 $439.00 $2,463 —
550–599 577 63 411.00–425.00 $417.15 $2,407 +10.49
571–586 580 10 371.00–379.00 $375.85 $2,180 -30.81
600–648 625 298 381.00–408.00 $397.46 $2,484 -1.94
669 669 38 348.50 $348.50 $2,331 -22.50
659–695 684 120 355.00–374.00 $364.38 $2,492 -6.62
708 708 30 360.00 $360.00 $2,549 ±0.00
723–725 724 34 325.00–336.00 $332.11 $2,404 -27.89
760–777 768 75 322.00–338.00 $332.70 $2,555 +6.91
775 775 26 316.00 $316.00 $2,449 -9.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–421 406 10 460.00–462.50 $461.72 $1,875 —
462–497 483 26 415.00–469.00 $441.83 $2,134 +11.30
515 515 9 412.00 $412.00 $2,122 +19.63
575–599 588 26 389.00–394.00 $392.04 $2,305 +3.62
644–645 645 10 358.00–360.00 $359.00 $2,316 +12.00
675–686 681 44 340.00–357.00 $350.32 $2,386 +11.49
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
702 702 8 321.00 $321.00 $2,253 —
818 818 9 310.00 $310.00 $2,536 —
1042 1042 22 283.00 $283.00 $2,949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
427–432 429 14 422.50–440.00 $432.45 $1,855 -34.85
464–480 468 11 402.50–405.00 $403.20 $1,887 -34.80
522–547 531 75 402.50–412.50 $408.65 $2,170 +27.33
556–596 567 41 402.50–409.00 $404.94 $2,296 +44.51
583 fancy 583 31 414.00 $414.00 $2,414 —
599 599 5 348.00 $348.00 $2,085 -12.43
605 thin fleshed 605 6 399.00 $399.00 $2,414 —
611–646 622 87 351.00–379.00 $364.05 $2,264 +19.95
634–646 641 40 335.00–343.00 $340.38 $2,182 -3.72
650–685 669 130 325.00–341.00 $335.07 $2,242 +6.69
718 718 31 329.50 $329.50 $2,366 +24.00
755–783 768 20 296.00–316.00 $306.82 $2,356 -1.18
836 836 107 315.00 $315.00 $2,633 —
850–869 859 234 313.00–316.00 $314.60 $2,702 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–381 376 6 412.50–415.00 $413.73 $1,556 -11.27
512–546 520 38 372.50–397.00 $387.60 $2,016 +31.60
557 557 7 382.00 $382.00 $2,128 +40.92
620–626 622 29 339.00–344.00 $342.06 $2,128 +12.06
661–680 675 14 326.00 $326.00 $2,200 —

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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.