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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

2,970 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.24/cwt +11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $2,699/hd at 775 lb · 281 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $396.23/cwt -15.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,845/hd at 718 lb · 278 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $356.78/cwt -19.56 vs last sale · ≈ $2,985/hd at 837 lb · 267 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,970

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323 323 6 650.00 $650.00 $2,100
371 371 3 530.00 $530.00 $1,966 +0.34
400–412 410 16 560.00–570.00 $561.83 $2,304 +61.83
457–477 467 33 550.00–567.00 $562.87 $2,629 -0.13
515–524 thin fleshed 519 18 517.00–520.00 $518.65 $2,692
533 533 4 442.50 $442.50 $2,359 -78.63
526–547 542 54 482.50–497.50 $494.81 $2,682 -26.32
551 thin fleshed 551 20 489.00 $489.00 $2,694
557–595 574 20 454.00–470.00 $462.04 $2,652 -14.52
600–644 625 189 437.50–450.00 $441.86 $2,762 -0.19
665–696 677 77 408.00–428.00 $418.20 $2,831 -13.30
704–740 718 278 386.00–400.00 $396.23 $2,845 -15.94
758–790 777 215 369.00–381.50 $377.74 $2,935 -7.41
820 820 4 349.50 $349.50 $2,866 -26.84
809–847 837 263 345.00–365.00 $356.89 $2,987 -19.45
851–895 870 169 338.25–353.00 $348.20 $3,029
905 905 16 346.00 $346.00 $3,131 -8.22
943 943 9 321.00 $321.00 $3,027 -33.22
984 984 59 325.00 $325.00 $3,198
1013–1048 1044 81 324.50–325.50 $325.38 $3,397
1052 1052 7 316.00 $316.00 $3,324
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
456–461 459 8 530.00–532.50 $530.93 $2,437 -4.48
543 543 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,579 -8.73
592–596 593 41 446.00–448.00 $447.66 $2,655 -3.76
666–698 690 47 404.00–407.00 $405.68 $2,799 -4.58

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328–330 329 7 570.00–585.00 $576.45 $1,897
365–390 381 20 535.00–550.00 $541.85 $2,064 +6.85
429 thin fleshed 429 9 535.00 $535.00 $2,295
432–443 438 11 496.00–507.50 $502.34 $2,200 +36.34
463–494 487 28 458.00–476.00 $461.66 $2,248 -3.41
501–515 506 74 462.00–477.00 $467.31 $2,365 +40.65
546–548 546 16 425.00–427.00 $426.62 $2,329 -0.04
550–564 558 41 424.00–438.00 $428.83 $2,393 +7.97
615 615 16 417.00 $417.00 $2,565 +21.68
606–643 628 127 385.00–402.50 $393.33 $2,470 -1.99
657–690 672 168 377.00–397.00 $383.36 $2,576 +5.57
718–719 thin fleshed 718 36 380.00–386.00 $384.67 $2,762
710–746 727 177 346.00–366.00 $352.73 $2,564 -4.65
760–764 763 70 372.00–381.00 $379.72 $2,897 +42.72
756–791 779 211 335.50–342.00 $337.80 $2,631 +0.80
824–849 839 114 324.50–331.00 $328.95 $2,760
857 857 91 357.00 $357.00 $3,059 +19.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
501–528 512 22 438.00–455.00 $447.83 $2,293 +41.06
560–593 587 27 405.00–416.00 $414.44 $2,433 +17.59
626–643 634 35 367.50–380.00 $374.49 $2,374 +1.59
670–689 682 29 356.00–376.00 $363.98 $2,482 +5.44

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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.