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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 19, 2026

1,781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $368.08/cwt -9.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,856/hd at 776 lb · 318 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $405.75/cwt -12.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,771/hd at 683 lb · 219 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.92/cwt -8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,568/hd at 685 lb · 193 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,781

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 3 600.00 $600.00 $2,268 +70.00
406 406 8 589.00 $589.00 $2,391 +27.17
456 456 6 542.50 $542.50 $2,474 -20.37
516–518 517 37 527.00–533.00 $530.56 $2,743 +88.06
559–577 570 16 473.00–487.50 $482.17 $2,748 +20.13
615–625 621 33 455.00–460.00 $456.80 $2,837 +14.94
658–698 683 219 396.00–416.00 $405.75 $2,771 -12.45
702–733 720 77 385.00–397.00 $390.88 $2,814 -5.35
759–786 776 318 359.00–372.00 $368.08 $2,856 -9.66
803–834 820 125 351.00–356.00 $355.88 $2,918 +6.38
855–880 871 75 344.00–350.00 $345.41 $3,009 -2.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–494 490 16 504.00–509.00 $508.10 $2,490 -22.83
547 547 4 505.00 $505.00 $2,762 +30.00
563–598 575 67 442.50–455.00 $449.00 $2,582 +1.34
600–636 623 62 425.00–432.50 $430.31 $2,681

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 3 580.00 $580.00 $1,902 +3.55
365 365 4 557.50 $557.50 $2,035 +15.65
428 428 7 473.00 $473.00 $2,024 -29.34
450–478 469 27 480.00–498.00 $483.20 $2,266 +21.54
517 thin fleshed 517 14 472.50 $472.50 $2,443
517–520 518 24 449.00–463.00 $455.44 $2,359 -11.87
560 thin fleshed 560 10 448.00 $448.00 $2,509
559–594 573 68 421.00–437.50 $425.77 $2,440 -3.06
610–638 623 105 389.00–406.00 $399.26 $2,487 +5.93
651–698 685 193 372.00–383.00 $374.92 $2,568 -8.44
700–749 724 63 345.00–362.00 $356.50 $2,581 +3.77
768–776 770 92 340.00–351.00 $348.47 $2,683 -31.25
828 828 15 348.00 $348.00 $2,881 +19.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 477.50 $477.50 $2,316
530–540 537 23 430.00–439.00 $436.68 $2,345 -11.15
564–598 585 23 414.00–415.00 $414.47 $2,425 +0.03
635–648 643 29 380.00–385.00 $383.33 $2,465 +8.84
679–690 685 12 361.00–362.00 $361.50 $2,476 -2.48

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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.