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West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle Market Report

West Point, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 8, 2026

1,459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.50/cwt -29.42 vs last sale · ≈ $2,835/hd at 879 lb · 292 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.24/cwt -25.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,656/hd at 741 lb · 175 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.68/cwt -3.28 vs last sale · ≈ $2,656/hd at 753 lb · 170 head
West Point, NE 7-weight heifers sold at $356/cwt. The class is down $27 from its early May peak of $383/cwt. Receipts were 1,459 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,459 1,673 0
Feeder cattle 1,459 1,673 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

First reported sale in three weeks a market trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good at the beginning of the sale on packages of light weight fall calves. Demand was light for load lots of back-grounded feeders after the CME cattle boards traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower on the day as order buyers fell quite and the farmer/feeder buyers were scarce.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
453–482 475 20 502.50–517.50 $514.35 $2,443 —
569–577 572 18 450.00–471.00 $459.65 $2,629 -31.71
580 unweaned 580 8 421.00 $421.00 $2,442 —
602 602 5 464.00 $464.00 $2,793 +9.61
662–681 673 10 405.00–426.00 $417.74 $2,811 -8.94
702–741 723 41 393.50–412.00 $401.83 $2,905 -9.63
758–790 770 26 374.00–384.50 $380.68 $2,931 -1.39
751–792 779 49 370.00 $370.00 $2,882 -12.07
855 855 8 354.00 $354.00 $3,027 —
851–864 856 102 356.50–359.50 $357.66 $3,062 —
945 945 129 340.25 $340.25 $3,215 —
963 963 100 330.00 $330.00 $3,178 -19.59
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
986 986 27 325.50 $325.50 $3,209 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–640 630 18 426.00–431.00 $429.39 $2,705 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 unweaned 489 5 459.00 $459.00 $2,245 —
519–520 520 18 459.00–465.00 $461.33 $2,399 -5.41
567 567 5 433.00 $433.00 $2,455 -6.84
575 unweaned 575 9 415.00 $415.00 $2,386 —
625–640 637 49 394.00–430.00 $399.45 $2,544 —
645 unweaned 645 7 391.00 $391.00 $2,522 —
650–651 651 11 390.00–399.00 $392.45 $2,555 —
734 unweaned 734 16 340.00 $340.00 $2,496 —
729–748 742 159 358.50–364.00 $360.08 $2,672 —
750–795 753 170 349.00–353.00 $352.68 $2,656 -16.32
847 847 22 323.00 $323.00 $2,736 -18.00
869–889 879 292 319.75–325.00 $322.50 $2,835 -29.42
978 978 13 290.00 $290.00 $2,836 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
888 888 15 318.00 $318.00 $2,824 —

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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.