heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$355.01/cwt+32.51 vs last sale · ≈ $3,135/hd at 883 lb · 200 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers$417.17/cwt+15.34 vs last sale · ≈ $3,029/hd at 726 lb · 143 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers$352.45/cwt+29.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,982/hd at 846 lb · 130 head
West Point, NE 8-weight heifers sold at $354/cwt, in line with the state average—$2/cwt below the NE average ($356) and $10/cwt under Crawford, NE ($364). Receipts ran 1,265 head.
What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors
Receipts
Head
This sale
Last sale
Last year
Total receipts
1,265
1,459
0
Feeder cattle
1,265
1,459
0
Market comments — USDA reporter
Compared to three weeks ago, most weights of steers sold 15.00 higher and heifers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good with from a large crowd of order and farmer feeder buyers. Most of the calves and yearlings came out of backgrounding lots with some grazing on cover crops. Flesh on the cattle was mostly medium with a few fleshy feeders in the run. Buk of the run sold in small packages with a few load lots of yearlings.
→ Feeder cattle: Flesh on the cattle was mostly medium with a few fleshy feeders in the run
▲ Feeder heifers: most weights of steers sold 15.00 higher and heifers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher
▲ Feeder steers: most weights of steers sold 15.00 higher and heifers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher
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.
Cattle Market
Compared to three weeks ago, most weights of steers sold 15.00 higher and heifers sold 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good with from a large crowd of order and farmer feeder buyers. Most of the calves and yearlings came out of backgrounding lots with some grazing on cover crops. Flesh on the cattle was mostly medium with a few fleshy feeders in the run. Buk of the run sold in small packages with a few load lots of yearlings.