West Point Livestock market report — October 19, 2026

West Point, NE · Monday sale · USDA report published 10/19/2026 · Sale days

Head sold

1,201

Last week 876 (+325)
Last year 785

5-wt steers (500–599 lb)

$387.33 /cwt

$2,270 per head · 18 hd
vs last week —

7-wt steers (700–799 lb)

$360.66 /cwt

$2,632 per head · 142 hd
vs last week —

Compared to two weeks ago, Lighter steers trended higher. With yearling steers steady to lower. Heifers trended steady. Most calves were vaccinated, a mix of fresh wean calves and weaned calves on the lighter weights. A strong set of yearling cattle sold. Demand was good with a light set of buyers in the seats with harvest in full swing. Next sale will be November 2nd, all calves will be weaned and vaccinated a minimum of 30 days.
USDA Market News reporter, October 19, 2026

Feeder steers — Oct 19

Steers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 20. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	—	—	—	—	—	—	$547.00 (7 hd)
400–499 lb	20	458 lb	$477.37	$2,187	—	−19.55	$487.92 (30 hd)
500–599 lb	18	586 lb	$387.33	$2,270	—	−50.64	$451.65 (26 hd)
600–699 lb	141	625 lb	$405.28	$2,534	—	−3.48	$365.00 (19 hd)
700–799 lb	142	730 lb	$360.66	$2,632	—	+4.97	—
800–899 lb	3	818 lb	$330.00†	$2,699	—	−13.02	—
900–999 lb	140	971 lb	$316.31	$3,071	—	—	—

Feeder heifers — Oct 19

Heifers, Medium and Large frame, No. 1 and 1–2 muscle, regular lots, head-weighted by 100-lb band. No sale last week to compare. Last year = sale of Oct 20. Unweaned = calves sold straight off the cow. These are kept out of the main price.
Weight	Head	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	vs last week	vs last year	Unweaned $/cwt
300–399 lb	7	308 lb	$503.00	$1,549	—	+15.36	$496.25 (10 hd)
400–499 lb	46	456 lb	$462.38	$2,108	—	+18.64	$442.06 (22 hd)
500–599 lb	114	549 lb	$395.16	$2,168	—	−7.59	$388.68 (38 hd)
600–699 lb	77	615 lb	$356.81	$2,194	—	−3.17	—
700–799 lb	73	730 lb	$324.27	$2,367	—	−14.10	—
800–899 lb	65	818 lb	$332.82	$2,721	—	—	—
900–999 lb	8	906 lb	$271.00	$2,455	—	—	—

Slaughter cows — Oct 19

No slaughter cows reported at the latest sale.

Price trends

Steers 500–599 lb Falling

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $387.33/cwt
4-week average: $409.20
13-week average: $422.10
4-week vs 13-week: −3.1%

52-wk low $387.33high $523.96

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $360.66/cwt
4-week average: $354.28
13-week average: $357.71
4-week vs 13-week: −1.0%

52-wk low $337.60high $411.08

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Heifers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $395.16/cwt
4-week average: $385.58
13-week average: $388.74
4-week vs 13-week: −0.8%

52-wk low $358.79high $455.17

Sales in 4 of the last 13 weeks.

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Price history since 2019

Weekly average $/cwt

When to sell: the seasonal pattern

5-weight steers

For 500–599 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and May and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−2.1%	33%	6
Feb	+2.0%	83%	6
Mar	−0.4%	33%	6
Apr	+4.2%	83%	6
May	+4.8%	83%	6
Jun	+4.2%	100%	6
Jul	—	—	0
Aug	+5.7%	100%	5
Sep	—	—	2
Oct	−3.7%	33%	3
Nov	−6.7%	0%	5
Dec	−3.8%	20%	5

7-weight steers

For 700–799 lb steers, prices since 2019 ran highest against their yearly average in Aug and Jun and lowest in Nov and Dec.

Each month's head-weighted average price compared with the centered 12-month average around it, then averaged across years. Past patterns are not a forecast.
Month	vs year avg	Years above	Years
Jan	−1.3%	50%	6
Feb	+1.1%	67%	6
Mar	+0.9%	50%	6
Apr	+1.5%	67%	6
May	−0.7%	33%	6
Jun	+4.3%	83%	6
Jul	—	—	0
Aug	+7.7%	80%	5
Sep	—	—	2
Oct	−0.7%	67%	3
Nov	−4.6%	0%	5
Dec	−1.8%	60%	5

Recent sales

Last 13 weeks. Download the weekly history as CSV.
Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599 $/cwt	Steers 700–799 $/cwt	Heifers 500–599 $/cwt
Mon Oct 19	1,201	$387.33	$360.66	$395.16
Mon Oct 5	876	$431.06	$347.89	$376.00
Mon Sep 14	2,534	$427.10	$363.16	$390.18
Mon Aug 17	1,739	$442.91	$359.11	$393.63

Nearby barns this week

Straight-line distance between towns. Barns tagged unweaned show unweaned-calf prices. Every Nebraska sale this week.
Barn	Distance	Sale	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799
Ericson Livestock Market, Ericson	102 mi	Oct 24	$457.20	$355.41
Burwell Livestock Market, Burwell	125 mi	Oct 23	$467.63	$375.00
Huss Livestock Market, Kearney	146 mi	Oct 21	$452.32	$370.66
Lexington Livestock Market, Lexington	174 mi	Oct 23	$447.22	—
Valentine Livestock Auction, Valentine	209 mi	Oct 22	$462.82	$400.00
North Platte Stockyards Livestock Auction,	215 mi	Oct 20	$463.66	$380.00

Sale days

Sale	Latest report	Head	Sales in 52 weeks	USDA report
Feeder Cattle	October 19, 2026	1,201	23	AMS_2248

Source: USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry and Grain Market News, “West Point Livestock Feeder Cattle - West Point, NE” (AMS_2248). See something wrong? Report a correction. Feeder prices are Medium and Large frame No. 1 and 1–2 cattle, $/cwt, grouped into 100-lb bands by average weight and weighted by head count. Value-added, unweaned and No. 2 lots are shown in their own columns; other lot types (fancy, fleshy, thin-fleshed, spayed, replacement) are left out. $/head = $/cwt × average weight ÷ 100.