Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-08-27

Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Aug 27
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
3,635 head
▲ 1,580 vs last sale 2,055▲ 3,635 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison, a trend will not be provided for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers present at the auction. The sale began with offerings of pregged-checked heifers, followed by loads of yearling steers, including several home-raised lots. The next auction dates are September 10th, 17th, and 24th

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
700–800 lb steers averaged $358.06/cwt on 165 head, down $11.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −51.04 against this barn's trailing median of $409.10.
Average price
$358.06
▼ 11.24 vs prior sale
165 head · 762 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,730
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+3.45
vs NE average
+23.44 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1762358.062,730165
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

12 sales
450415379344median 409.1001/2903/1205/2808/0609/10
Steers 700–800 lb: high $435.80, low $358.06, median $409.10 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale165 hd
358.06
—
NE average4 barns · 300 hd
354.62
+3.45
National average130 barns · 5,752 hd
334.62
+23.44
This barn, trailing median12 sales
409.10
−51.04
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

19 lots · USDA AMS · Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800771353.63/cwt329.00–363.002,726135
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850824349.59/cwt338.50–354.502,881306
SteersLarge 11050–11001,066311.25/cwt311.25–311.253,318153
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2800–850820294.00/cwt294.00–294.002,4118
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950917336.55/cwt319.00–344.003,086773
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800798352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,80976
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900866334.89/cwt330.50–338.502,900306
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950929311.28/cwt302.00–313.502,892109
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750732363.24/cwt362.00–368.002,65989
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2900–950922270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4898
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000989325.62/cwt322.00–333.003,220234
SteersLarge 11000–10501,008327.17/cwt318.50–331.003,298178
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850840329.24/cwt311.00–337.502,766211
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900881325.84/cwt317.00–332.002,87190
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700676402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,72189
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000975291.42/cwt291.00–293.002,84148
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600585396.00/cwt396.00–396.002,31743
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,4155
HeifersLarge 11000–10501,029293.51/cwt282.50–303.003,020166

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.