Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-10-29

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 29

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Oct 22Oct 29latest

Receipts

4,005 head

▲ 420 vs last sale 3,585▲ 465 vs year ago 3,540 · +13.1%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week, 450 to 650 lbs steers traded steady to 5.0 lower, with limited number of comparable offerings of heifers 450 to 500 lbs consignments traded unevenly steady. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Nov 5th Special Spring Calf Sale, Nov 9th Special Bred Female Sale & Regular Sale

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.91/cwt on 845 head, down $1.82 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −5.46 against this barn's trailing median of $471.36.

Average price

$465.91

▼ 1.82 vs prior sale

845 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$36.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.43

vs NE average

+30.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	466.51	2,561	831
Medium and Large 1-2	594	430.00	2,554	14thin

One grade step is worth $36.51/cwt here — about $7 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale845 hd

465.91

—

NE average9 barns · 5,299 hd

461.48

+4.43

National average163 barns · 26,594 hd

435.15

+30.76

This barn, trailing median14 sales

471.36

−5.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $531.78, low $428.87, median $471.36 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

34 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	580.67/cwt	575.00–597.50	2,201	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	542.91/cwt	527.50–553.00	2,291	61
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	516.65/cwt	498.00–535.00	2,418	165
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,366	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	482.58/cwt	470.00–504.00	2,534	399
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	451.67/cwt	438.00–463.00	2,579	432
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,554	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	433.87/cwt	416.00–445.00	2,668	551
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	408.81/cwt	399.00–414.00	2,600	86
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	409.84/cwt	387.00–420.00	2,787	165
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	403.56/cwt	402.00–404.00	2,865	60
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Natural	773	390.50/cwt	390.50–390.50	3,019	51
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Natural	864	363.25/cwt	363.25–363.25	3,138	76
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,133	24
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Natural	959	340.75/cwt	340.75–340.75	3,268	72
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,002	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	3,467	108
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,124	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	3,507	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	1,743	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	475.41/cwt	470.00–477.50	1,816	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	471.10/cwt	450.00–483.00	2,030	93
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	461.67/cwt	444.00–504.00	2,207	191
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	437.42/cwt	434.00–444.00	2,104	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	531	500.94/cwt	487.50–507.50	2,660	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	426.59/cwt	416.00–445.00	2,274	170
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	558	267.74/cwt	39.00–402.00	1,494	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	564	498.48/cwt	487.50–515.00	2,811	54
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	435.79/cwt	420.00–439.00	2,484	101
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	408.87/cwt	407.00–415.00	2,527	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	638	484.77/cwt	470.00–502.50	3,093	81
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,641	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,486	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	293.89/cwt	288.00–304.00	2,616	24
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,698	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	282.36/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,767	17

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.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE

Thu Oct 29, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 4,005Last week 3,585Year ago 3,540

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	1000–1050	1,002	346.00	346.00
55	1100–1150	1,124	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	379	575.00–597.50	580.67
61	400–450	422	527.50–553.00	542.91
165	450–500	468	498.00–535.00	516.65
399	500–550	525	470.00–504.00	482.58
432	550–600	571	438.00–463.00	451.67
551	600–650	615	416.00–445.00	433.87
165	650–700	680	387.00–420.00	409.84
60	700–750	710	402.00–404.00	403.56
24	850–900	869	360.50	360.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
51	750–800	773	390.50	390.50
76	850–900	864	363.25	363.25
72	950–1000	959	340.75	340.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	478	495.00	495.00
14	550–600	594	430.00	430.00
86	600–650	636	399.00–414.00	408.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	340	512.50	512.50
33	350–400	382	470.00–477.50	475.41
93	400–450	431	450.00–483.00	471.10
191	450–500	478	444.00–504.00	461.67
170	500–550	533	416.00–445.00	426.59
101	550–600	570	420.00–439.00	435.79
21	600–650	618	407.00–415.00	408.87
13	650–700	667	396.00	396.00
8	800–850	840	296.00	296.00
24	850–900	890	288.00–304.00	293.89
5	900–950	927	291.00	291.00
17	950–1000	980	280.00–285.00	282.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
37	500–550	531	487.50–507.50	500.94
54	550–600	564	487.50–515.00	498.48
81	600–650	638	470.00–502.50	484.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
64	450–500	481	434.00–444.00	437.42
22	550–600	558	39.00–402.00	267.74

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.