Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2019-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers, for both fall calves and yearlings. Meadows and pastures still show standing water with scattered showers last evening.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.29/cwt on 2,242 head.

Average price

$158.29

2,242 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$14.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.20

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	159.76	975	2,013
Medium and Large 1-2	639	145.30	928	229

One grade step is worth $14.47/cwt here — about $47 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,242 hd

158.29

—

NE average4 barns · 6,014 hd

156.09

+2.20

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

40 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	187.20/cwt	187.00–187.50	597	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	176.26/cwt	166.50–179.00	853	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	142.85/cwt	142.75–143.00	1,077	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	170.95/cwt	162.50–174.00	884	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	144.06/cwt	140.00–150.25	1,020	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	157.98/cwt	153.50–166.00	907	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	155.36/cwt	149.00–163.00	1,046	355
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	160.05/cwt	152.50–166.00	1,002	434
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	783	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,151	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	827	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,108	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	513	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	934	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	738	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	574	172.76/cwt	170.00–173.50	992	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	702	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	393	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	705	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,014	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	169.90/cwt	167.00–174.00	712	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.76/cwt	154.00–161.00	833	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	134.66/cwt	130.00–139.00	990	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	147.42/cwt	140.25–151.00	985	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	142.88/cwt	141.00–150.00	899	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,034	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,344	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	825	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	204.86/cwt	197.00–206.00	912	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	203.54/cwt	195.00–207.00	936	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	141.38/cwt	140.00–143.50	1,193	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	146.25/cwt	143.00–148.10	1,283	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	190.62/cwt	186.00–194.50	1,119	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	198.05/cwt	190.50–202.50	1,046	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	187.03/cwt	182.50–189.25	1,152	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	169.37/cwt	166.00–181.00	1,120	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	156.47/cwt	151.50–161.25	1,222	306
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	167.31/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,218	419
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	409	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	900	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	471	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,010	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	177.21/cwt	168.00–179.25	1,074	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	814	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,103	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	156.23/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,139	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	141.26/cwt	141.26–141.26	1,096	61

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 Apr 25, 2019

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	319	187.00–187.50	187.20
88	—	484	166.50–179.00	176.26
101	—	754	142.75–143.00	142.85
164	—	517	162.50–174.00	170.95
259	—	708	140.00–150.25	144.06
277	—	574	153.50–166.00	157.98
355	—	673	149.00–163.00	155.36
434	—	626	152.50–166.00	160.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	783	147.00	147.00
25	—	827	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	513	182.00	182.00
48	—	400	184.50	184.50
111	—	574	170.00–173.50	172.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	418	168.00	168.00
53	—	393	179.50	179.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	805	126.00	126.00
12	—	419	167.00–174.00	169.90
21	—	528	154.00–161.00	157.76
30	—	735	130.00–139.00	134.66
62	—	668	140.25–151.00	147.42
97	—	629	141.00–150.00	142.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	217.50	217.50
14	—	1,034	130.00	130.00
30	—	380	217.00	217.00
47	—	445	197.00–206.00	204.86
52	—	460	195.00–207.00	203.54
101	—	844	140.00–143.50	141.38
101	—	877	143.00–148.10	146.25
112	—	587	186.00–194.50	190.62
121	—	528	190.50–202.50	198.05
125	—	616	182.50–189.25	187.03
148	—	661	166.00–181.00	169.37
306	—	781	151.50–161.25	156.47
419	—	728	162.00–172.00	167.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	409	220.00	220.00
49	—	471	214.50	214.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	606	168.00–179.25	177.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	814	135.50	135.50
23	—	729	154.00–160.00	156.23
61	—	776	141.26	141.26

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.

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