Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2019-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-13

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 in the seats today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.07/cwt on 1,077 head.

Average price

$150.07

1,077 head · 625 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$14.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.81

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	626	150.32	940	1,058
Medium and Large 1-2	613	135.95	833	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.37/cwt here — about $107 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 sale1,077 hd

150.07

—

NE average2 barns · 1,329 hd

148.26

+1.81

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

24 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	190.67/cwt	183.00–195.00	971	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	157.70/cwt	149.50–161.50	842	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	158.70/cwt	149.50–162.50	1,144	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	161.12/cwt	160.00–164.00	777	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,046	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	139.51/cwt	138.00–141.00	819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.26/cwt	132.50–139.50	906	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	736	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	186.46/cwt	171.00–195.00	1,145	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	150.53/cwt	147.00–156.50	1,045	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	157.82/cwt	150.25–168.50	986	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	160.19/cwt	148.50–165.00	1,219	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	903	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	716	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	154.35/cwt	151.50–158.50	875	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	811	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	167.83/cwt	162.00–174.50	1,131	287
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	136.37/cwt	130.00–139.75	982	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	188.17/cwt	180.00–194.00	915	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	170.33/cwt	164.75–175.00	1,002	226

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 Jun 13, 2019

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

Receipts 2,856Last week 0Year ago 0

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 in the seats today.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	509	183.00–195.00	190.67
100	—	721	149.50–162.50	158.70
15	—	349	211.00	211.00
131	—	614	171.00–195.00	186.46
86	—	761	148.50–165.00	160.19
27	—	415	195.50	195.50
287	—	674	162.00–174.50	167.83
19	—	486	180.00–194.00	188.17
226	—	588	164.75–175.00	170.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	607	161.50	161.50
9	—	541	174.00	174.00
35	—	694	147.00–156.50	150.53
6	—	579	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	534	149.50–161.50	157.70
37	—	482	160.00–164.00	161.12
60	—	772	135.50	135.50
64	—	665	132.50–139.50	136.26
329	—	625	150.25–168.50	157.82
33	—	421	170.00	170.00
236	—	567	151.50–158.50	154.35
9	—	363	172.00	172.00
235	—	720	130.00–139.75	136.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	642	132.00	132.00
10	—	587	138.00–141.00	139.51

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