Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2019-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offering from two weeks ago with 550 to 700 lbs steers trading unevenly steady and 550 to 600 lbs heifers trading 2.0 to 4.0 lower. Demand was good with several buyers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.83/cwt on 1,225 head.

Average price

$160.83

1,225 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

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

$11.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	171.73	860	80
Medium and Large 1	697	160.06	1,116	1,145

One grade step is worth $11.66/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale1,225 hd

160.83

—

NE average3 barns · 4,875 hd

159.95

+0.87

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

29 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	—	635	171.33/cwt	167.50–175.75	1,088	278
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	178.05/cwt	172.00–180.50	910	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,120	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	162.07/cwt	160.00–163.00	784	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	993	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	158.72/cwt	153.50–163.50	1,067	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	157.17/cwt	153.00–160.50	662	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.37/cwt	149.50–155.00	948	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,057	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	1,239	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	160.77/cwt	160.50–161.00	1,042	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	142.75/cwt	142.25–143.25	1,198	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	139.57/cwt	138.50–140.00	793	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	152.74/cwt	146.50–154.00	871	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	975	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	183.14/cwt	181.00–184.00	756	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	154.56/cwt	152.75–156.00	1,124	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	153.35/cwt	151.00–154.25	739	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	142.02/cwt	133.50–143.75	959	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	1,075	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	173.21/cwt	173.00–174.00	824	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	142.42/cwt	137.25–143.75	1,216	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	142.53/cwt	139.00–146.00	1,110	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	164.88/cwt	164.50–165.00	686	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	174.03/cwt	166.25–177.50	997	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	182.17/cwt	179.00–183.50	885	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	150.21/cwt	147.50–153.00	795	57

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 27, 2019

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

Receipts 2,300Last week 2,856Year ago 0

A limited number of comparable offering from two weeks ago with 550 to 700 lbs steers trading unevenly steady and 550 to 600 lbs heifers trading 2.0 to 4.0 lower. Demand was good with several buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
278	—	635	167.50–175.75	171.33
39	—	511	172.00–180.50	178.05
58	—	672	153.50–163.50	158.72
141	—	839	142.25–143.25	142.75
169	—	727	152.75–156.00	154.56
197	—	854	137.25–143.75	142.42
28	—	779	139.00–146.00	142.53
198	—	573	166.25–177.50	174.03
37	—	486	179.00–183.50	182.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	680	146.00	146.00
11	—	648	160.50–161.00	160.77
21	—	413	181.00–184.00	183.14
41	—	476	173.00–174.00	173.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	815	120.50	120.50
16	—	421	153.00–160.50	157.17
72	—	568	138.50–140.00	139.57
87	—	482	151.00–154.25	153.35
5	—	600	139.00	139.00
5	—	796	120.50	120.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	875	128.00	128.00
16	—	484	160.00–163.00	162.07
127	—	618	149.50–155.00	153.37
19	—	1,057	117.25	117.25
132	—	570	146.50–154.00	152.74
20	—	809	120.50	120.50
234	—	675	133.50–143.75	142.02
20	—	917	117.25	117.25
23	—	416	164.50–165.00	164.88
57	—	529	147.50–153.00	150.21

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