Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2019-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 750 to 800 lbs steers traded 4.00 lower and 900 lbs steers and 700 lbs heifers traded 10.00 higher. Demand was good with cooler weather in the area. Next Auction Dates: Aug 8th and 22nd

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.92/cwt on 1,543 head.

Average price

$153.92

1,543 head · 840 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$284

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

$6.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

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	635	160.03	1,017	47
Medium and Large 1	846	153.73	1,300	1,496

One grade step is worth $6.29/cwt here — about −$284 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 sale1,543 hd

153.92

—

NE average3 barns · 4,312 hd

159.27

−5.35

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

25 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 1Spayed	—	642	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	993	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,239	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	166.38/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,136	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	172.90/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,015	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	723	153.35/cwt	153.35–153.35	1,109	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	599	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,110	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	163.75/cwt	159.25–164.75	1,212	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	153.17/cwt	152.50–154.00	1,097	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	931	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	171.67/cwt	170.50–172.50	1,075	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	852	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	147.76/cwt	145.50–150.00	984	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,129	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	143.10/cwt	143.10–143.10	1,394	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	149.84/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,320	418
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	162.97/cwt	160.00–168.00	927	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	148.20/cwt	148.00–148.50	907	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,494	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	147.60/cwt	141.25–152.10	1,345	321
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	888	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	130.60/cwt	130.60–130.60	1,491	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	159.68/cwt	154.50–162.25	1,249	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	163.14/cwt	152.00–169.50	1,013	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.

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Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE

Thu Jul 25, 2019

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

Receipts 2,280Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	642	154.75	154.75
55	—	723	153.35	153.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	716	152.50–154.00	153.17
60	—	666	145.50–150.00	147.76
27	—	569	160.00–168.00	162.97
27	—	527	168.50	168.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	795	142.00	142.00
15	—	612	148.00–148.50	148.20
12	—	712	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	844	146.75	146.75
87	—	683	164.00–169.00	166.38
47	—	599	185.25	185.25
82	—	740	159.25–164.75	163.75
19	—	516	180.50	180.50
64	—	626	170.50–172.50	171.67
58	—	974	143.10	143.10
418	—	881	147.00–151.00	149.84
55	—	1,067	140.00	140.00
321	—	911	141.25–152.10	147.60
52	—	1,142	130.60	130.60
244	—	782	154.50–162.25	159.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	587	166.00–180.00	172.90
9	—	826	138.00	138.00
9	—	536	159.00	159.00
17	—	621	152.00–169.50	163.14

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