Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2019-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 850 to 900 lbs steers traded unevenly steady and no comparable offerings for heifers a trend will not be given. Demand was good, cooler weather in the area with several rain showers the past few weeks. Next Auction Date: Aug 22nd

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.47/cwt on 833 head.

Average price

$151.47

833 head · 892 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,351

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.72

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	892	151.47	1,351	833

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale833 hd

151.47

—

NE average4 barns · 4,123 hd

150.76

+0.72

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

11 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	—	740	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,140	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	145.00/cwt	142.00–148.50	922	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	801	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,266	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	144.59/cwt	142.75–147.00	1,060	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	139.98/cwt	138.25–141.75	1,410	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	1,096	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	145.29/cwt	131.00–148.50	1,342	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	139.17/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,218	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	154.78/cwt	148.50–157.00	1,353	507
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	140.58/cwt	140.50–141.25	1,147	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	752	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,126	188

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 Aug 8, 2019

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

Receipts 1,630Last week 2,280Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	740	154.00	154.00
62	—	801	158.00	158.00
114	—	1,007	138.25–141.75	139.98
132	—	924	131.00–148.50	145.29
507	—	874	148.50–157.00	154.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	636	142.00–148.50	145.00
54	—	733	142.75–147.00	144.59
67	—	765	143.25	143.25
69	—	875	130.00–142.00	139.17
72	—	816	140.50–141.25	140.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	752	149.75	149.75

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