Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2019-09-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago, 750 to 900 lbs steers traded 7.00 to 10.00 lower, 700 lbs heifers traded 10.00 lower. Demand was good with several buyers today, the Sandhills of Nebraska are still green, a pause from rain this past week, but expected showers this weekend. Next Auction Date: Sept 19th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.06/cwt on 3,143 head.

Average price

$147.06

3,143 head · 830 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$4.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.68

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	832	147.25	1,225	3,020
Medium and Large 1-2	792	142.54	1,129	123

One grade step is worth $4.70/cwt here — about $97 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 sale3,143 hd

147.06

—

NE average2 barns · 3,823 hd

144.38

+2.68

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

33 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	—	878	135.47/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,189	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	906	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,196	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	905	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	133.17/cwt	129.25–138.25	1,280	305
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	806	154.25/cwt	153.75–154.50	1,243	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	797	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	751	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,089	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	134.70/cwt	131.25–135.75	1,039	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	157.42/cwt	151.25–159.75	1,075	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	750	156.25/cwt	156.25–156.25	1,172	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	144.32/cwt	142.00–146.25	877	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	143.45/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,103	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	170.18/cwt	168.50–171.75	1,082	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	140.38/cwt	131.75–145.10	1,293	553
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	146.62/cwt	146.25–148.00	865	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	147.70/cwt	142.75–156.00	979	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	816	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,336	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	141.41/cwt	137.50–144.25	1,246	469
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	138.78/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,166	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	133.61/cwt	131.00–136.50	1,233	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	143.03/cwt	140.00–144.25	1,030	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	155.80/cwt	152.25–158.25	1,145	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	149.13/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,159	447
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	879	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	138.28/cwt	132.00–139.75	1,153	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	826	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,127	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	170.01/cwt	163.00–173.25	962	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	152.27/cwt	144.00–154.25	1,233	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,152	11

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 Sep 5, 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
90	—	878	131.00–137.00	135.47
82	—	528	150.00–152.00	151.03
78	—	608	142.00–146.25	144.32
329	—	769	139.00–148.00	143.45
57	—	590	146.25–148.00	146.62
259	—	663	142.75–156.00	147.70
39	—	923	131.00–136.50	133.61
148	—	720	140.00–144.25	143.03
10	—	431	156.00	156.00
94	—	834	132.00–139.75	138.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	906	132.00	132.00
25	—	751	145.00	145.00
71	—	826	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	771	131.25–135.75	134.70
72	—	805	127.00	127.00
16	—	579	141.00	141.00
11	—	694	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	172.00	172.00
305	—	961	129.25–138.25	133.17
183	—	683	151.25–159.75	157.42
138	—	636	168.50–171.75	170.18
553	—	921	131.75–145.10	140.38
112	—	1,024	130.50	130.50
469	—	881	137.50–144.25	141.41
92	—	735	152.25–158.25	155.80
447	—	777	142.00–155.00	149.13
81	—	566	163.00–173.25	170.01
341	—	810	144.00–154.25	152.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	806	153.75–154.50	154.25
82	—	750	156.25	156.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	840	137.00–143.00	138.78
20	—	536	164.00	164.00
11	—	853	135.00	135.00

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