Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2019-10-10

Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 10
● Final21 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
2,720 head
1,390 vs last sale 4,110 2,720 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 600 lbs steers traded unevenly steady and 450 lbs heifers traded 9.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with high internet bidding. Rain and snow today with very cold wind. Next Auction Dates: Oct 14th, 17th, 24th, and 31st.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.48/cwt on 1,877 head.
Average price
$172.48
1,877 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$922
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+14.38
vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535172.489221,877
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 sale1,877 hd
172.48
NE average8 barns · 12,087 hd
158.11
+14.38
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

21 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy332208.00/cwt208.00–208.0069140
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy516184.00/cwt184.00–184.00949103
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy446191.50/cwt191.50–191.50854232
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy387205.00/cwt205.00–205.00793132
HeifersMedium and Large 1331170.00/cwt170.00–170.0056314
HeifersMedium and Large 1393156.68/cwt156.50–158.0061647
HeifersMedium and Large 1576150.07/cwt147.50–154.0086449
HeifersMedium and Large 1438152.29/cwt147.00–157.0066757
HeifersMedium and Large 1877144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,26361
HeifersMedium and Large 1472155.20/cwt151.00–156.00733101
SteersMedium and Large 1363185.86/cwt185.00–188.0067527
SteersMedium and Large 1422183.27/cwt175.00–186.5077338
SteersMedium and Large 1528159.66/cwt157.00–161.50843187
HeifersMedium and Large 1521147.38/cwt145.00–148.00768179
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2562139.81/cwt139.00–140.0078643
SteersMedium and Large 1630161.16/cwt159.85–162.001,015212
SteersMedium and Large 1662161.00/cwt155.00–163.001,066262
SteersMedium and Large 1568160.91/cwt157.00–164.00914289
SteersMedium and Large 1480174.67/cwt165.00–178.00838239
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned655147.50/cwt147.50–147.5096682
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned624159.96/cwt158.00–160.50998116

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.