Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2019-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 450 to 550 lbs steers traded steady to 5.00 higher and 450 to 550 lbs heifer traded 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good with high internet activity. Next Auction Dates for Nov. 4th & 18th Regular Sale & Bred Cow Auction. Nov: 7th, 14th, & 21st Special Spring Calf Auctions

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.94/cwt on 3,023 head.

Average price

$160.94

3,023 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$69

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

$12.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.99

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	162.00	1,098	2,766
Medium and Large 1-2	688	149.48	1,029	257

One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about $69 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 sale3,023 hd

160.94

—

NE average11 barns · 20,890 hd

159.95

+0.99

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

46 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	—	371	181.62/cwt	177.00–184.00	674	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,107	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	138.65/cwt	138.00–139.00	937	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	929	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,338	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	146.87/cwt	140.00–150.00	899	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	148.08/cwt	141.00–150.50	773	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	151.84/cwt	146.00–158.50	720	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	145.55/cwt	140.00–157.50	853	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	160.74/cwt	151.00–164.50	688	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	145.18/cwt	143.00–145.75	1,272	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	141.90/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,088	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,054	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	163.50/cwt	153.00–165.00	644	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	138.68/cwt	136.00–141.25	1,323	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	146.23/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,180	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	135.34/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,271	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	177.60/cwt	171.00–180.00	611	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	129.67/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,327	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,187	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	150.26/cwt	143.00–151.00	893	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.53/cwt	173.00–182.00	734	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	155.42/cwt	154.00–156.00	988	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	160.10/cwt	149.50–163.00	1,332	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	149.11/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,396	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	159.60/cwt	153.50–162.00	1,074	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	146.99/cwt	139.00–149.25	1,504	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	153.13/cwt	151.60–156.00	1,484	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	157.11/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,216	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	159.09/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,363	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	173.48/cwt	168.00–179.00	826	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	158.83/cwt	153.00–167.00	916	354
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	166.80/cwt	159.25–170.00	1,186	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.80/cwt	166.00–175.50	880	426
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,041	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	153.91/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,048	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	154.69/cwt	152.25–157.00	956	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	164.18/cwt	163.00–165.00	701	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	142.31/cwt	141.00–143.00	939	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	850	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	156.11/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,119	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,286	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	143.83/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,182	45

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	371	177.00–184.00	181.62
70	—	418	173.00–182.00	175.53
76	—	636	154.00–156.00	155.42
85	—	832	149.50–163.00	160.10
86	—	936	140.00–152.00	149.11
107	—	673	153.50–162.00	159.60
128	—	1,023	139.00–149.25	146.99
168	—	969	151.60–156.00	153.13
169	—	774	152.00–162.00	157.11
201	—	857	154.00–163.00	159.09
274	—	476	168.00–179.00	173.48
354	—	577	153.00–167.00	158.83
392	—	711	159.25–170.00	166.80
426	—	518	166.00–175.50	169.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	594	143.00–151.00	150.26
6	—	609	143.00	143.00
10	—	480	164.00	164.00
15	—	427	163.00–165.00	164.18
20	—	660	141.00–143.00	142.31
22	—	528	161.00	161.00
34	—	717	148.00–157.50	156.11
40	—	932	138.00	138.00
45	—	822	139.00–145.00	143.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	713	146.00	146.00
79	—	681	153.00–155.00	153.91
122	—	618	152.25–157.00	154.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	858	129.00	129.00
17	—	676	138.00–139.00	138.65
7	—	615	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	929	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	612	140.00–150.00	146.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
298	—	522	141.00–150.50	148.08
185	—	474	146.00–158.50	151.84
180	—	586	140.00–157.50	145.55
141	—	428	151.00–164.50	160.74
97	—	876	143.00–145.75	145.18
79	—	767	139.00–147.00	141.90
75	—	637	165.50	165.50
63	—	394	153.00–165.00	163.50
53	—	954	136.00–141.25	138.68
35	—	807	144.00–147.00	146.23
27	—	939	132.00–138.50	135.34
19	—	344	171.00–180.00	177.60
18	—	1,023	128.00–131.00	129.67
10	—	1,109	107.00	107.00
5	—	1,064	122.00	122.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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