Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in a month a market comparison is not applicable. However, a higher undertone was noted. Several lots of weaned fall calves and yearling feeders on hand Thursday with several lots coming off of early summer grass. Demand was good with some participation from the internet. Next Thursday, June 25th will be a special fall cow and pair sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.10/cwt on 1,218 head.

Average price

$157.10

1,218 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$9.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.64

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	688	158.38	1,090	1,060
Medium and Large 1-2	660	148.53	981	158

One grade step is worth $9.85/cwt here — about $109 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 sale1,218 hd

157.10

—

NE average6 barns · 3,769 hd

144.46

+12.64

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

36 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 1-2	—	593	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	952	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	756	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,012	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	154.36/cwt	149.00–164.00	985	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	879	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	175.81/cwt	170.00–178.50	993	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	152.14/cwt	146.50–158.00	1,106	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	163.70/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,044	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	153.46/cwt	144.00–158.25	1,045	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	144.96/cwt	132.50–149.50	1,132	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,216	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	174.95/cwt	168.00–179.00	824	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	157.41/cwt	156.00–159.00	727	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	109.69/cwt	100.00–116.50	998	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,108	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,066	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,023	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	180.25/cwt	180.25–180.25	1,082	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	759	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,203	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,100	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	126.21/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,175	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	141.99/cwt	139.00–144.25	933	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	133.74/cwt	125.00–137.75	970	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.02/cwt	142.50–152.25	910	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	157.48/cwt	150.00–164.00	820	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	153.79/cwt	147.00–157.00	900	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	898	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	142.95/cwt	141.00–146.50	759	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	868	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	904	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	130.47/cwt	127.50–135.50	895	36

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

Thu Jun 18, 2020

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

Receipts 2,550Last week 2,570Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	593	160.50	160.50
8	—	756	120.00	120.00
28	—	821	123.25	123.25
87	—	638	149.00–164.00	154.36
21	—	546	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	530	172.00	172.00
173	—	565	170.00–178.50	175.81
170	—	727	146.50–158.00	152.14
146	—	638	154.00–167.00	163.70
119	—	681	144.00–158.25	153.46
105	—	781	132.50–149.50	144.96
56	—	878	138.50	138.50
41	—	471	168.00–179.00	174.95
7	—	372	170.00	170.00
64	—	931	126.00–128.00	126.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	600	180.25	180.25
72	—	759	158.50	158.50
51	—	655	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	462	156.00–159.00	157.41
12	—	910	100.00–116.50	109.69
7	—	420	164.00	164.00
5	—	1,108	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,066	96.00	96.00
5	—	816	117.00	117.00
79	—	657	139.00–144.25	141.99
129	—	725	125.00–137.75	133.74
167	—	615	142.50–152.25	148.02
209	—	521	150.00–164.00	157.48
238	—	585	147.00–157.00	153.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	478	150.00	150.00
8	—	907	99.00	99.00
11	—	587	141.00	141.00
14	—	531	141.00–146.50	142.95
17	—	629	138.00	138.00
18	—	773	117.00	117.00
36	—	686	127.50–135.50	130.47

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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