Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and high internet bidding. Next Auction July 16th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.15/cwt on 1,560 head.

Average price

$147.15

1,560 head · 802 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$16.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	799	148.31	1,185	1,448
Medium and Large 1-2	840	132.12	1,110	112

One grade step is worth $16.20/cwt here — about $76 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 sale1,560 hd

147.15

—

NE average3 barns · 7,482 hd

144.56

+2.59

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

34 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	—	829	135.10/cwt	135.10–135.10	1,120	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	973	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	158.64/cwt	154.50–161.50	765	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	140.29/cwt	136.25–141.50	930	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	135.08/cwt	130.00–137.25	964	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	135.80/cwt	130.75–139.75	1,061	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	148.17/cwt	145.00–156.50	803	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	140.75/cwt	140.00–141.10	968	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	656	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.67/cwt	148.50–158.75	866	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	145.63/cwt	141.00–149.75	916	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	152.19/cwt	151.25–160.00	1,050	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	138.81/cwt	131.00–141.35	1,222	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,315	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	128.20/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,232	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	193.53/cwt	191.50–194.50	817	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	155.75/cwt	155.75–155.75	1,170	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	912	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,279	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,133	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	928	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	168.21/cwt	167.85–170.00	1,060	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	834	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,201	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,145	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	148.11/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,056	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	133.60/cwt	129.00–138.60	1,233	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	752	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,143	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,088	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	175.25/cwt	168.00–178.50	1,011	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	663	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,077	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,008	7

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 Jul 9, 2020

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

Receipts 2,915Last week 0Year ago 3,840

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and high internet bidding. Next Auction July 16th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	829	135.10	135.10
66	—	482	154.50–161.50	158.64
65	—	714	130.00–137.25	135.08
213	—	781	130.75–139.75	135.80
55	—	542	145.00–156.50	148.17
136	—	688	140.00–141.10	140.75
18	—	395	166.00	166.00
116	—	567	148.50–158.75	152.67
5	—	424	160.00	160.00
93	—	629	141.00–149.75	145.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	775	125.50	125.50
35	—	663	136.25–141.50	140.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	690	151.25–160.00	152.19
301	—	880	131.00–141.35	138.81
56	—	1,054	124.75	124.75
142	—	961	122.00–129.50	128.20
32	—	422	191.50–194.50	193.53
135	—	751	155.75	155.75
30	—	496	187.00	187.00
125	—	630	167.85–170.00	168.21
29	—	713	145.50–149.50	148.11
122	—	923	129.00–138.60	133.60
14	—	515	180.00	180.00
100	—	577	168.00–178.50	175.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	457	171.00	171.00
5	—	685	142.00	142.00
68	—	899	126.00	126.00
15	—	923	124.00	124.00
10	—	794	137.00	137.00
7	—	646	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	912	140.25	140.25
71	—	834	144.00	144.00
55	—	752	152.00	152.00
26	—	663	162.50	162.50

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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