Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 700 lbs steers traded 8.00 lower and 750 to 950 lbs steers traded unevenly steady, a limited number of comparable offerings for heifers with 850 lbs offerings trading 3.00 higher. Demand was good with some internet buyers today. Next Auction Date Sept 24th Bred Female Sale

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.70/cwt on 2,704 head.

Average price

$143.70

2,704 head · 886 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,273

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$3.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.43

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	889	143.79	1,278	2,632
Medium and Large 1-2	770	140.44	1,082	72

One grade step is worth $3.35/cwt here — about $196 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 sale2,704 hd

143.70

—

NE average5 barns · 8,525 hd

150.13

−6.43

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

35 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	—	736	142.34/cwt	139.25–143.00	1,048	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	823	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,086	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	131.93/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,013	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	139.09/cwt	135.25–143.00	1,077	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	685	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,038	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	969	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	132.98/cwt	127.25–137.75	1,222	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	728	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,063	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	983	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,024	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	583	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	856	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	134.18/cwt	130.00–135.75	1,363	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	147.29/cwt	145.50–153.25	1,212	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	141.08/cwt	139.75–142.75	1,305	762
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	141.14/cwt	136.00–145.50	1,142	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	164.89/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,050	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	138.74/cwt	132.75–142.25	1,358	490
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,407	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	143.58/cwt	140.50–144.75	1,259	411
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	154.75/cwt	151.50–157.50	1,134	298
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,199	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	150.87/cwt	147.00–154.25	1,171	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,008	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	130.41/cwt	123.00–134.00	1,269	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	133.77/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,166	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,098	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	939	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	134.37/cwt	130.00–135.75	1,102	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	865	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,150	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,156	22

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 Sep 17, 2020

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

Receipts 4,760Last week 3,890Year ago 4,700

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	736	139.25–143.00	142.34
167	—	774	135.25–143.00	139.09
149	—	919	127.25–137.75	132.98
61	—	669	153.00	153.00
54	—	973	123.00–134.00	130.41
264	—	872	130.00–137.00	133.77
23	—	622	151.00	151.00
221	—	820	130.00–135.75	134.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	823	132.00	132.00
27	—	865	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	768	131.00–134.00	131.93
11	—	687	141.00	141.00
6	—	710	138.50	138.50
6	—	648	139.00	139.00
5	—	896	122.50	122.50
22	—	914	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	685	151.50	151.50
85	—	728	146.00	146.00
72	—	583	146.75	146.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	1,016	130.00–135.75	134.18
85	—	823	145.50–153.25	147.29
762	—	925	139.75–142.75	141.08
82	—	637	155.00–166.00	164.89
490	—	979	132.75–142.25	138.74
61	—	1,062	132.50	132.50
411	—	877	140.50–144.75	143.58
9	—	583	171.00	171.00
298	—	733	151.50–157.50	154.75
237	—	776	147.00–154.25	150.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	722	140.00	140.00
31	—	809	136.00–145.50	141.14
9	—	767	130.00	130.00
9	—	630	150.50	150.50
8	—	915	131.00	131.00
8	—	681	148.00	148.00

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