Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2020-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 450 to 650 lbs steers traded steady to 10.00 higher and heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Demand was good with high internet bidding. Weather warm up after snow and hard freeze in the area. Next Auction Dates for Nov 2 Bred Female Nov 5th & 12th Special Spring Calf Sale (weaned and non-weaned)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.91/cwt on 2,845 head.

Average price

$158.91

2,845 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,006

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$170

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

$2.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	639	159.07	1,017	2,675
Medium and Large 1-2	541	156.38	847	170

One grade step is worth $2.69/cwt here — about $170 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 sale2,845 hd

158.91

—

NE average10 barns · 15,469 hd

155.07

+3.84

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,141	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,209	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,269	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	125.53/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,146	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	124.75/cwt	124.75–124.75	1,078	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	180.46/cwt	174.00–182.00	783	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	145.86/cwt	141.50–149.75	1,273	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	146.45/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,240	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	150.57/cwt	144.50–152.50	1,162	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	175.30/cwt	172.25–184.25	838	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	142.05/cwt	135.50–143.25	1,040	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	156.84/cwt	151.00–161.00	976	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	163.74/cwt	159.00–168.50	887	472
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	726	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	117.75/cwt	117.75–117.75	1,340	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,040	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	162.43/cwt	155.00–169.00	936	583
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	150.09/cwt	147.25–154.00	725	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.65/cwt	141.00–148.75	758	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	133.54/cwt	126.00–137.25	1,297	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	152.86/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,030	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	122.98/cwt	122.00–125.25	1,204	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	125.66/cwt	123.50–130.50	1,043	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	611	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	872	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	134.14/cwt	134.00–135.00	854	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.83/cwt	137.00–143.50	791	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	159.28/cwt	155.00–166.00	686	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	687	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	661	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	138.34/cwt	137.00–139.00	755	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	143.67/cwt	143.00–144.50	907	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	166.53/cwt	166.00–167.00	824	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.62/cwt	152.50–156.25	814	43

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 Oct 29, 2020

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

Receipts 4,605Last week 3,420Year ago 5,410

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	125.00	125.00
9	—	795	125.00	125.00
10	—	1,141	106.00	106.00
12	—	1,013	125.25	125.25
20	—	913	122.00–128.00	125.53
25	—	864	124.75	124.75
76	—	732	135.50–143.25	142.05
169	—	483	147.25–154.00	150.09
188	—	524	141.00–148.75	144.65
52	—	979	122.00–125.25	122.98
51	—	830	123.50–130.50	125.66
83	—	637	134.00–135.00	134.14
96	—	570	137.00–143.50	138.83
100	—	431	155.00–166.00	159.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	611	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	494	139.00	139.00
22	—	445	148.00–149.00	148.50
51	—	546	137.00–139.00	138.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	434	174.00–182.00	180.46
129	—	873	141.50–149.75	145.86
138	—	847	134.00–147.00	146.45
244	—	772	144.50–152.50	150.57
282	—	478	172.25–184.25	175.30
289	—	622	151.00–161.00	156.84
472	—	542	159.00–168.50	163.74
7	—	382	190.00	190.00
8	—	1,138	117.75	117.75
34	—	700	148.50	148.50
583	—	576	155.00–169.00	162.43
154	—	971	126.00–137.25	133.54
221	—	674	149.00–155.00	152.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	458	190.50	190.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	631	143.00–144.50	143.67
69	—	495	166.00–167.00	166.53
7	—	417	166.00	166.00
43	—	530	152.50–156.25	153.62

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