Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 650 lbs steers traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher with no comparable offering for heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates for Dec 3rd 10th and 17th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.09/cwt on 1,642 head.

Average price

$168.09

1,642 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$6.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.39

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	168.87	978	1,449
Medium and Large 1-2	539	162.17	874	193

One grade step is worth $6.70/cwt here — about $104 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 sale1,642 hd

168.09

—

NE average8 barns · 9,415 hd

158.69

+9.39

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

39 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	—	963	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,112	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	596	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	143.72/cwt	142.00–146.00	799	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	144.40/cwt	139.00–145.75	988	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,150	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	157.37/cwt	155.50–158.00	738	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,240	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,032	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	165.41/cwt	161.00–171.50	946	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	203.05/cwt	191.00–210.50	845	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	157.90/cwt	157.50–158.50	690	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	159.47/cwt	152.00–166.25	844	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	891	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,207	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	183.83/cwt	179.00–192.00	879	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	155.69/cwt	154.00–159.00	972	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	156.52/cwt	155.00–157.00	953	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	977	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	592	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	977	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	814	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,178	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	813	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,217	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	778	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,008	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	174.31/cwt	172.50–174.75	856	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	772	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	172.41/cwt	167.50–178.50	891	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	162.90/cwt	160.00–167.00	707	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	153.63/cwt	146.00–158.00	808	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	751	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	506	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	181.99/cwt	179.00–185.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	943	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	1,356	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	151.17/cwt	145.00–152.25	1,238	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	905	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,053	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	136.15/cwt	125.50–139.50	1,175	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	158.63/cwt	158.25–159.00	911	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,030	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	158.23/cwt	155.00–160.50	1,065	141

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 Nov 19, 2020

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

Receipts 2,965Last week 3,210Year ago 2,870

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	963	115.50	115.50
7	—	337	177.00	177.00
21	—	556	142.00–146.00	143.72
34	—	684	139.00–145.75	144.40
44	—	789	145.75	145.75
73	—	469	155.50–158.00	157.37
143	—	434	160.00–167.00	162.90
169	—	526	146.00–158.00	153.63
103	—	863	125.50–139.50	136.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	437	157.50–158.50	157.90
10	—	763	128.00	128.00
12	—	525	147.00	147.00
14	—	494	152.00	152.00
19	—	320	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	891	135.50	135.50
39	—	814	144.75	144.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	778	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,025	121.00	121.00
206	—	614	168.00	168.00
208	—	572	161.00–171.50	165.41
90	—	416	191.00–210.50	203.05
138	—	478	179.00–192.00	183.83
319	—	517	167.50–178.50	172.41
41	—	819	145.00–152.25	151.17
9	—	307	206.00	206.00
17	—	714	147.50	147.50
141	—	673	155.00–160.50	158.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	529	152.00–166.25	159.47
36	—	609	155.00–157.00	156.52
5	—	884	130.00	130.00
31	—	491	172.50–174.75	174.31
14	—	415	179.00–185.00	181.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	624	154.00–159.00	155.69
25	—	503	180.00	180.00
98	—	574	158.25–159.00	158.63
10	—	691	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	592	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	813	149.75	149.75
28	—	943	143.75	143.75

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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