Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 550 lbs steers traded 4.00 to 5.00 lower, 600 to 650 lbs steers traded steady to 2.00 higher, 500 to 550 lbs heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher and 600 lbs heifers traded 7.00 lower. Demand was good with several buyers and high internet bidding. A cold rain last evening on the cattle with high winds in the area. Next Auction Date Jan 21st and 28th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.27/cwt on 3,887 head.

Average price

$170.27

3,887 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.04

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	171.34	983	3,575
Medium and Large 1-2	575	158.32	910	305
Large 1	615	146.00	898	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.34/cwt here — about $85 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 sale3,887 hd

170.27

—

NE average11 barns · 28,248 hd

153.23

+17.04

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

43 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	Large 1	—	615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	163.84/cwt	163.00–164.75	1,101	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,057	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	169.99/cwt	167.00–172.50	750	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	134.83/cwt	133.00–135.00	913	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	654	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	994	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	827	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	162.02/cwt	157.00–168.50	1,001	551
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	897	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	198.69/cwt	193.00–205.00	866	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	639	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,003	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	476	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.49/cwt	134.00–149.50	876	188
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	639	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	907	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	168.57/cwt	162.00–174.50	973	637
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	205.67/cwt	204.00–206.00	784	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	158.22/cwt	156.00–161.50	823	326
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	191.07/cwt	184.00–194.00	887	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	177.01/cwt	174.00–177.50	874	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,051	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	136.57/cwt	134.50–140.00	793	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	180.19/cwt	173.00–187.75	941	843
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	138.19/cwt	137.50–141.00	942	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.49/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,001	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	795	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	443	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	150.82/cwt	141.50–156.00	872	393
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,029	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	149.92/cwt	149.50–151.00	930	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	150.91/cwt	143.75–158.50	1,038	411
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	158.43/cwt	158.00–159.50	920	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	432	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	717	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	855	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	157.94/cwt	154.00–159.00	771	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	146.39/cwt	142.75–149.00	788	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	165.75/cwt	163.50–168.50	791	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	527	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	838	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	165.83/cwt	161.00–170.00	879	64

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 Jan 14, 2021

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

Receipts 5,920Last week 4,230Year ago 4,940

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	672	163.00–164.75	163.84
182	—	611	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
551	—	618	157.00–168.50	162.02
277	—	436	193.00–205.00	198.69
637	—	577	162.00–174.50	168.57
73	—	381	204.00–206.00	205.67
232	—	464	184.00–194.00	191.07
78	—	763	137.75	137.75
843	—	522	173.00–187.75	180.19
76	—	728	136.50–140.00	137.49
411	—	688	143.75–158.50	150.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	568	158.00	158.00
13	—	476	176.00	176.00
13	—	639	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	494	174.00–177.50	177.01
46	—	682	137.50–141.00	138.19
73	—	620	149.50–151.00	149.92
63	—	581	158.00–159.50	158.43
6	—	357	192.00	192.00
64	—	530	161.00–170.00	165.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	443	182.00	182.00
10	—	527	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	340	175.00	175.00
49	—	441	167.00–172.50	169.99
93	—	677	133.00–135.00	134.83
188	—	615	134.00–149.50	142.49
326	—	520	156.00–161.50	158.22
393	—	578	141.50–156.00	150.82
175	—	717	143.50	143.50
131	—	477	163.50–168.50	165.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	654	152.00	152.00
37	—	639	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	170.00	170.00
44	—	546	151.50	151.50
8	—	616	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	581	134.50–140.00	136.57
46	—	645	132.50	132.50
28	—	488	154.00–159.00	157.94
122	—	538	142.75–149.00	146.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	503	158.00	158.00
18	—	432	166.00	166.00
6	—	560	134.00	134.00

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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