Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steer or heifers. Demand was good with high internet bidding. Warmer weather in the area with high winds. Next Auction Dates for April 8th Special Bred Female (Fall and Spring) Pair and Regular Sale. April 22 Special Feeder Sale

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.14/cwt on 2,269 head.

Average price

$155.14

2,269 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$4.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	616	155.47	958	2,097
Medium and Large 1-2	578	151.05	873	172

One grade step is worth $4.42/cwt here — about $86 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 sale2,269 hd

155.14

—

NE average6 barns · 7,160 hd

147.32

+7.81

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	—	1,077	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,055	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	181.37/cwt	175.50–184.25	684	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	797	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,060	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	130.72/cwt	126.50–131.50	1,093	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	172.90/cwt	167.00–176.00	745	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	169.55/cwt	167.25–173.00	821	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	801	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,202	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	756	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,157	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,091	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	204.94/cwt	200.00–206.00	857	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	177.39/cwt	177.00–178.00	999	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	719	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,086	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	765	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,125	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	194.56/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,041	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	168.87/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,103	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	180.24/cwt	173.00–184.00	1,087	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	155.90/cwt	151.00–158.50	1,105	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	206.65/cwt	201.00–210.50	973	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	171.75/cwt	165.50–175.00	900	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	153.38/cwt	148.00–158.00	948	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	145.46/cwt	140.00–149.00	982	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	162.18/cwt	154.25–167.00	939	476
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	138.50/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,010	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	142.57/cwt	135.50–147.00	1,173	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	888	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	148.30/cwt	136.50–153.00	866	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,011	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	144.46/cwt	143.50–145.50	1,060	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	162.49/cwt	159.50–163.00	876	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	164.14/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,003	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 Apr 1, 2021

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

Receipts 3,770Last week 4,060Year ago 2,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,077	98.00	98.00
46	—	377	175.50–184.25	181.37
79	—	797	133.00	133.00
92	—	836	126.50–131.50	130.72
127	—	431	167.00–176.00	172.90
156	—	484	167.25–173.00	169.55
241	—	524	165.50–175.00	171.75
262	—	618	148.00–158.00	153.38
329	—	675	140.00–149.00	145.46
476	—	579	154.25–167.00	162.18
205	—	729	129.00–142.00	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	801	150.00	150.00
15	—	719	151.00	151.00
23	—	765	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	750	130.00	130.00
13	—	606	146.50	146.50
112	—	584	136.50–153.00	148.30
6	—	453	166.50	166.50
35	—	539	159.50–163.00	162.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	756	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	782	139.50	139.50
18	—	390	220.00	220.00
28	—	418	200.00–206.00	204.94
41	—	563	177.00–178.00	177.39
136	—	535	188.00–199.00	194.56
139	—	653	161.00–171.00	168.87
165	—	603	173.00–184.00	180.24
181	—	709	151.00–158.50	155.90
210	—	471	201.00–210.50	206.65
5	—	932	136.00	136.00
124	—	823	135.50–147.00	142.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	439	193.00	193.00
7	—	652	155.00	155.00
8	—	394	208.00	208.00
21	—	734	143.50–145.50	144.46
43	—	611	161.00–167.00	164.14

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