Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Three weeks since our last comparable sale a trend will not be given. Demand was very good, for bangs vaccinated replacement heifers and 700-800 lbs steers. High internet bidding on light weight grass steers. Rain and snow past few days in the Sandhills. Next Auction Dates: April 29th Regular Sale, April 13th Special Pair and Bred Female Sale, May 20th Special Feeder Sale

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.68/cwt on 2,364 head.

Average price

$162.68

2,364 head · 672 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$11.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.48

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	670	164.40	1,101	2,003
Medium and Large 1-2	684	153.15	1,048	361

One grade step is worth $11.25/cwt here — about $54 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 sale2,364 hd

162.68

—

NE average4 barns · 4,832 hd

161.20

+1.48

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

44 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	—	824	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	956	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	154.23/cwt	153.00–155.25	841	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	166.31/cwt	163.50–175.25	674	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,024	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	188.41/cwt	187.00–194.00	769	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	157.81/cwt	154.50–163.50	874	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	137.10/cwt	131.50–140.00	935	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	948	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,017	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	596	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	831	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	601	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,073	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	163.67/cwt	159.00–174.50	1,036	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	188.52/cwt	179.00–200.00	895	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	717	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	701	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	139.67/cwt	130.00–142.25	1,191	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	821	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	690	1,028.78/cwt	1,025.00–1,035.00	7,099	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	793	1,122.39/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	8,901	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	176.12/cwt	171.00–183.50	940	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	171.37/cwt	163.50–175.50	1,136	279
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	147.54/cwt	144.00–152.75	1,139	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	155.94/cwt	150.00–163.85	1,148	542
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.49/cwt	132.00–140.75	972	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	142.69/cwt	136.00–148.00	892	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	809	1,216.55/cwt	1,210.00–1,220.00	9,842	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	727	1,193.87/cwt	1,085.00–1,220.00	8,679	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	165.42/cwt	161.00–171.25	794	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	180.14/cwt	168.50–183.00	1,027	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	793	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	158.43/cwt	154.00–160.50	1,080	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,088	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	144.15/cwt	142.00–144.50	1,074	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	171.06/cwt	168.00–175.00	1,009	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	515	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	752	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	179.84/cwt	177.00–182.00	849	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	709	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	900	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	143.83/cwt	140.00–148.00	844	103

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	824	124.50	124.50
5	—	866	133.00	133.00
5	—	910	117.50	117.50
15	—	750	127.50	127.50
44	—	545	153.00–155.25	154.23
46	—	405	163.50–175.25	166.31
109	—	554	154.50–163.50	157.81
116	—	682	131.50–140.00	137.10
158	—	723	132.00–140.75	134.49
233	—	625	136.00–148.00	142.69
126	—	480	161.00–171.25	165.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	596	139.50	139.50
22	—	428	167.50	167.50
53	—	515	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	690	1,025.00–1,035.00	1,028.78
35	—	793	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,122.39
105	—	809	1,210.00–1,220.00	1,216.55
296	—	727	1,085.00–1,220.00	1,193.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	547	145.00	145.00
8	—	697	124.00	124.00
7	—	482	147.00	147.00
103	—	587	140.00–148.00	143.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	515	146.00	146.00
33	—	590	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	520	197.00	197.00
32	—	601	178.50	178.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	408	187.00–194.00	188.41
90	—	633	159.00–174.50	163.67
116	—	475	179.00–200.00	188.52
156	—	853	130.00–142.25	139.67
120	—	534	171.00–183.50	176.12
279	—	663	163.50–175.50	171.37
289	—	772	144.00–152.75	147.54
542	—	736	150.00–163.85	155.94
92	—	570	168.50–183.00	180.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	528	179.50	179.50
72	—	620	164.00	164.00
7	—	701	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	682	154.00–160.50	158.43
60	—	794	137.00	137.00
69	—	745	142.00–144.50	144.15
51	—	590	168.00–175.00	171.06
14	—	472	177.00–182.00	179.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	621	145.00	145.00

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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