Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given. Demand was good with several buyer and an active internet bidding. Showers in the area this past week . Next Auction Dates: June 17th & 24th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.71/cwt on 2,235 head.

Average price

$169.71

2,235 head · 618 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$11.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.92

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	171.18	1,060	1,949
Medium and Large 1-2	613	159.74	979	286

One grade step is worth $11.44/cwt here — about $81 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 sale2,235 hd

169.71

—

NE average7 barns · 6,494 hd

154.79

+14.92

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

49 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	—	316	169.23/cwt	168.00–170.00	535	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	416	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	688	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	192.61/cwt	181.00–195.25	948	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	154.15/cwt	148.25–157.00	1,167	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	171.26/cwt	170.00–173.00	899	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	617	138.15/cwt	131.00–139.50	852	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	149.89/cwt	145.50–156.00	860	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	1,130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	202.47/cwt	188.00–214.00	865	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	156.78/cwt	152.00–157.25	997	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	183.38/cwt	180.00–187.75	979	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	745	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	724	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	160.80/cwt	145.00–169.00	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	181.08/cwt	175.50–185.00	1,043	261
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	589	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	150.02/cwt	149.00–150.75	1,107	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	473	189.75/cwt	189.75–189.75	898	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	136.88/cwt	132.00–139.00	927	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	138.86/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,064	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	166.20/cwt	156.00–169.00	713	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,039	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,073	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	913	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,233	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.61/cwt	133.00–140.00	990	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	566	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,007	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	160.34/cwt	152.50–169.50	752	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	800	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,162	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,153	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	890	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	795	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	166.90/cwt	161.50–173.25	1,053	428
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	830	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	166.22/cwt	160.00–171.50	1,122	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	773	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	170.65/cwt	169.00–171.50	991	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	157.11/cwt	154.00–163.50	833	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	146.61/cwt	139.50–152.00	924	329
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	674	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	944	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	177.33/cwt	169.00–185.50	676	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	153.33/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,035	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	134.37/cwt	134.00–136.00	860	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	799	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	127.25/cwt	127.00–128.00	934	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	687	148.85/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,023	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	741	7

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 May 20, 2021

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

Receipts 4,700Last week 0Year ago 2,570

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	316	168.00–170.00	169.23
196	—	574	145.50–156.00	149.89
75	—	677	132.00–139.00	136.88
58	—	766	128.00–144.00	138.86
46	—	429	156.00–169.00	166.20
37	—	818	127.00	127.00
16	—	1,089	98.50	98.50
214	—	725	133.00–140.00	136.61
136	—	469	152.50–169.50	160.34
111	—	530	154.00–163.50	157.11
329	—	630	139.50–152.00	146.61
91	—	381	169.00–185.50	177.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	416	165.50	165.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	617	131.00–139.50	138.15
6	—	499	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	589	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	528	150.50	150.50
16	—	640	134.00–136.00	134.37
31	—	734	127.00–128.00	127.25
7	—	499	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	492	181.00–195.25	192.61
109	—	757	148.25–157.00	154.15
110	—	427	188.00–214.00	202.47
195	—	534	180.00–187.75	183.38
34	—	326	228.50	228.50
261	—	576	175.50–185.00	181.08
151	—	738	149.00–150.75	150.02
58	—	806	143.00	143.00
428	—	631	161.50–173.25	166.90
187	—	675	160.00–171.50	166.22
29	—	357	216.50	216.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	390	195.00	195.00
52	—	473	189.75	189.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	525	170.00–173.00	171.26
52	—	480	173.00	173.00
38	—	581	169.00–171.50	170.65
7	—	409	177.00	177.00
112	—	675	150.00–158.50	153.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,130	110.00	110.00
57	—	913	135.00	135.00
9	—	566	178.00	178.00
77	—	800	145.25	145.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	636	152.00–157.25	156.78
11	—	523	169.50	169.50
15	—	487	145.00–169.00	160.80
5	—	574	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	674	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	799	136.50	136.50
36	—	687	148.00–152.00	148.85

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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