Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last reported calf and feeder auction was a month ago a market trend is not applicable. However, a higher undertone was noted on steers and heifers. Demand was good from start to finish with some buyers on the internet. Quite a few, of Thursday's offerings would normally sell late in the summer but with short grass and dry range conditions in the trade area ranchers decided to sell these summer born and fall calves early. Flesh conditions were light to medium with a few fleshy calves in the run. Most of the day weigh-up was in buyers favor. Next Thursday, June 24, will be a Special Fall Bred cow sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.21/cwt on 1,485 head.

Average price

$151.21

1,485 head · 630 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$12.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.52

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	151.64	853	183
Medium and Large 1	638	151.37	966	1,279
Large 1	686	139.00	954	23

One grade step is worth $12.64/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale1,485 hd

151.21

—

NE average7 barns · 4,746 hd

139.70

+11.52

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

42 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	Large 1	—	686	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	954	23
Steers	Large 1	—	668	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	995	8
Steers	Large 1	—	765	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,081	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	155.07/cwt	153.50–156.00	882	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,022	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,053	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	809	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,137	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	808	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,097	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	178.16/cwt	170.50–183.25	1,026	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	164.14/cwt	155.25–169.75	1,182	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,186	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	157.96/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,068	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	149.37/cwt	145.75–152.75	940	324
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.29/cwt	161.50–168.00	854	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	134.03/cwt	128.50–134.75	1,110	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.53/cwt	165.00–170.50	794	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	138.29/cwt	134.00–141.00	986	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.13/cwt	141.00–151.50	977	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,142	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	721	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	139.45/cwt	133.50–140.25	1,071	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	150.96/cwt	147.00–155.75	1,161	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	185.74/cwt	180.00–190.00	958	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	163.23/cwt	156.00–168.75	919	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	635	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	973	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	156.05/cwt	146.00–159.25	811	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	897	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	160.16/cwt	160.00–160.50	762	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.08/cwt	137.00–140.25	936	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	150.77/cwt	145.00–153.75	871	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	170.50/cwt	161.00–176.50	916	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	817	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,079	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,115	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	503	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	902	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	673	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,158	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	172.87/cwt	166.00–179.00	1,072	315
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	179.66/cwt	177.00–188.00	841	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	153.09/cwt	152.50–154.00	1,036	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	159.77/cwt	154.00–166.00	923	35

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 Jun 17, 2021

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

Receipts 3,163Last week 4,700Year ago 2,550

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	686	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	569	153.50–156.00	155.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	809	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	808	135.75	135.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	887	133.75	133.75
324	—	629	145.75–152.75	149.37
44	—	520	161.50–168.00	164.29
51	—	828	128.50–134.75	134.03
59	—	477	165.00–170.50	166.53
129	—	713	134.00–141.00	138.29
152	—	673	141.00–151.50	145.13
5	—	932	122.50	122.50
25	—	422	170.75	170.75
42	—	768	133.50–140.25	139.45
160	—	563	156.00–168.75	163.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	520	146.00–159.25	156.05
7	—	648	138.50	138.50
19	—	476	160.00–160.50	160.16
19	—	673	137.00–140.25	139.08
40	—	578	145.00–153.75	150.77
6	—	945	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	503	179.25	179.25
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	149.00	149.00
30	—	765	141.25	141.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	631	162.00	162.00
16	—	716	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	865	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
211	—	576	170.50–183.25	178.16
241	—	720	155.25–169.75	164.14
78	—	676	154.00–161.00	157.96
42	—	769	147.00–155.75	150.96
54	—	516	180.00–190.00	185.74
315	—	620	166.00–179.00	172.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	635	153.25	153.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	160.00	160.00
15	—	537	161.00–176.50	170.50
7	—	437	187.00	187.00
11	—	739	146.00	146.00
25	—	468	177.00–188.00	179.66
30	—	677	152.50–154.00	153.09
35	—	578	154.00–166.00	159.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	673	172.00	172.00

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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