Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 750 to 950 lbs steers traded steady to 8.00 higher, a limited number of comparable offering for heifers with 700 lbs offerings trading steady. No comparison for replacement cattle. All offerings of bred cows in good condition and pairs with healthy calves at side. Demand was good with an active internet bidding and several buyers. Next Auction Date Aug. 19th Special Feeder Sale

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.14/cwt on 2,130 head.

Average price

$167.14

2,130 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,408

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	845	167.56	1,416	2,021
Medium and Large 1-2	798	159.40	1,272	109

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $143 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 sale2,130 hd

167.14

—

NE average4 barns · 2,994 hd

164.86

+2.28

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

39 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	—	578	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	957	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	868	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	157.08/cwt	156.00–158.00	990	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	143.50/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,380	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,380	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,048	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	758	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,349	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	719	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,305	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	866	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	151.30/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,183	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	182.91/cwt	178.75–184.50	1,216	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	153.46/cwt	144.00–157.50	1,504	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	160.15/cwt	154.00–162.25	1,459	248
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,524	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,288	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	156.60/cwt	154.00–159.50	1,289	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	155.07/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,385	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	891	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	1,562.88/cwt	1,550.00–1,575.00	20,911	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,414	981.25/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	13,875	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,497	1,199.62/cwt	1,100.00–1,260.00	17,958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	158.89/cwt	154.50–160.00	1,260	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	168.75/cwt	168.75–168.75	1,190	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	150.81/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,297	131
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,547	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	21,271	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	1,237.46/cwt	1,100.00–1,325.00	18,166	50
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	1,388.50/cwt	1,275.00–1,500.00	12,510	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	165.15/cwt	159.75–166.75	1,455	584
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	982	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	144.56/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,191	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	152.44/cwt	149.25–155.50	1,538	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,017	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	947	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	154.12/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,127	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	178.99/cwt	164.00–179.85	1,405	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	145.98/cwt	143.00–149.50	1,344	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	171.72/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,245	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	167.80/cwt	164.00–174.25	1,383	321
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	152.03/cwt	150.60–154.75	1,276	51

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,110Last week 2,880Year ago 2,700

Replacement CattleReceipts 250Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	165.50	165.50
14	—	486	178.50	178.50
20	—	630	156.00–158.00	157.08
20	—	962	137.00–147.00	143.50
21	—	1,002	137.75	137.75
26	—	676	155.00	155.00
104	—	782	150.00–154.00	151.30
131	—	860	141.00–155.00	150.81
65	—	731	152.00–155.00	154.12
179	—	921	143.00–149.50	145.98
51	—	839	150.60–154.75	152.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	531	163.00	163.00
27	—	627	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	824	141.00–148.00	144.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	758	178.00	178.00
68	—	719	181.50	181.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	201.00	201.00
94	—	665	178.75–184.50	182.91
129	—	980	144.00–157.50	153.46
248	—	911	154.00–162.25	160.15
584	—	881	159.75–166.75	165.15
113	—	1,009	149.25–155.50	152.44
291	—	785	164.00–179.85	178.99
81	—	725	170.00–174.00	171.72
321	—	824	164.00–174.25	167.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	823	154.00–159.50	156.60
18	—	893	150.00–157.00	155.07
30	—	793	154.50–160.00	158.89
10	—	705	168.75	168.75
7	—	555	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	162.00	162.00
21	—	652	156.00	156.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,524	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,547	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,338	1,550.00–1,575.00	1,562.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,497	1,100.00–1,260.00	1,199.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	—	1,468	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,237.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,414	925.00–1,125.00	981.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	110	—	901	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,388.50

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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