Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 850 to 950 lbs steers traded unevenly steady and 750 lbs heifers traded 2.00 higher, 800 to 950 lbs heifers traded steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good with several buyers. Next Auction Dates for Sept. 2nd, 16th and 30th

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.03/cwt on 1,740 head.

Average price

$152.03

1,740 head · 798 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.28

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	797	152.21	1,213	1,726
Medium and Large 1-2	935	130.50	1,220	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale1,740 hd

152.03

—

NE average5 barns · 3,325 hd

152.31

−0.28

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

24 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	—	914	144.74/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,323	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	796	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	159.86/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,001	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	143.29/cwt	142.75–144.00	1,406	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	158.29/cwt	153.50–161.50	1,138	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	159.01/cwt	157.75–161.00	1,086	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	161.74/cwt	154.50–166.00	1,415	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	162.15/cwt	158.00–165.10	1,485	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,109	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,441	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,303	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	787	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,196	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	742	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,167	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	152.69/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,218	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	163.09/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,181	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,351	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	155.53/cwt	153.50–156.75	1,509	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,145	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,297	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	150.31/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,228	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	147.84/cwt	143.00–149.75	1,273	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	153.31/cwt	147.00–156.50	1,203	521
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	814	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,193	42

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 19, 2021

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

Receipts 2,840Last week 3,110Year ago 3,185

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	914	141.00–147.00	144.74
5	—	496	160.50	160.50
38	—	626	153.00–164.00	159.86
102	—	981	142.75–144.00	143.29
132	—	719	153.50–161.50	158.29
156	—	683	157.75–161.00	159.01
222	—	817	144.00–153.00	150.31
319	—	861	143.00–149.75	147.84
521	—	785	147.00–156.50	153.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	787	152.00	152.00
85	—	742	157.25	157.25
42	—	814	146.50	146.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	916	125.00	125.00
7	—	954	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
269	—	875	154.50–166.00	161.74
293	—	916	158.00–165.10	162.15
9	—	558	186.00	186.00
9	—	672	165.00	165.00
10	—	1,015	142.00	142.00
11	—	830	157.00	157.00
45	—	724	159.00–169.00	163.09
67	—	788	171.50	171.50
100	—	970	153.50–156.75	155.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	798	149.00–154.00	152.69

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