Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 450 to 500 lbs steers traded 10.00 to 12.00 higher, 550 to 650 traded steady to 4.00 higher, 450 to 550 lbs heifers traded steady to 8.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers and an active internet bidder. Demand for replacement quality heifers. Next Auction Dates for Nov. 4th Special Spring Calf Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.80/cwt on 3,381 head.

Average price

$177.80

3,381 head · 649 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,154

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$4.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.57

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	178.07	1,167	3,150
Medium and Large 1-2	568	174.06	988	231

One grade step is worth $4.01/cwt here — about $179 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 sale3,381 hd

177.80

—

NE average12 barns · 20,325 hd

176.23

+1.57

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

43 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	674	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	197.43/cwt	195.50–200.00	772	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	549	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	5,408	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	536	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	163.02/cwt	160.00–165.50	1,157	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	151.68/cwt	151.50–152.50	1,388	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	171.10/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,271	369
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	197.54/cwt	187.00–208.00	1,039	417
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,527	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	200.90/cwt	196.00–209.00	868	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	172.04/cwt	168.50–172.75	1,409	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	178.19/cwt	172.50–184.00	1,044	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	847	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	152.19/cwt	152.00–152.25	1,205	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	205.44/cwt	205.00–206.00	758	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	160.25/cwt	159.50–161.00	1,127	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	188.58/cwt	187.00–189.50	858	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	172.95/cwt	160.50–175.00	1,325	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	170.88/cwt	164.50–174.00	1,150	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	177.68/cwt	177.25–178.00	1,173	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	171.47/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,469	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	866	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,299	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,499	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	172.45/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,067	671
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	198.15/cwt	190.00–214.00	949	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	173.13/cwt	169.50–175.00	795	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	175.89/cwt	171.50–181.00	929	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	601	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	993	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	556	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	5,560	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	175.72/cwt	174.50–178.50	759	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	569	189.43/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,078	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	155.59/cwt	155.00–156.00	822	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	932	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,389	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	152.55/cwt	150.00–155.00	952	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	164.27/cwt	159.00–170.00	854	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	160.94/cwt	159.00–162.75	1,228	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	148.36/cwt	144.50–153.50	993	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	179.08/cwt	178.00–180.50	655	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	155.08/cwt	154.50–156.00	1,352	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,365	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	161.36/cwt	152.00–166.50	933	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	157.19/cwt	156.00–158.00	740	25

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 Oct 28, 2021

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

Receipts 5,150Last week 2,580Year ago 4,605

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	315	214.00	214.00
80	—	391	195.50–200.00	197.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	549	985.00	985.00
29	—	601	165.25	165.25
24	—	556	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	301	178.00	178.00
27	—	710	160.00–165.50	163.02
34	—	915	151.50–152.50	151.68
98	—	459	169.50–175.00	173.13
114	—	432	174.50–178.50	175.72
79	—	624	150.00–155.00	152.55
193	—	520	159.00–170.00	164.27
78	—	763	159.00–162.75	160.94
43	—	669	144.50–153.50	148.36
67	—	366	178.00–180.50	179.08
41	—	872	154.50–156.00	155.08
8	—	1,030	132.50	132.50
213	—	578	152.00–166.50	161.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	528	155.00–156.00	155.59
9	—	646	141.50	141.50
25	—	471	156.00–158.00	157.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
369	—	743	169.00–175.00	171.10
417	—	526	187.00–208.00	197.54
9	—	1,008	151.50	151.50
120	—	432	196.00–209.00	200.90
146	—	819	168.50–172.75	172.04
261	—	586	172.50–184.00	178.19
17	—	369	205.00–206.00	205.44
169	—	766	160.50–175.00	172.95
265	—	673	164.50–174.00	170.88
234	—	857	168.00–173.00	171.47
6	—	925	162.00	162.00
671	—	619	165.00–177.00	172.45
103	—	479	190.00–214.00	198.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	448	189.00	189.00
40	—	792	152.00–152.25	152.19
22	—	703	159.50–161.00	160.25
19	—	455	187.00–189.50	188.58
102	—	528	171.50–181.00	175.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
149	—	660	177.25–178.00	177.68
116	—	569	189.00–191.00	189.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	866	150.00	150.00
47	—	932	149.00	149.00

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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