Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 550 to 650 lbs steers traded 8.00 to 11.00 higher, no comparable offerings for heifers a trend will not be given. Demand was very good today with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates for Dec. 9th Special Bred Female, Dec. 16th Special Spring Calf Sale (weaned)

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $182.17/cwt on 2,303 head.

Average price

$182.17

2,303 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$9.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	633	183.39	1,161	2,002
Medium and Large 1-2	598	174.07	1,040	301

One grade step is worth $9.32/cwt here — about $121 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 sale2,303 hd

182.17

—

NE average6 barns · 18,178 hd

183.33

−1.16

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

34 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	—	432	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	867	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,284	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	907	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,128	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,262	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	186.32/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,062	334
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	218.08/cwt	211.00–222.00	962	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	209.37/cwt	197.00–211.25	1,070	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	176.51/cwt	168.00–180.75	1,191	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	174.60/cwt	170.00–177.00	1,016	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,265	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	178.65/cwt	172.00–184.25	1,127	437
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,114	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	210.36/cwt	202.00–211.50	972	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	175.00/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,281	311
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	565	173.50/cwt	171.75–174.00	980	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	958	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	185.05/cwt	181.50–195.00	897	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	189.36/cwt	183.50–190.50	1,004	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	673	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,252	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	589	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,181	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	154.61/cwt	147.50–157.00	821	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	149.36/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,020	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,126	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	168.85/cwt	168.50–169.00	1,064	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	794	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	151.88/cwt	147.00–157.00	881	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.38/cwt	159.00–161.00	930	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	164.51/cwt	154.00–165.75	1,227	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	958	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,312	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	152.01/cwt	149.00–156.00	964	75

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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Receipts 3,325Last week 2,535Year ago 3,175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	162.00	162.00
11	—	1,015	136.50	136.50
15	—	504	172.00	172.00
16	—	898	143.00	143.00
40	—	683	147.00–152.00	149.36
48	—	498	159.50	159.50
61	—	580	159.00–161.00	160.38
66	—	746	154.00–165.75	164.51
75	—	634	149.00–156.00	152.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	396	168.00	168.00
28	—	617	147.00	147.00
49	—	531	147.50–157.00	154.61
37	—	580	147.00–157.00	151.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	565	171.75–174.00	173.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	656	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	958	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	688	164.00	164.00
19	—	703	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	758	166.50	166.50
334	—	570	180.00–192.00	186.32
17	—	441	211.00–222.00	218.08
77	—	511	197.00–211.25	209.37
400	—	675	168.00–180.75	176.51
437	—	631	172.00–184.25	178.65
88	—	462	202.00–211.50	210.36
311	—	732	167.00–178.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	582	170.00–177.00	174.60
10	—	806	157.00	157.00
23	—	485	181.50–195.00	185.05
40	—	530	183.50–190.50	189.36
15	—	708	159.00	159.00
101	—	630	168.50–169.00	168.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	673	186.00	186.00
171	—	589	200.50	200.50

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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