Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 550 to 650 lbs steers traded steady to 10.00 higher with no comparable offerings for heifers a trend will not be given. Demand was good with several buyers today. Snow has covered the Sandhills with colder weather. Next Auction Date Jan 6th 2022, Special Feeder Sale

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $190.27/cwt on 2,465 head.

Average price

$190.27

2,465 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$4.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.66

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	538	194.10	1,045	278
Medium and Large 1	617	189.78	1,171	2,187

One grade step is worth $4.31/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale2,465 hd

190.27

—

NE average9 barns · 15,604 hd

182.61

+7.66

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

32 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	—	641	154.61/cwt	151.00–158.00	991	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	154.19/cwt	151.50–155.25	1,287	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	915	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	150.47/cwt	142.00–154.00	1,020	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	171.86/cwt	167.00–179.00	916	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	163.94/cwt	154.00–170.00	944	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	212.44/cwt	209.00–214.00	888	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	197.18/cwt	192.50–200.50	1,100	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	204.34/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,093	442
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	141.43/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,066	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,331	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	218.78/cwt	218.00–220.00	862	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	214.92/cwt	214.00–221.00	1,008	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	646	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,234	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	178.95/cwt	171.00–182.50	1,296	303
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	181.74/cwt	174.00–187.50	1,120	405
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	175.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,178	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	195.20/cwt	193.00–196.50	1,038	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	658	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	780	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	183.99/cwt	181.00–186.00	1,054	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	159.62/cwt	154.50–166.25	1,318	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	704	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,313	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	821	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,412	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	173.06/cwt	170.00–175.00	768	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	789	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,365	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	207.97/cwt	204.00–211.50	1,004	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	179.71/cwt	173.00–181.00	861	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	190.29/cwt	188.00–192.00	676	23

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 16, 2021

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

Receipts 3,955Last week 0Year ago 4,930

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	641	151.00–158.00	154.61
68	—	835	151.50–155.25	154.19
83	—	678	142.00–154.00	150.47
94	—	533	167.00–179.00	171.86
115	—	576	154.00–170.00	163.94
18	—	444	170.00–175.00	173.06
260	—	479	173.00–181.00	179.71
23	—	355	188.00–192.00	190.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	598	153.00	153.00
18	—	372	177.00	177.00
19	—	464	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	418	209.00–214.00	212.44
148	—	558	192.50–200.50	197.18
442	—	535	197.50–212.50	204.34
14	—	754	141.00–142.00	141.43
10	—	924	144.00	144.00
43	—	394	218.00–220.00	218.78
184	—	469	214.00–221.00	214.92
303	—	724	171.00–182.50	178.95
405	—	616	174.00–187.50	181.74
243	—	671	170.00–180.00	175.53
27	—	826	154.50–166.25	159.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	167.00	167.00
8	—	712	169.00	169.00
39	—	532	193.00–196.50	195.20
97	—	573	181.00–186.00	183.99
117	—	483	204.00–211.50	207.97
12	—	655	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	646	191.00	191.00
73	—	704	186.50	186.50
72	—	821	172.00	172.00
80	—	789	173.00	173.00

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