Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2022-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good for all offerings. Next Auction Dates March 3rd and 10th

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $174.51/cwt on 1,836 head.

Average price

$174.51

1,836 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$3.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.03

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	548	177.81	975	84
Medium and Large 1	629	174.35	1,097	1,752

One grade step is worth $3.46/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale1,836 hd

174.51

—

NE average7 barns · 8,725 hd

165.48

+9.03

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

37 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	229.69/cwt	228.75–231.50	1,305	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	174.69/cwt	174.50–175.00	1,270	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	520	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,256	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	161.54/cwt	157.00–164.25	1,310	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	157.27/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,371	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	415	253.50/cwt	253.50–253.50	1,052	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,222	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	200.85/cwt	191.00–205.00	795	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	198.11/cwt	192.00–204.00	878	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	196.49/cwt	192.50–203.50	959	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	152.31/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,188	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	196.42/cwt	194.50–200.75	1,017	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	228.68/cwt	227.00–231.50	1,191	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	499	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	1,196	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	198.81/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,127	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	171.43/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,186	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,100	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,238	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	716	165.52/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,185	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	238.28/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,025	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	208.79/cwt	203.00–212.00	1,088	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	196.37/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,227	297
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	216.36/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,439	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	153.42/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,106	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	190.12/cwt	179.00–192.50	1,266	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	173.01/cwt	164.50–177.75	1,081	371
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	660	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,297	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	587	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,189	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	767	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,342	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	183.44/cwt	177.00–188.50	1,055	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,300	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	182.87/cwt	179.00–185.50	867	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	153.45/cwt	153.00–154.00	961	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	996	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	161.96/cwt	154.50–163.25	1,106	282

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 Feb 24, 2022

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

Receipts 3,890Last week 0Year ago 3,535

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good for all offerings. Next Auction Dates March 3rd and 10th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
272	—	568	228.75–231.50	229.69
121	—	727	174.50–175.00	174.69
69	—	811	157.00–164.25	161.54
31	—	872	155.00–159.00	157.27
76	—	521	227.00–231.50	228.68
20	—	489	225.00	225.00
6	—	755	164.00	164.00
39	—	430	237.00–239.00	238.28
297	—	625	191.00–204.00	196.37
41	—	961	149.75	149.75
86	—	666	179.00–192.50	190.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	520	241.50	241.50
17	—	415	253.50	253.50
116	—	499	239.75	239.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	634	177.00	177.00
58	—	567	197.00–204.00	198.81
54	—	692	169.00–175.50	171.43
36	—	521	203.00–212.00	208.79
11	—	478	215.00–218.00	216.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	613	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	820	149.00	149.00
27	—	396	191.00–205.00	200.85
69	—	443	192.00–204.00	198.11
84	—	488	192.50–203.50	196.49
110	—	780	147.50–157.00	152.31
138	—	518	194.50–200.75	196.42
162	—	721	148.00–155.00	153.42
371	—	625	164.50–177.75	173.01
318	—	575	177.00–188.50	183.44
282	—	683	154.50–163.25	161.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	716	161.00–174.00	165.52
17	—	660	196.50	196.50
13	—	587	202.50	202.50
63	—	767	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	474	179.00–185.50	182.87
23	—	626	153.00–154.00	153.45
49	—	530	188.00	188.00

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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