Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2022-07-14

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jul 14
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
1,350 head
1,350 vs last sale 0 740 vs year ago 610 · +121.3%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Bred Female, Pair and Regular Sale consisted of several Dispersions of Fall calving cows, majority of all lots in good condition. Demand was good with some internet bidding. Another hot and humid day in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Next Auction Date July 21st

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,284$1,716409
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,454$1,548361
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,493$1,354275
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$1,24828
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,323$1,11011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,481$1,60112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,517$1,49824
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,361$1,22510

Every lot, as filed

11 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6191,495.37/head1,425.00–1,575.001,49511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4811,601.13/head1,550.00–1,650.001,60112
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3611,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,22510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5081,381.61/head1,250.00–1,500.001,382170
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4541,547.62/head1,225.00–1,735.001,548361
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2841,716.26/head1,450.00–2,000.001,716409
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2801,248.46/head1,025.00–1,385.001,24828
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3231,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,11011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4671,319.75/head1,300.00–1,450.001,32093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth1,4721,224.81/head1,175.00–1,285.001,22512

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.