Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

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 with several buyers and an active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Sept 8th 22nd, and 29th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $193.73/cwt on 2,399 head.

Average price

$193.73

2,399 head · 872 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$1.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.40

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	876	193.79	1,697	2,285
Medium and Large 1-2	789	192.59	1,519	114

One grade step is worth $1.20/cwt here — about $178 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 sale2,399 hd

193.73

—

NE average9 barns · 11,821 hd

201.12

−7.40

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

31 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	—	751	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,419	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,701	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,700	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,128	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,624	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,245	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,283	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	197.10/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,567	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,340	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,582	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	193.05/cwt	192.75–193.50	1,529	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	189.42/cwt	179.75–193.50	1,764	511
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	196.79/cwt	193.75–200.00	1,631	457
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	207.81/cwt	207.50–208.00	1,384	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	175.90/cwt	173.25–177.00	1,525	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	176.25/cwt	176.25–176.25	1,828	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	221.04/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,503	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,214	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	185.83/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,548	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	188.50/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,666	324
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	193.36/cwt	182.00–196.00	1,396	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	183.97/cwt	179.00–187.25	1,807	533
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	177.26/cwt	175.25–179.50	1,659	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	172.97/cwt	170.00–176.25	1,652	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	783	183.47/cwt	183.00–184.25	1,437	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	178.61/cwt	174.50–181.50	1,463	378
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	844	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,534	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	722	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,422	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,502	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	208.25/cwt	208.25–208.25	1,370	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,260	7

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.

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Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE

Thu Aug 25, 2022

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

Receipts 4,890Last week 3,145Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	751	189.00	189.00
17	—	1,063	160.00	160.00
19	—	1,012	168.00	168.00
22	—	1,128	144.00	144.00
28	—	570	218.50	218.50
44	—	623	206.00	206.00
121	—	867	173.25–177.00	175.90
213	—	722	182.00–196.00	193.36
143	—	936	175.25–179.50	177.26
61	—	955	170.00–176.25	172.97
378	—	819	174.50–181.50	178.61
139	—	658	208.25	208.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
315	—	783	183.00–184.25	183.47
185	—	844	181.75	181.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	722	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	538	214.00	214.00
59	—	897	167.50	167.50
7	—	643	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	795	194.00–206.00	197.10
21	—	593	226.00	226.00
81	—	734	215.50	215.50
511	—	931	179.75–193.50	189.42
457	—	829	193.75–200.00	196.79
59	—	1,037	176.25	176.25
106	—	680	215.00–222.50	221.04
80	—	521	233.00	233.00
324	—	884	182.00–195.00	188.50
533	—	982	179.00–187.25	183.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	792	192.75–193.50	193.05
16	—	666	207.50–208.00	207.81
40	—	833	184.00–189.00	185.83

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