Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2022-10-10

Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Mon, Oct 10
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
2,700 head
50 vs last sale 2,650 490 vs year ago 2,210 · +22.2%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last weeks 750 lbs steers traded 5.00 lower and 750 to 800 lbs heifers traded 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with some internet bidding today. Next Auction Dates Oct. 13th, 20th, & 27th Special Spring Calf Sales, Oct 31st Bred Female Sale, and Oct 17th and 24th Regular Sale

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.48/cwt on 1,310 head.
Average price
$177.48
1,310 head · 777 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,379
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
8.26
vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1777177.481,3791,310
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,310 hd
177.48
NE average9 barns · 10,287 hd
185.74
−8.26
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

20 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy732187.75/cwt187.75–187.751,374143
HeifersMedium and Large 1553182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,00610
HeifersMedium and Large 11,086160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,73810
HeifersMedium and Large 1636182.94/cwt179.00–185.501,16338
HeifersMedium and Large 1966164.73/cwt156.00–169.501,59148
HeifersMedium and Large 1936166.23/cwt162.00–168.001,55682
SteersMedium and Large 1981180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,77167
SteersMedium and Large 11,072176.75/cwt176.75–176.751,895106
HeifersMedium and Large 1727176.47/cwt167.00–179.751,283158
HeifersMedium and Large 1832170.41/cwt167.50–172.001,418282
SteersMedium and Large 1Natural868183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,59370
SteersMedium and Large 1656180.28/cwt177.00–185.001,18322
SteersMedium and Large 1776187.68/cwt180.00–190.001,456246
SteersMedium and Large 1905184.69/cwt174.00–188.251,67160
HeifersMedium and Large 1777179.01/cwt174.00–184.751,391363
SteersMedium and Large 1815188.95/cwt184.50–192.501,540225
SteersMedium and Large 1721187.13/cwt185.50–188.501,349130
SteersMedium and Large 1878181.34/cwt176.00–188.001,592156
HeifersMedium and Large 1664187.62/cwt179.00–191.501,246151
HeifersMedium and Large 1Spayed702179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,26025

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.