Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2022-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 600 lbs steers traded steady to 9.00 lower, 550 lbs Heifers traded 5.00 lower. Demand was good with a large crowd and light internet bidding. A very windy day in the Sandhills of NE with still no rain. Next Auction Dates Oct 20th 27th and 31st

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $212.42/cwt on 2,115 head.

Average price

$212.42

2,115 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$19.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.22

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	213.69	1,222	1,981
Medium and Large 1-2	564	193.71	1,092	134

One grade step is worth $19.97/cwt here — about $130 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 sale2,115 hd

212.42

—

NE average9 barns · 17,455 hd

206.20

+6.22

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

34 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 1Fancy	—	527	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,154	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	198.97/cwt	197.00–201.00	754	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	210.21/cwt	201.50–212.50	906	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	184.71/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,045	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	169.49/cwt	166.00–174.00	964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,151	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	187.62/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,137	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	195.78/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,073	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	961	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	185.26/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,230	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	953	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	237.42/cwt	231.00–239.00	1,147	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	251.23/cwt	246.00–256.00	1,095	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	206.40/cwt	195.00–209.75	1,282	295
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	209.36/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,214	410
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,016	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	620	170.63/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,058	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	772	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,309	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	769	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,323	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	230.36/cwt	229.50–231.50	1,186	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	666	203.45/cwt	200.50–205.75	1,355	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	182.14/cwt	176.00–189.00	896	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	180.32/cwt	174.00–188.00	968	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	193.25/cwt	193.25–193.25	1,171	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	216.04/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,145	392
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	205.91/cwt	198.00–216.50	968	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	200.25/cwt	194.00–203.50	1,023	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	573	202.74/cwt	200.00–205.50	1,162	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	657	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,117	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	182.38/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,131	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	602	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,276	89

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 Oct 13, 2022

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

Receipts 3,685Last week 2,700Year ago 2,210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	527	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	379	197.00–201.00	198.97
49	—	431	201.50–212.50	210.21
221	—	566	175.00–191.00	184.71
122	—	470	198.00–216.50	205.91
211	—	511	194.00–203.50	200.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	395	175.00	175.00
16	—	569	166.00–174.00	169.49
19	—	492	176.00–189.00	182.14
26	—	537	174.00–188.00	180.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	620	170.00–172.00	170.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	772	169.50	169.50
9	—	657	170.00	170.00
64	—	620	180.00–186.00	182.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	573	200.00–205.50	202.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	685	168.00	168.00
20	—	606	184.00–190.00	187.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	548	190.00–209.00	195.78
9	—	402	239.00	239.00
9	—	570	186.00	186.00
6	—	484	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	664	182.00–188.00	185.26
295	—	621	195.00–209.75	206.40
13	—	769	172.00	172.00
59	—	700	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	389	245.00	245.00
79	—	483	231.00–239.00	237.42
138	—	436	246.00–256.00	251.23
410	—	580	202.00–213.00	209.36
93	—	606	193.25	193.25
392	—	530	209.00–222.00	216.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	515	229.50–231.50	230.36
151	—	666	200.50–205.75	203.45
89	—	602	212.00	212.00

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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