Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2022-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 400 to 600 lbs steers traded unevenly steady and 400 to 500 lbs heifers traded 2.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was good with several buyers and an active internet bidding. Cooler weather expected in the area with hopes of rain or snow. Next Auction Date: Mon Nov 7th Regular Sale, Nov 10th & 17th Special Spring Calf Sale, Nov 14th Special Bed Female & Regular Sale

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $216.91/cwt on 2,429 head.

Average price

$216.91

2,429 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$68

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$14.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.50

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	218.82	1,197	1,929
Medium and Large 1-2	513	210.01	1,077	457
Medium 1	552	204.44	1,128	43

One grade step is worth $14.38/cwt here — about $68 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 sale2,429 hd

216.91

—

NE average9 barns · 15,157 hd

209.40

+7.50

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

35 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 1	—	451	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium 1	—	538	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	931	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	190.72/cwt	189.00–192.00	849	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	185.61/cwt	181.00–187.00	867	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	207.34/cwt	191.00–215.50	1,190	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	207.28/cwt	196.00–212.00	1,285	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	192.48/cwt	188.50–197.50	1,301	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	606	193.45/cwt	191.00–194.00	1,172	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	262.95/cwt	260.00–267.00	868	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	201.64/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,038	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	205.14/cwt	202.00–206.50	1,255	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	260.15/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,098	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,356	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,228	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	550	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,092	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	225.59/cwt	220.50–232.25	1,173	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	940	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	1,121	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	229.08/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,127	260
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,144	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	256.68/cwt	251.00–267.00	927	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,235	30
Steers	Medium 1	—	624	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,167	18
Steers	Medium 1	—	500	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,085	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	234.48/cwt	231.00–237.00	994	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	197.10/cwt	190.50–204.00	930	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	215.53/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,052	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	182.95/cwt	177.50–186.00	1,123	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	184.22/cwt	179.50–192.00	1,041	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	203.92/cwt	199.50–207.50	854	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	186.79/cwt	182.00–192.00	992	430
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	176.88/cwt	175.50–178.00	1,079	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	203.05/cwt	195.00–208.00	768	47

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 Nov 3, 2022

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

Receipts 4,065Last week 3,940Year ago 3,620

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	451	184.00	184.00
16	—	538	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	327	208.00	208.00
337	—	472	190.50–204.00	197.10
17	—	614	177.50–186.00	182.95
198	—	565	179.50–192.00	184.22
153	—	419	199.50–207.50	203.92
430	—	531	182.00–192.00	186.79
47	—	378	195.00–208.00	203.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	542	176.00	176.00
21	—	445	189.00–192.00	190.72
53	—	467	181.00–187.00	185.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	650	176.00	176.00
49	—	610	175.50–178.00	176.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
400	—	574	191.00–215.50	207.34
19	—	330	260.00–267.00	262.95
142	—	612	202.00–206.50	205.14
208	—	422	250.00–269.00	260.15
10	—	727	186.50	186.50
11	—	660	186.00	186.00
341	—	520	220.50–232.25	225.59
260	—	492	226.00–242.00	229.08
43	—	361	251.00–267.00	256.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	620	196.00–212.00	207.28
191	—	676	188.50–197.50	192.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	606	191.00–194.00	193.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	515	196.00–210.00	201.64
19	—	387	243.00	243.00
55	—	562	199.50	199.50
58	—	424	231.00–237.00	234.48
142	—	488	212.00–223.00	215.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	550	198.50	198.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	550	224.50	224.50
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	624	187.00	187.00
25	—	500	217.00	217.00

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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