Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2022-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week a high demand for 450 lbs steers trading 10.00 higher, 500 to 650 lbs steers traded steady to 6.00 lower and weaned 600 lbs steers traded steady. Heifer offering 400 to 550 lbs traded steady to 11.00 higher. Demand was good for all offerings today, colder weather in the area, still no moisture. Next Auction Date Nov 14th Regular Sale and Special Bred Female

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $210.36/cwt on 2,077 head.

Average price

$210.36

2,077 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,221

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$9.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.17

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	211.62	1,235	1,813
Medium and Large 1-2	561	201.68	1,131	264

One grade step is worth $9.94/cwt here — about $104 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 sale2,077 hd

210.36

—

NE average11 barns · 15,078 hd

203.19

+7.17

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 1Fancy	—	502	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,044	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	729	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	183.21/cwt	178.00–184.50	1,107	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	182.44/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,055	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	206.45/cwt	193.50–221.00	890	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	205.47/cwt	202.00–209.50	1,001	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	204.04/cwt	194.00–210.25	1,259	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	201.19/cwt	194.00–209.00	1,086	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	190.70/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,282	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	251.91/cwt	251.00–253.00	980	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	219.60/cwt	215.00–228.50	1,164	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	236.21/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,018	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	734	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,351	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	601	213.25/cwt	213.25–213.25	1,282	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	201.07/cwt	190.00–204.50	1,263	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	195.86/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,134	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	219.67/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,087	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	239.77/cwt	235.50–251.00	1,146	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	182.48/cwt	180.00–184.00	1,120	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	204.30/cwt	200.00–206.75	1,183	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	708	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,374	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,343	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	217.62/cwt	216.50–219.50	1,225	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,179	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	174.11/cwt	169.50–177.00	1,158	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	198.06/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,052	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	182.64/cwt	175.00–184.00	983	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	806	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	885	10

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 Nov 10, 2022

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

Receipts 3,680Last week 4,065Year ago 3,360

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	502	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	347	210.00	210.00
37	—	538	175.00–184.00	182.64
5	—	430	187.50	187.50
10	—	489	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	604	178.00–184.50	183.21
121	—	578	176.00–190.00	182.44
129	—	431	193.50–221.00	206.45
131	—	487	202.00–209.50	205.47
162	—	531	195.00–203.00	198.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	614	180.00–184.00	182.48
45	—	665	169.50–177.00	174.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	617	194.00–210.25	204.04
60	—	389	251.00–253.00	251.91
172	—	530	215.00–228.50	219.60
24	—	431	230.00–243.00	236.21
129	—	478	235.50–251.00	239.77
178	—	579	200.00–206.75	204.30
10	—	304	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	540	194.00–209.00	201.19
147	—	579	186.00–197.00	195.86
65	—	495	217.00–230.00	219.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	672	187.00–198.00	190.70
325	—	628	190.00–204.50	201.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	734	184.00	184.00
5	—	600	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	601	213.25	213.25
72	—	708	194.00	194.00
87	—	663	202.50	202.50
299	—	563	216.50–219.50	217.62
60	—	506	233.00	233.00

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