Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2022-12-08

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Dec 8
● Final13 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
1,815 head
1,815 vs last sale 0 420 vs year ago 2,235 · 18.8%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Another cold day in the Sandhills of NE, with a very welcomed wet snow. Today's Bred cow and Heifer auction consisted of several lots of Sandhill raised AI and bull bred replacement heifers. Calving Date starting Feb to Mar. The auction followed with Dispersions and then all ages of Bred Females. Next Auction Date Dec. 15th

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,256$1,757100
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,558$1,60034
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,376$1,56383
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,259$1,40349
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,257$1,28586
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,406$1,16754
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,366$1,014339
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,112$1,934467
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,052$1,881423
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,1606

Every lot, as filed

13 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4061,167.43/head1,100.00–1,185.001,16754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5581,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,359958.70/head725.00–1,185.00959227
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2561,757.35/head1,525.00–1,850.001,757100
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2571,284.91/head1,050.00–1,400.001,28586
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2591,403.45/head1,385.00–1,425.001,40349
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29181,412.55/head1,325.00–1,525.001,41370
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0761,635.00/head1,635.00–1,635.001,6358
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1131,939.29/head1,700.00–2,200.001,939459
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3811,125.67/head825.00–1,250.001,126112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3761,563.46/head1,500.00–1,600.001,56383
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19301,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1606
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0781,973.90/head1,600.00–2,200.001,974353

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.