Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2023-02-09

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Feb 9
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
933 head
933 vs last sale 0 273 vs year ago 660 · +41.4%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays Special Bred Female and Regular Sale consisted mostly of black and bwf cows bred black, a few consignments of Red Angus offering bred Red Angus. Several buyers at the sale today with a very active internet, demand was good for all offerings. Cold windy day in the Sandhills. Next Auction Date Feb 23rd

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,223$2,11857
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,384$1,78174
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$1,51676
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,340$1,465187
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,333$1,218268
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$1,1589
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,268$1,04014
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,166$1,83828
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$1,833159
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,200$2,1756

Every lot, as filed

18 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
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,2002,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1756
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3761,305.76/head1,250.00–1,400.001,30688
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3151,231.80/head1,150.00–1,425.001,23268
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3141,898.91/head1,800.00–2,275.001,89947
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,5061,576.72/head1,525.00–1,625.001,57727
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3581,518.10/head1,400.00–1,750.001,518141
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2481,157.83/head1,075.00–1,225.001,1589
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2681,040.09/head975.00–1,100.001,04014
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed8461,527.73/head1,475.00–1,550.001,52833
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1661,838.44/head1,675.00–2,050.001,83828
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1661,968.60/head1,800.00–2,285.001,969112
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29901,472.50/head1,375.00–1,525.001,47314
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,300.64/head1,250.00–1,350.001,30146
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2232,118.00/head1,975.00–2,275.002,11857
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1221,525.95/head1,425.00–1,625.001,52670
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1861,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4006
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,142775.00/head775.00–775.0077514
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3331,192.08/head975.00–1,350.001,19298

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.