Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2023-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's auction consisted of consignments for every buyer. Starting the day with Spring bred cows and heifers consisting of black and bwf offerings bred to LBW bulls to calve in April, Fall bred females calving in Aug and some summer bred cows. Majority of offerings in good condition and ready to calve. Feeder calves followed with consignments of green grass calves and replacement heifers. No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $229.45/cwt on 862 head.

Average price

$229.45

862 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,317

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$19.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+27.86

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	232.18	1,344	743
Medium and Large 1-2	543	212.40	1,154	119

One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about $190 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 sale862 hd

229.45

—

NE average4 barns · 2,705 hd

201.60

+27.86

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,171	$2,358	61
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,134	$1,813	48
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,655	65
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,459	$1,592	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,273	$1,501	48
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$1,400	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,467	$1,400	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$2,400	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,675	4thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	936	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,166	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,825	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	237.53/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,007	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	235.01/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,126	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,494	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	223.22/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,431	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	253.41/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,427	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,570	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	235.81/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,056	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,682	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	252.93/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,184	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	1,497	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,355	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	227.98/cwt	221.00–231.50	1,311	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	574	236.17/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,356	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	238.94/cwt	238.00–240.00	817	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,384	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,180	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,272	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,241	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	234.76/cwt	233.00–236.00	1,479	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,648	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	220.48/cwt	204.00–227.00	1,149	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,282	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	200.53/cwt	199.00–201.00	1,223	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	222.66/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,047	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	491	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,257	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	1,813.15/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,171	2,357.55/head	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,358	61
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,459	1,591.70/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,592	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,467	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,261	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,655.27/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,655	65
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,063	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,346	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	7

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 Mar 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,500Last week 3,225Year ago 3,355

Replacement CattleReceipts 350Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	936	161.00	161.00
15	—	1,166	156.50	156.50
22	—	424	232.00–245.00	237.53
44	—	479	231.00–245.00	235.01
46	—	679	220.00	220.00
123	—	641	213.00–229.00	223.22
160	—	575	221.00–231.50	227.98
144	—	534	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	574	235.00–237.00	236.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	779	173.50	173.50
9	—	588	211.00	211.00
17	—	521	204.00–227.00	220.48
31	—	610	199.00–201.00	200.53
54	—	470	220.00–227.00	222.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	491	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	563	245.00–257.00	253.41
7	—	436	250.00	250.00
10	—	950	177.00	177.00
40	—	468	252.00–254.00	252.93
87	—	600	249.50	249.50
10	—	519	261.00	261.00
13	—	342	238.00–240.00	238.94
72	—	763	216.00	216.00
26	—	690	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	737	213.00	213.00
18	—	448	230.00–245.00	235.81
9	—	672	206.00	206.00
6	—	498	237.00	237.00
15	—	528	241.00	241.00
41	—	630	233.00–236.00	234.76

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	48	—	1,134	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,813.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	61	—	1,171	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,357.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,292	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,459	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,591.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,467	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	41	—	1,261	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	65	—	1,175	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,655.27
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,346	1,360.00	1,360.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	—	1,063	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,200	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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