Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2023-05-18

Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, May 18
● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
3,360 head
▲ 1,285 vs last sale 2,075▲ 140 vs year ago 3,220 · +4.3%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test for an adequate market comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. However a sharply higher undertone should be noted, as demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Rain showers in the Sandhills of Nebraska, pairs are showing up in the hill pastures. Next Auction Dates: June 1st and 15th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $277.56/cwt on 1,687 head.
Average price
$277.56
1,687 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,666
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$102
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$20.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.79
vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1599280.101,6791,475
Medium and Large 1-2607259.891,577212
One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $102 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 sale1,687 hd
277.56
—
NE average5 barns · 3,429 hd
255.77
+21.79
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

33 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
SteersMedium and Large 1—971191.64/cwt188.00–195.251,86187
SteersMedium and Large 1—671265.91/cwt262.00–271.001,784138
SteersMedium and Large 1—382313.90/cwt311.00–327.501,19967
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—595234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,39219
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—686233.50/cwt233.50–233.501,60216
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—438280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2268
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—909196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,78212
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—422300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2669
SteersMedium and Large 1—523303.36/cwt298.00–308.001,587237
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—478270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,29126
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—533247.44/cwt243.00–252.001,31927
HeifersMedium and Large 1—606257.50/cwt256.00–258.001,560198
SteersMedium and Large 1—488320.86/cwt318.00–327.001,566117
SteersMedium and Large 1—435321.34/cwt313.00–326.001,39888
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—626254.77/cwt254.00–258.001,59595
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—571250.21/cwt240.00–255.001,429169
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—640222.45/cwt219.00–233.001,42448
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—545241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3138
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4947
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,53712
SteersMedium and Large 1—629268.56/cwt263.50–280.001,689506
SteersMedium and Large 1—563293.70/cwt286.00–299.001,654172
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—457299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,36625
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—581264.64/cwt252.50–273.001,53836
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—660243.17/cwt236.00–255.001,60528
SteersMedium and Large 1—801216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,73440
SteersMedium and Large 1—774226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,74911
HeifersMedium and Large 1—527271.90/cwt265.00–278.001,433184
HeifersMedium and Large 1—559271.34/cwt263.00–275.001,517136
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427297.23/cwt295.00–301.001,26972
HeifersMedium and Large 1—459281.89/cwt278.00–290.001,29465
HeifersMedium and Large 1—771199.00/cwt191.50–206.001,53427
HeifersMedium and Large 1—877179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5706

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.