Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2023-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago a high demand for 850 lb steers trading 19.00 higher, 900 to 950 lb steers trading steady, and 800 lb heifer offerings traded steady. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date Aug 24th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $266.73/cwt on 2,369 head.

Average price

$266.73

2,369 head · 838 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$4.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	858	267.70	2,298	1,842
Medium and Large 1-2	769	263.31	2,024	527

One grade step is worth $4.39/cwt here — about $274 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 sale2,369 hd

266.73

—

NE average1 barns · 2,369 hd

266.73

+0.00

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

24 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	—	950	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	233.44/cwt	233.00–234.00	2,206	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,674	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,626	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	265.50/cwt	258.00–266.50	2,055	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	238.17/cwt	237.00–241.00	2,101	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	246.85/cwt	243.00–247.50	2,160	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,709	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	300.50/cwt	300.50–300.50	1,758	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	290.64/cwt	290.50–291.00	1,758	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	252.57/cwt	250.00–255.25	2,432	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	249.50/cwt	249.50–249.50	2,068	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,764	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	274.57/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,864	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	2,325	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	276.85/cwt	275.75–278.25	2,434	414
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	257.27/cwt	253.50–262.00	2,362	825
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	279.02/cwt	268.00–285.00	1,420	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,584	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	245.73/cwt	235.00–248.75	2,003	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	262.31/cwt	260.00–264.50	1,920	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,882	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,297	116

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 Aug 3, 2023

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

Receipts 3,000Last week 1,490Year ago 3,145

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	950	229.00	229.00
16	—	945	233.00–234.00	233.44
23	—	621	269.50	269.50
25	—	553	294.00	294.00
84	—	774	258.00–266.50	265.50
90	—	882	237.00–241.00	238.17
107	—	815	235.00–248.75	245.73
159	—	732	260.00–264.50	262.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	509	268.00–285.00	279.02
33	—	576	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	553	314.00	314.00
49	—	875	243.00–247.50	246.85
125	—	829	249.50	249.50
174	—	619	285.00	285.00
52	—	713	264.00	264.00
116	—	928	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	546	313.00	313.00
34	—	585	300.50	300.50
109	—	605	290.50–291.00	290.64
109	—	963	250.00–255.25	252.57
147	—	679	269.00–283.00	274.57
192	—	847	274.50	274.50
414	—	879	275.75–278.25	276.85
825	—	918	253.50–262.00	257.27

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