Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2023-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago, 750 to 900 lbs steers traded 2.00 to 7.00 higher. No comparable offerings for heifers a trend will not be given. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Sept 14th and 28th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $261.99/cwt on 1,531 head.

Average price

$261.99

1,531 head · 877 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,298

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$11.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.70

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	878	262.18	2,303	1,504
Medium and Large 1-2	807	250.99	2,025	27

One grade step is worth $11.19/cwt here — about $278 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 sale1,531 hd

261.99

—

NE average4 barns · 5,834 hd

256.28

+5.70

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,562	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,753	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	233.89/cwt	227.00–236.75	2,243	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	225.80/cwt	225.50–226.50	2,326	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	2,022	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	268.31/cwt	261.00–271.00	2,087	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	264.86/cwt	254.00–271.00	2,190	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,549	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	686	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,777	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	628	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,711	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,096	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	238.18/cwt	236.50–241.50	2,067	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	749	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,075	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,031	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	805	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,932	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	2,467	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	667	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,928	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,859	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	237.98/cwt	236.00–239.50	2,170	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	253.04/cwt	251.00–257.50	2,037	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,904	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	259.21/cwt	254.00–264.75	2,393	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	262.84/cwt	255.00–265.50	2,287	581
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	239.42/cwt	233.00–244.75	2,093	476
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,070	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,004	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,119	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	829	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	2,085	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	761	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,009	65

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 Sep 7, 2023

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

Receipts 3,195Last week 2,945Year ago 3,620

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	724	250.00	250.00
14	—	554	282.00	282.00
20	—	615	285.00	285.00
43	—	959	227.00–236.75	233.89
46	—	1,030	225.50–226.50	225.80
55	—	792	255.25	255.25
94	—	912	236.00–239.50	237.98
116	—	805	251.00–257.50	253.04
476	—	874	233.00–244.75	239.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	686	259.00	259.00
31	—	628	272.50	272.50
16	—	805	240.00	240.00
10	—	575	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,026	198.00	198.00
17	—	778	239.00	239.00
5	—	904	229.00	229.00
7	—	842	238.00	238.00
22	—	881	240.50	240.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	829	251.50	251.50
65	—	761	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	778	261.00–271.00	268.31
149	—	827	254.00–271.00	264.86
119	—	1,051	242.50	242.50
8	—	746	281.00	281.00
122	—	974	253.25	253.25
20	—	639	298.00	298.00
302	—	923	254.00–264.75	259.21
581	—	870	255.00–265.50	262.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	868	236.50–241.50	238.18
12	—	730	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	749	277.00	277.00
17	—	625	300.00	300.00
33	—	667	289.00	289.00

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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