Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2023-10-12

Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 12
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
1,790 head
465 vs last sale 1,325 1,895 vs year ago 3,685 · 51.4%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from last Thursdays Auction with 500 to 550 lbs steers trading steady to 16.00 lower. Demand was good with active internet bidding. Heavy rain in the area with high winds all day at the barn, conditions in favor of buyer today. Next Auction Monday, Oct 16th Weigh Ups and Bred Cows and Fall Pairs, Oct 19th Special Spring Calf Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $314.90/cwt on 1,419 head.
Average price
$314.90
1,419 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$109
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$38.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+31.86
vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537316.751,7001,351
Medium and Large 1-2572278.071,59168
One grade step is worth $38.68/cwt here — about $109 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 sale1,419 hd
314.90
NE average10 barns · 14,475 hd
283.03
+31.86
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

20 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1473273.73/cwt264.00–283.001,29572
HeifersMedium and Large 1544272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,48092
HeifersMedium and Large 1313292.00/cwt292.00–292.009146
HeifersMedium and Large 1418280.87/cwt277.00–286.001,17458
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned607247.24/cwt245.00–250.001,50118
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2528248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,3096
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,6135
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned622280.31/cwt273.00–286.501,744163
SteersMedium and Large 1391375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,46616
SteersMedium and Large 1-2548278.20/cwt276.00–287.001,52525
SteersMedium and Large 1468340.30/cwt338.00–345.001,593137
SteersMedium and Large 1582294.17/cwt289.00–300.001,712355
SteersMedium and Large 1427362.27/cwt353.00–374.501,547152
SteersMedium and Large 1-2426336.00/cwt336.00–336.001,4315
SteersMedium and Large 1323342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,10612
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,65322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned622262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,63011
SteersMedium and Large 1522327.03/cwt317.00–330.501,707438
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2403256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,0326
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy632292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,84578

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.