Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2023-12-14

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Dec 14
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
2,682 head
2,682 vs last sale 0 867 vs year ago 1,815 · +47.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of bred heifers and bred cows on offer being both "AI" and bull bred. The run consisted of near 60 percent from complete herd dispersion and 30 percent bred heifers with the balance on other bred cows. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,278$3,35953
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$3,077117
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,217$2,725487
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,404$2,642217
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,45019
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,084$2,30012
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,133$2,25542
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,405$2,05765
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$1,978215
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,406$1,769271
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,281$1,588292
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,151$3,22510
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,073$2,849569
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,060$2,704149

Every lot, as filed

17 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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0842,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,30012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,45019
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4062,269.42/head2,200.00–2,400.002,26934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3753,076.52/head2,800.00–3,375.003,077117
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2721,978.20/head1,625.00–2,700.001,978215
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2172,724.83/head2,200.00–3,250.002,725487
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1332,255.23/head1,675.00–2,900.002,25542
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0732,848.89/head2,400.00–3,350.002,849569
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0602,703.82/head2,100.00–3,200.002,704149
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1513,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,22510
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3961,857.40/head1,400.00–2,300.001,857179
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4042,641.92/head2,050.00–2,900.002,642217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4031,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,82531
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,2731,565.99/head1,150.00–1,700.001,566212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4261,595.89/head1,400.00–2,100.001,59692
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2783,359.01/head3,335.00–3,400.003,35953
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3011,645.29/head1,500.00–1,850.001,64580

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.