Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2024-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 550 lbs steers traded 2.00 lower and 600 to 700 lbs steers traded steady to 12.00 higher. A limited number of comparable heifers, with 550 lbs offerings trading 2.00 higher. Demand was good with active internet bidding a good crowd of buyers despite the cold and snowy day. Next Auction Date Jan 18th Special Bred Female and Diamond Lazy J Bull Sale starting at 12:30

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $285.21/cwt on 2,653 head.

Average price

$285.21

2,653 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$24.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.35

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	619	289.39	1,791	2,202
Medium and Large 1-2	643	264.78	1,703	451

One grade step is worth $24.61/cwt here — about $88 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 sale2,653 hd

285.21

—

NE average12 barns · 20,280 hd

269.86

+15.35

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

37 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	—	856	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,072	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,858	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	285.77/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,232	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,657	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,716	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	256.32/cwt	251.00–260.25	1,728	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,849	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	285.07/cwt	275.00–290.50	1,776	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	318.79/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,489	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	316.08/cwt	313.00–321.50	1,640	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	280.53/cwt	274.00–289.00	1,641	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	271.30/cwt	266.00–281.00	1,834	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	298.47/cwt	290.50–304.00	1,567	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	267.30/cwt	263.00–270.00	1,681	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	241.69/cwt	238.50–248.00	1,779	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,496	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	267.20/cwt	261.00–277.50	1,558	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	258.90/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,864	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	659	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,924	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	304.43/cwt	301.50–306.00	1,857	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	325.67/cwt	320.00–328.00	1,378	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	303.25/cwt	292.00–314.50	1,741	391
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	283.79/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,481	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,939	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	658	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,724	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	248.80/cwt	243.00–258.50	1,587	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	235.82/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,681	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	286.48/cwt	281.00–288.00	1,298	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,461	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	577	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,679	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	277.46/cwt	275.00–278.00	1,354	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,390	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,113	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,644	6

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 Jan 11, 2024

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

Receipts 4,440Last week 2,190Year ago 5,270

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	856	202.00	202.00
7	—	397	270.00	270.00
7	—	1,029	185.00	185.00
20	—	991	187.50	187.50
27	—	431	281.00–288.00	285.77
38	—	671	247.00	247.00
161	—	583	261.00–277.50	267.20
215	—	522	270.00–291.00	283.79
187	—	638	243.00–258.50	248.80
99	—	713	234.00–247.00	235.82
52	—	453	281.00–288.00	286.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	658	262.00	262.00
81	—	577	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	573	255.00	255.00
54	—	488	275.00–278.00	277.46
12	—	541	257.00	257.00
11	—	420	265.00	265.00
6	—	718	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	516	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	674	251.00–260.25	256.32
65	—	585	274.00–289.00	280.53
35	—	525	290.50–304.00	298.47
149	—	629	263.00–270.00	267.30
90	—	736	238.50–248.00	241.69
10	—	497	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	911	203.00	203.00
389	—	623	275.00–290.50	285.07
5	—	825	211.00	211.00
122	—	467	315.00–325.00	318.79
169	—	519	313.00–321.50	316.08
309	—	676	266.00–281.00	271.30
301	—	720	255.00–262.00	258.90
57	—	423	320.00–328.00	325.67
391	—	574	292.00–314.50	303.25
77	—	790	245.50	245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	659	292.00	292.00
251	—	610	301.50–306.00	304.43

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Valentine