Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2024-02-08

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Feb 8
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
1,650 head
1,650 vs last sale 0 717 vs year ago 933 · +76.8%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's Bred cow and heifer auction started the day with liquidations and dispersion's followed by bred heifers calving Feb to April. Several buyers today at the barn and very active internet bidding. Next Auction Date Feb 15th and 22nd

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)1,149$2,842317
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,327$2,426162
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,368$2,1008
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,268$2,09663
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,337$1,958296
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,093$2,541771

Every lot, as filed

8 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 11,3452,033.59/head1,775.00–2,325.002,034159
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3252,447.23/head2,425.00–2,500.002,447157
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4051,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1492,842.19/head2,450.00–2,975.002,842317
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3682,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2682,095.74/head2,000.00–2,200.002,09663
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3281,870.21/head1,625.00–2,000.001,870137
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0932,540.61/head2,100.00–2,750.002,541771

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.