Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2025-07-17

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jul 17
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
455 head
455 vs last sale 0 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's Bred cow and Regular Sale started the day with 460 weigh ups, 2 milk cows and baby calves selling $600 to $1350 each. Fall bred Cows all in good condition ready to calve Aug-Sept. bred to Black Angus and Hereford bulls Next Auction Date July 24th Special Feeder Sale

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)1,279$4,212172
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$3,5505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,493$3,519113
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,538$3,42513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,3004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,416$3,20963
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,288$2,9757
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$3,7239
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,422$4,07710

Every lot, as filed

10 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 HeifersMedium and Large 11,0653,722.63/head2,800.00–3,925.003,7239
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4213,065.42/head2,700.00–3,300.003,06523
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2882,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9757
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5383,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,42513
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2523,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5505
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2794,211.88/head3,400.00–4,500.004,212172
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4933,519.28/head2,500.00–3,650.003,519113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4133,291.27/head3,050.00–3,400.003,29140
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4224,076.84/head3,200.00–4,250.004,07710

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.