Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2025-07-24

Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jul 24
● Final18 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
1,727 head
1,727 vs last sale 0 1,727 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

Compared with two weeks ago, steer offerings 850 to 950 lbs traded 2.00 to 8.00 higher, no comparable offerings for heifers. Cattle conditions were in the buyers favor with hot, humid weather in the Sandhills and scattered rain showers. Demand was very good for all offerings. Next Auction Date July 31st Regular Sale

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $425.92/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits 84.67 against this barn's trailing median of $510.59.
Average price
$425.92
25 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,333
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
11.38
vs NE average
+50.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548425.922,33325
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
546518489461median 510.5912/1801/2903/1205/2808/06
Steers 500–600 lb: high $531.78, low $475.00, median $510.59 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale25 hd
425.92
NE average2 barns · 76 hd
437.30
−11.38
National average142 barns · 5,388 hd
375.74
+50.18
This barn, trailing median13 sales
510.59
−84.67
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

18 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 1600–650640375.52/cwt364.00–380.002,40318
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700685362.28/cwt359.50–373.002,48242
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600587388.68/cwt387.50–393.002,28244
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750732347.57/cwt347.00–349.002,54487
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,68010
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650637403.94/cwt395.00–413.002,57312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500450410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8458
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2650–700665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2619
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700–750722336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,4268
SteersMedium and Large 1-2500–550503445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2389
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650624377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,35613
SteersMedium and Large 1-2550–600573415.19/cwt410.00–420.002,37916
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000982321.75/cwt321.50–322.003,160115
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800758380.02/cwt370.00–383.002,881120
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950911335.88/cwt328.00–337.503,060156
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850845351.38/cwt350.00–353.502,969313
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880343.30/cwt336.75–349.503,021655
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2500–550513410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1037

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.