Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-01-22

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 22
● Final11 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
1,580 head
1,580 vs last sale 0 395 vs year ago 1,185 · +33.3%
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Bred Female and Regular sale started the day with 850 weigh-ups, then onto 49 head of Angus bulls averaging $8700. The Complete Dispersion offerings started the show with a very good demand from several bidders at the barn and internet. The majority of today's consignment were black and black white face offerings in good condition ready to calve March and April. Next Auction Date Jan 29th 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)1,385$5,24782
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,381$4,38530
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,427$4,373171
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,407$3,305142
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,335$3,10015
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,296$2,77511
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,131$4,658396
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)961$3,927135
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,197$3,85012

Every lot, as filed

11 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 11,4213,725.54/head3,050.00–3,950.003,72641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4424,463.65/head3,700.00–5,700.004,464159
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2323,175.00/head3,175.00–3,175.003,17512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3855,247.36/head4,350.00–5,600.005,24782
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3814,384.93/head3,400.00–4,800.004,38530
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3353,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,10015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4023,133.60/head2,600.00–3,600.003,134101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,2962,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,77511
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19613,926.92/head3,600.00–4,025.003,927135
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1314,658.19/head3,650.00–5,550.004,658396
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,1973,850.00/head3,700.00–4,000.003,85012

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.