Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-02-12

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Feb 12
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
670 head
670 vs last sale 0 670 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

A nice selection of Bred cows and Heifers today, starting with liquidations and bred heifers then onto other bred females. The majority of offerings were black and black white face offerings bred black Angus calving March to May. A few offerings of pairs and Fall bred cows. Next Auction Date Feb 19th Special Feeder and Replacement Heifer 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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,333$4,080104
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,284$3,98516
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,246$3,71720
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,300$3,69310
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,601$3,65012
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,420$3,628167
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,379$3,43310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,367$3,29640
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,476$2,81012
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$4,692120
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$4,45544
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)956$4,1509
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,520$4,9006
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,516$4,8377
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,605$4,3076

Every lot, as filed

17 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 19564,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1509
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5204,900.00/head4,900.00–4,900.004,9006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6054,306.81/head3,900.00–4,500.004,3076
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5164,836.52/head4,750.00–4,950.004,8377
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4762,810.34/head2,750.00–2,850.002,81012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4203,910.68/head3,450.00–4,075.003,91153
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4203,496.48/head3,300.00–3,750.003,496114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3334,080.17/head3,500.00–4,575.004,080104
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2463,716.84/head3,400.00–3,800.003,71720
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0784,692.07/head4,150.00–4,900.004,692120
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2843,984.82/head3,950.00–4,000.003,98516
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0854,454.50/head4,350.00–4,600.004,45544
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3003,693.13/head3,600.00–3,750.003,69310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,6013,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,65012
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3793,432.64/head3,350.00–3,450.003,43310
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4493,215.09/head3,200.00–3,250.003,2156
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3533,310.20/head2,900.00–3,400.003,31034

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.