Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-02-26

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Feb 26
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
1,070 head
1,070 vs last sale 0 1,070 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 complete dispersion of one herd sold today, black and black white face offerings bred black Angus or Hereford. All offerings in good condition ready to calve March and April, just a few red white face offerings. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date March 5th Special Bred Female and Regular 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)1,140$4,657112
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,401$4,327238
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,271$4,05014
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,447$3,941202
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$3,8507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,369$3,70010
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$4,501302
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$3,85014

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 CowsMedium and Large 11,4524,045.05/head3,700.00–4,150.004,045116
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4014,327.49/head4,200.00–4,500.004,327238
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1404,656.84/head4,100.00–5,000.004,657112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4303,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3053,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8507
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2714,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,05014
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4413,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,80086
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3073,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7005
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0254,500.97/head4,100.00–4,750.004,501302
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19453,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,85014

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.