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Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-15

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Oct 15

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Oct 12Oct 15Oct 22 →

Receipts

3,030 head

▼ 1,080 vs last sale 4,110▼ 30 vs year ago 3,060 · −1.0%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's auction, 450-600 lb steers traded steady to $10.00 higher, while 500 lb heifers traded $8.00 higher. Demand was very good, supported by a large crowd, several buyers and active internet bidding. Upcoming auction dates: Monday, Oct 19th (Regular Sale); Thursday, Oct 22nd (Special Spring Calf Sale featuring Red Angus); Monday, Oct 26th (Special Bred Female & Regular Sale); and Thursday, Oct 29th (Special Spring Calf Sale featuring BWF & Yearling Sale).

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $464.71/cwt on 877 head, up $17.21 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 14 comparable sales and sits −6.66 against this barn's trailing median of $471.36.

Average price

$464.71

▲ 17.21 vs prior sale

877 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,536

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+4.51

vs NE average

+32.42 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	464.71	2,536	877

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale877 hd

464.71

—

NE average9 barns · 5,452 hd

460.20

+4.51

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

+32.42

This barn, trailing median14 sales

471.36

−6.66

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $531.78, low $428.87, median $471.36 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

25 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,115	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	346	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,111	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	589.57/cwt	575.00–615.00	2,270	96
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	549.09/cwt	537.00–572.00	2,394	163
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	513.34/cwt	496.00–522.50	2,413	312
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	489	482.27/cwt	480.00–483.00	2,358	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	477.05/cwt	458.00–500.00	2,528	532
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	445.67/cwt	439.00–452.00	2,540	345
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	435.87/cwt	420.50–445.00	2,685	384
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	414.26/cwt	410.00–418.00	2,639	35
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	409.30/cwt	392.00–415.00	2,779	141
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	393.50/cwt	389.50–404.00	2,865	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	768	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,688	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,717	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	493.03/cwt	487.00–515.00	1,898	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	470.97/cwt	467.00–480.00	2,016	81
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	447.88/cwt	446.00–452.00	2,101	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	2,085	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	418.74/cwt	416.00–420.00	2,157	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	443.02/cwt	427.00–477.00	2,295	263
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	553	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,887	102
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,266	64
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,364	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	386.65/cwt	382.50–390.00	2,397	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	633	422.60/cwt	422.60–422.60	2,675	16

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.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE

Thu Oct 15, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 3,030Last week 4,110Year ago 3,060

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	450–500	476	438.00	438.00
40	500–550	515	416.00–420.00	418.74
6	550–600	580	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
102	550–600	553	522.00	522.00
16	600–650	633	422.60	422.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	315	545.00	545.00
31	350–400	385	487.00–515.00	493.03
81	400–450	428	467.00–480.00	470.97
68	450–500	469	446.00–452.00	447.88
263	500–550	518	427.00–477.00	443.02
64	550–600	568	399.00	399.00
20	600–650	620	382.50–390.00	386.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	346	610.00	610.00
35	450–500	489	480.00–483.00	482.27
35	600–650	637	410.00–418.00	414.26
8	750–800	768	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	665.00	665.00
96	350–400	385	575.00–615.00	589.57
163	400–450	436	537.00–572.00	549.09
312	450–500	470	496.00–522.50	513.34
532	500–550	530	458.00–500.00	477.05
345	550–600	570	439.00–452.00	445.67
384	600–650	616	420.50–445.00	435.87
141	650–700	679	392.00–415.00	409.30
26	700–750	728	389.50–404.00	393.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.