Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2019-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings from last week a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers in the seats today. Next auction dates: Oct. 17th, 21st, 24th, 28th, 31st

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.28/cwt on 2,971 head.

Average price

$146.28

2,971 head · 774 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,132

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$6.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	779	146.51	1,141	2,863
Medium and Large 1-2	650	140.32	913	108

One grade step is worth $6.18/cwt here — about $228 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,971 hd

146.28

—

NE average10 barns · 14,302 hd

144.01

+2.27

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

40 lots · USDA AMS · Valentine Livestock Auction Feeder/Replacement Cattle Special - Valentine, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	156.18/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,075	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,050	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,325	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	152.64/cwt	145.50–154.00	1,322	428
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	148.49/cwt	142.00–149.50	1,379	341
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	154.74/cwt	152.35–156.75	1,270	268
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	162.08/cwt	156.25–165.00	1,193	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	149.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,445	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	156.86/cwt	153.00–159.25	1,219	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	166.65/cwt	164.25–169.25	1,128	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	146.75/cwt	146.75–146.75	1,472	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	924	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,020	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	632	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	891	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	772	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,096	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	828	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,015	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,117	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	829	144.30/cwt	141.50–145.50	1,196	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	775	146.83/cwt	144.75–150.00	1,138	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	740	149.42/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,106	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	864	138.56/cwt	136.00–141.85	1,197	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	672	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,026	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	915	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,272	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	675	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,097	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	147.11/cwt	141.00–148.75	1,140	487
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	150.96/cwt	144.25–153.00	1,025	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	138.23/cwt	134.25–139.25	1,268	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	141.51/cwt	136.00–143.75	1,235	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	149.30/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,078	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	155.66/cwt	147.50–157.75	912	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	161.35/cwt	151.50–163.50	987	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	131.94/cwt	129.00–133.75	1,293	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	142.11/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,145	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	803	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,289	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,284	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	695	5

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 Feeder/Replacement Cattle Special - Valentine, NE

Mon Oct 14, 2019

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

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No comparable offerings from last week a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers in the seats today. Next auction dates: Oct. 17th, 21st, 24th, 28th, 31st

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	688	154.00–159.00	156.18
10	—	714	147.00	147.00
7	—	967	137.00	137.00
6	—	613	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
428	—	866	145.50–154.00	152.64
341	—	929	142.00–149.50	148.49
268	—	821	152.35–156.75	154.74
194	—	736	156.25–165.00	162.08
189	—	968	140.00–150.00	149.29
189	—	777	153.00–159.25	156.86
179	—	677	164.25–169.25	166.65
61	—	1,003	146.75	146.75
37	—	585	158.00	158.00
22	—	607	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	632	141.00	141.00
7	—	772	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	583	142.00	142.00
27	—	635	142.00	142.00
10	—	741	137.00	137.00
5	—	923	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
281	—	829	141.50–145.50	144.30
190	—	775	144.75–150.00	146.83
84	—	740	147.00–150.00	149.42
80	—	864	136.00–141.85	138.56
80	—	672	152.75	152.75
50	—	915	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	675	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
487	—	775	141.00–148.75	147.11
319	—	679	144.25–153.00	150.96
271	—	917	134.25–139.25	138.23
259	—	873	136.00–143.75	141.51
187	—	722	147.00–153.00	149.30
148	—	586	147.50–157.75	155.66
94	—	612	151.50–163.50	161.35
92	—	980	129.00–133.75	131.94
89	—	806	138.00–145.00	142.11
19	—	525	153.00	153.00
18	—	1,083	119.00	119.00
8	—	1,040	123.50	123.50
5	—	451	154.00	154.00

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.

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