Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steers and heifers were in high demand for today's Special Yearling Sale, a trend will not be given. Next Auction Date Oct 14th Special Spring Calf Sale

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.54/cwt on 1,880 head.

Average price

$147.54

1,880 head · 818 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$11.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.80

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	814	149.70	1,218	1,521
Medium and Large 1-2	833	138.35	1,152	359

One grade step is worth $11.35/cwt here — about $66 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 sale1,880 hd

147.54

—

NE average11 barns · 10,902 hd

156.34

−8.80

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

35 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	152.08/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,173	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	167.71/cwt	164.00–170.75	1,134	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	148.25/cwt	145.00–149.00	993	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,288	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	166.05/cwt	161.25–168.25	1,358	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	947	150.36/cwt	146.50–156.50	1,424	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	921	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,478	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	148.79/cwt	147.25–151.50	1,516	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,244	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	127.65/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,434	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,110	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	167.93/cwt	164.00–169.50	1,229	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	148.65/cwt	147.00–152.50	1,470	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	166.92/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,304	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	163.78/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,042	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	163.29/cwt	154.00–166.50	1,417	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	136.84/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,119	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	156.70/cwt	153.50–159.50	1,130	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	160.97/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,011	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	1,093	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	146.38/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,294	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	141.18/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,302	205
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,358	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	138.01/cwt	136.50–139.25	1,332	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	133.77/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,181	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	140.62/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,036	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	130.41/cwt	130.25–131.00	1,296	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,098	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,230	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	701	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,139	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	899	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,375	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	147.62/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,213	349

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 11, 2021

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

Receipts 3,880Last week 0Year ago 4,750

Steers and heifers were in high demand for today's Special Yearling Sale, a trend will not be given. Next Auction Date Oct 14th Special Spring Calf Sale

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
309	—	771	145.00–154.50	152.08
117	—	721	153.50–159.50	156.70
97	—	628	157.50–162.50	160.97
67	—	678	161.25	161.25
51	—	884	143.00–148.00	146.38
7	—	1,017	139.00	139.00
205	—	922	139.00–144.00	141.18
172	—	965	136.50–139.25	138.01
349	—	822	140.00–154.00	147.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	670	145.00–149.00	148.25
51	—	818	135.00–139.00	136.84
29	—	1,059	128.25	128.25
38	—	883	133.00–138.00	133.77
27	—	737	136.00–147.00	140.62
62	—	994	130.25–131.00	130.41
40	—	911	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	701	162.50	162.50
60	—	899	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	676	164.00–170.75	167.71
246	—	818	161.25–168.25	166.05
177	—	947	146.50–156.50	150.36
88	—	1,019	147.25–151.50	148.79
151	—	732	164.00–169.50	167.93
25	—	989	147.00–152.50	148.65
165	—	781	164.50–169.00	166.92
42	—	636	161.00–165.00	163.78
288	—	868	154.00–166.50	163.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	965	133.50	133.50
6	—	820	144.00	144.00
14	—	790	150.00	150.00
11	—	852	146.00	146.00
27	—	1,123	127.50–128.00	127.65
14	—	730	152.00	152.00
13	—	682	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	921	160.50	160.50

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.

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