Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2022-11-14

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Mon, Nov 14
● Final16 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1836
Receipts
810 head
260 vs last sale 550 810 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereRegular saleThu Aug 6, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Todays, bred cow and heifer auction consisted mostly of blk and bwf cows bred to black bulls to calve March and April. Cows in good condition, although many at sale today due to drought conditions. Next Auction Date Thursday, Nov 17th Spring Calf 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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,123$1,50990
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,006$1,38625
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,312$1,382102
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,442$1,24650
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,300$1,18415
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,320$1,034253
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,023$1,610128
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,636$1,90011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,443$1,8007
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,383$1,7867
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,436$1,55027
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,650$1,45010

Every lot, as filed

16 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4191,685.00/head1,685.00–1,685.001,68513
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3831,786.14/head1,625.00–1,900.001,7867
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4511,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,42514
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,45010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4431,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8007
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6361,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,90011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4421,246.48/head1,225.00–1,260.001,24650
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,0231,610.46/head1,485.00–1,775.001,610128
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0061,386.20/head1,330.00–1,410.001,38625
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3941,107.70/head850.00–1,225.001,108119
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,229.85/head1,125.00–1,250.001,23030
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3001,184.16/head1,175.00–1,200.001,18415
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3051,573.72/head1,500.00–1,625.001,57454
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3191,166.63/head1,075.00–1,200.001,16748
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,254969.07/head850.00–1,060.00969134
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1641,649.30/head1,300.00–1,800.001,64960

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.