Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2024-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Yearling Auction today, demand was good with several buyers at the barn. On the minds of everyone, high concerns of grass fire, with dry weather and high winds. Next Auction Date Oct 10th 14th 17th 24th and 31st

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.00/cwt on 12 head.

Average price

$252.00

12 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−24.52

vs NE average

−0.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	252.00	1,404	12thin

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 sale12 hd

252.00

—

NE average8 barns · 1,663 hd

276.52

−24.52

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−0.68

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

30 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	800–850	828	243.68/cwt	237.00–251.50	2,018	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	246.32/cwt	244.50–249.25	1,936	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	258.52/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,758	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	280.60/cwt	280.00–281.00	1,779	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	259.41/cwt	250.00–264.75	2,267	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	841	262.53/cwt	251.00–266.50	2,208	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	279.48/cwt	272.50–282.00	2,054	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	272.39/cwt	264.00–276.00	2,108	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	303.60/cwt	279.00–308.00	1,995	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	255.93/cwt	249.50–258.10	2,360	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	234.32/cwt	225.00–250.75	2,057	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	243.34/cwt	229.75–246.75	2,453	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	826	238.25/cwt	238.25–238.25	1,968	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	653	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,855	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	709	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,943	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	763	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,014	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	845	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,163	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	241.97/cwt	241.00–244.00	2,345	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,974	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,576	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,902	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	241.30/cwt	240.50–242.00	1,774	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	237.00/cwt	233.00–241.00	1,538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	899	235.25/cwt	235.25–235.25	2,115	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	254.80/cwt	246.50–260.25	1,863	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	238.38/cwt	223.50–244.25	2,195	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	227.33/cwt	224.75–230.50	2,201	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	223.69/cwt	220.50–224.50	2,277	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	255.18/cwt	246.00–261.00	1,564	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,404	12

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 7, 2024

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

Receipts 3,850Last week 5,520Year ago 5,520

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	557	252.00	252.00
29	600–650	613	246.00–261.00	255.18
232	650–700	680	257.00–262.00	258.52
147	700–750	731	246.50–260.25	254.80
263	750–800	786	244.50–249.25	246.32
327	800–850	828	237.00–251.50	243.68
154	850–900	878	225.00–250.75	234.32
142	900–950	921	223.50–244.25	238.38
85	950–1000	968	224.75–230.50	227.33
65	1000–1050	1,018	220.50–224.50	223.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	800–850	826	238.25	238.25
60	850–900	899	235.25	235.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
90	650–700	653	284.00	284.00
86	700–750	709	274.00	274.00
67	750–800	763	264.00	264.00
54	800–850	845	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	649	233.00–241.00	237.00
26	700–750	735	240.50–242.00	241.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	600–650	634	280.00–281.00	280.60
97	650–700	657	279.00–308.00	303.60
229	700–750	735	272.50–282.00	279.48
104	750–800	774	264.00–276.00	272.39
234	800–850	841	251.00–266.50	262.53
239	850–900	874	250.00–264.75	259.41
296	900–950	922	249.50–258.10	255.93
40	950–1000	969	241.00–244.00	241.97
245	1000–1050	1,008	229.75–246.75	243.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	551	286.00	286.00
6	700–750	743	256.00	256.00
16	800–850	809	244.00	244.00

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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