Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-07-23

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jul 23

● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Jul 16Jul 23Aug 6 →

Receipts

1,645 head

▲ 1,645 vs last sale 0▼ 82 vs year ago 1,727 · −4.7%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, heifer offerings at the Valentine Livestock Auction were limited, no trend will be provided. The majority of steer offerings, weighing 900 to 950 lbs consisted of home-raised cattle or those purchased from one ranch, traded 9.00 to 14.00 lower. These declines are primarily attributed to the sharp losses in the CME cattle futures over the past two weeks. Market conditions were in the buyers' favor, as most cattle were coming off short, dry pasture grass from the Nebraska Sandhills. Next Auction Dates for Aug. 6th & 27th Special Feeder Sale

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $437.67/cwt on 54 head, down $18.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 15 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $437.67.

Average price

$437.67

▼ 18.89 vs prior sale

54 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.24

vs NE average

+49.81 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	437.67	2,877	54

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

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

437.67

—

NE average2 barns · 169 hd

437.90

−0.24

National average141 barns · 5,125 hd

387.86

+49.81

This barn, trailing median15 sales

437.67

+0.00

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 600–700 lb

15 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $475.03, low $395.33, median $437.67 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

12 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,849	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	2,891	36
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	847	359.38/cwt	358.00–365.00	3,044	86
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	371.18/cwt	355.00–382.50	3,289	397
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	352.09/cwt	347.50–356.50	3,278	306
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	351.11/cwt	346.50–354.25	3,402	299
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,009	337.75/cwt	337.75–337.75	3,408	53
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,055	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	3,508	213
Feeder Cattle · Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,539	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	396.50/cwt	396.50–396.50	2,649	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	744	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,597	27
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,718	5

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 23, 2026

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

Receipts 1,645Last week 0Year ago 1,727

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	1000–1050	1,009	337.75	337.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	646	441.00	441.00
36	650–700	663	436.00	436.00
86	800–850	847	358.00–365.00	359.38
397	850–900	886	355.00–382.50	371.18
306	900–950	931	347.50–356.50	352.09
299	950–1000	969	346.50–354.25	351.11
213	1050–1100	1,055	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	650–700	668	396.50	396.50
5	750–800	755	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	603	421.00	421.00
27	700–750	744	349.00	349.00

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.