Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-09-24

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Sep 24

● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Sep 10Sep 24Oct 1 →

Receipts

2,000 head

▼ 600 vs last sale 2,600▲ 2,000 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from two weeks ago a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Several offerings of pregged checked open heifers and home raised guaranteed open Heifers off grass. Next Auction Date Oct 1st and 8th Spring Calf Sale, Monday, Oct 5th Weigh Ups and Bred Cow Sale, Monday, Oct 12th Special Yearling Sale

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $392.00/cwt on 19 head, down $4.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −56.63 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$392.00

▼ 4.00 vs prior sale

19 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−28.42

vs NE average

+35.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	392.00	2,078	19thin

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 sale19 hd

392.00

—

NE average4 barns · 340 hd

420.42

−28.42

National average179 barns · 11,869 hd

356.10

+35.90

This barn, trailing median14 sales

448.63

−56.63

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 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $488.17, low $375.00, median $448.63 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

22 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,401	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,724	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	340.59/cwt	328.00–352.50	2,970	123
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	331.46/cwt	326.00–333.00	3,063	82
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	971	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,088	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	3,387	176
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,099	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	3,088	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,078	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	376.80/cwt	376.00–380.00	2,378	39
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	691	339.48/cwt	338.00–345.00	2,346	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,377	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	352.84/cwt	336.00–365.00	2,572	182
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	341.14/cwt	330.00–350.50	2,637	240
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,324	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	325.16/cwt	310.00–329.00	2,679	360
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	301.13/cwt	294.00–305.00	2,490	23
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	305.15/cwt	295.00–322.00	2,676	147
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	938	302.93/cwt	288.00–309.50	2,841	93
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	295.95/cwt	258.00–320.00	2,859	161
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,025	287.56/cwt	273.00–293.50	2,947	53
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,077	276.23/cwt	274.00–278.50	2,975	16
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,147	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,936	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 Sep 24, 2026

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

Receipts 2,000Last week 2,600Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	696	345.00	345.00
15	800–850	828	329.00	329.00
5	950–1000	971	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1050–1100	1,099	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	850–900	872	328.00–352.50	340.59
82	900–950	924	326.00–333.00	331.46
176	950–1000	986	343.50	343.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	530	392.00	392.00
39	600–650	631	376.00–380.00	376.80
34	650–700	691	338.00–345.00	339.48
182	700–750	729	336.00–365.00	352.84
240	750–800	773	330.00–350.50	341.14
360	800–850	824	310.00–329.00	325.16
147	850–900	877	295.00–322.00	305.15
93	900–950	938	288.00–309.50	302.93
161	950–1000	966	258.00–320.00	295.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	727	327.00	327.00
9	750–800	785	296.00	296.00
23	800–850	827	294.00–305.00	301.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	1000–1050	1,025	273.00–293.50	287.56
16	1050–1100	1,077	274.00–278.50	276.23
5	1100–1150	1,147	256.00	256.00

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.