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Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Mon, Oct 12

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Oct 8Oct 12Oct 15 →

Receipts

4,110 head

▲ 1,670 vs last sale 2,440▲ 4,110 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

Today's Special Yearling Sale featured several loads of steers and heifers off grass, concluding with preg-checked open heifers. Due to a lack of comparable offerings from last week, no trend will be provided. Demand was good with active floor bidding, though internet bidding remained inactive throughout the day. Next Auction Dates: Oct 15th Spring Calf Sale, Monday, Oct 19th Weigh Ups, Thursday, Oct 22nd Spring Calf Sale Featuring Red Angus

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.50/cwt on 10 head, down $10.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −23.86 against this barn's trailing median of $471.36.

Average price

$447.50

▼ 10.90 vs prior sale

10 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,466

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.41

vs NE average

+15.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	447.50	2,466	10thin

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 sale10 hd

447.50

—

NE average8 barns · 4,590 hd

461.91

−14.41

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

+15.21

This barn, trailing median14 sales

471.36

−23.86

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

Steers 500–600 lb: high $531.78, low $428.87, median $471.36 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

33 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,466	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,679	50
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	686	373.26/cwt	369.00–394.00	2,561	74
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1NHTC	705	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,919	160
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,850	79
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	356.57/cwt	332.00–363.00	2,592	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	367.92/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,844	191
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1NHTC	790	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	3,089	121
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	338.49/cwt	336.00–339.50	2,776	32
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	364.98/cwt	355.00–373.25	3,022	339
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,465	26
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	350.58/cwt	338.00–355.00	3,085	246
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	905	324.17/cwt	322.00–325.00	2,934	22
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	343.21/cwt	332.00–350.00	3,171	439
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	971	337.96/cwt	321.00–346.00	3,282	247
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	985	317.86/cwt	315.00–318.50	3,131	65
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,014	320.63/cwt	316.00–323.00	3,251	84
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,049	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	3,336	54
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,070	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,392	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,309	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1NHTC	625	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,475	188
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,369	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1NHTC	709	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,581	139
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	336.19/cwt	333.00–340.50	2,474	85
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1NHTC	776	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,743	72
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	342.03/cwt	334.00–345.50	2,668	67
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	335.31/cwt	326.50–365.00	2,743	192
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	841	319.23/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,685	86
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	328.45/cwt	319.00–335.00	2,903	198
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	314.96/cwt	301.00–321.00	2,910	123
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	295.62/cwt	286.00–306.00	2,903	100
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,004	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,012	39

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

Mon Oct 12, 2026

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

Receipts 4,110Last week 2,440Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	1000–1050	1,004	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	624	370.00	370.00
85	700–750	736	333.00–340.50	336.19
67	750–800	780	334.00–345.50	342.03
192	800–850	818	326.50–365.00	335.31
198	850–900	884	319.00–335.00	328.45
123	900–950	924	301.00–321.00	314.96
100	950–1000	982	286.00–306.00	295.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
188	600–650	625	396.00	396.00
139	700–750	709	364.00	364.00
72	750–800	776	353.50	353.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	515	375.00	375.00
8	650–700	672	352.50	352.50
86	800–850	841	319.00–320.00	319.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	1000–1050	1,014	316.00–323.00	320.63
56	1050–1100	1,070	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	551	447.50	447.50
50	600–650	626	428.00	428.00
79	700–750	717	397.50	397.50
191	750–800	773	360.00–372.00	367.92
339	800–850	828	355.00–373.25	364.98
246	850–900	880	338.00–355.00	350.58
439	900–950	924	332.00–350.00	343.21
247	950–1000	971	321.00–346.00	337.96
54	1000–1050	1,049	318.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
160	700–750	705	414.00	414.00
121	750–800	790	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	686	369.00–394.00	373.26
36	700–750	727	332.00–363.00	356.57
32	800–850	820	336.00–339.50	338.49
26	850–900	868	284.00	284.00
22	900–950	905	322.00–325.00	324.17
65	950–1000	985	315.00–318.50	317.86

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.