Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2021-05-13

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, May 13

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Apr 22May 13May 20 →

Receipts

749 head

▲ 749 vs last sale 0▲ 259 vs year ago 490 · +52.9%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's auction consisted of Spring pairs, Spring and Fall Bred cows. Most all consignments in good condition with vaccinations and matching tags for pairs . Fall cows to start calving in Aug. Scattered showers in the area but no measurable amount of precipitation in the area this past week. Next Auction Date May 20th expecting 4000 head

Every lot

20 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
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,780	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,352	1,842.56/cwt	1,775.00–1,900.00	24,911	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,385	904.84/cwt	900.00–910.00	12,532	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,431	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	17,888	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,482	1,076.76/cwt	1,010.00–1,110.00	15,958	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,488	1,093.26/cwt	1,050.00–1,125.00	16,268	11
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,681	3
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,005	1,508.59/cwt	1,400.00–1,770.00	15,161	36
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,056	1,494.53/cwt	1,460.00–1,550.00	15,782	10
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,273	2,176.58/cwt	2,110.00–2,220.00	27,708	33
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,116	1,109.60/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	12,383	215
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	1,081.31/cwt	800.00–1,250.00	13,592	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	753.76/cwt	730.00–850.00	9,475	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,362	906.26/cwt	875.00–940.00	12,343	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,369	869.98/cwt	735.00–960.00	11,910	51
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,377	1,394.31/cwt	1,325.00–1,475.00	19,200	16
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,406	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	11,810	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,417	955.57/cwt	750.00–1,040.00	13,540	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,433	1,002.61/cwt	875.00–1,125.00	14,367	54

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Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE

Thu May 13, 2021

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

Receipts 749Last week 0Year ago 490

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,385	900.00–910.00	904.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,482	1,010.00–1,110.00	1,076.76

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,488	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,093.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,300	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,431	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,352	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,842.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,005	1,400.00–1,770.00	1,508.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,273	2,110.00–2,220.00	2,176.58
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,056	1,460.00–1,550.00	1,494.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	971	1,100.00	1,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	—	1,433	875.00–1,125.00	1,002.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	51	—	1,369	735.00–960.00	869.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	—	1,257	800.00–1,250.00	1,081.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	215	—	1,116	950.00–1,250.00	1,109.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,257	730.00–850.00	753.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,377	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,394.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,417	750.00–1,040.00	955.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,406	840.00	840.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,362	875.00–940.00	906.26

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.