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Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Dec 9

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Dec 2Dec 9Dec 16 →

Receipts

2,235 head

▲ 2,235 vs last sale 0▲ 360 vs year ago 1,875 · +19.2%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Bred Female Sale started the day with liquidations followed by, Blk and BWF heifers. All offerings in good condition and ready to calve Feb to March. Cooler weather and snow, predicted in the area for this evening. Next Auction Date Dec 16: Special Weaned Spring Calf Auction

Every lot

19 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 · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,144	2,190.88/cwt	2,075.00–2,200.00	25,064	110
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,149	2,020.60/cwt	1,500.00–2,475.00	23,217	70
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,509	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,198	686.58/cwt	640.00–750.00	8,225	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,722.94/cwt	1,500.00–1,900.00	21,106	73
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,305	911.40/cwt	850.00–950.00	11,894	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,333	1,194.51/cwt	1,175.00–1,250.00	15,923	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,688.98/cwt	1,500.00–1,875.00	22,801	98
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,358	1,319.52/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	17,919	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,372	983.42/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	13,493	24
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,381	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,120	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,429	1,408.46/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	20,127	90
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,442	1,418.48/cwt	1,150.00–1,475.00	20,454	49
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	851	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	11,148	14
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	13,523	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,443.13/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	14,143	161
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,038	1,752.11/cwt	1,610.00–1,850.00	18,187	53
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	1,734.32/cwt	1,525.00–1,925.00	18,471	357
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,066	1,893.98/cwt	1,500.00–2,150.00	20,190	499

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Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE

Thu Dec 9, 2021

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

Receipts 2,235Last week 0Year ago 1,875

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	90	—	1,429	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,408.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	98	—	1,350	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,688.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	110	—	1,144	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,190.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,372	900.00–1,075.00	983.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	—	1,442	1,150.00–1,475.00	1,418.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	—	1,225	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,722.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,333	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,194.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	1,149	1,500.00–2,475.00	2,020.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,358	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,319.52

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,305	850.00–950.00	911.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,198	640.00–750.00	686.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,193	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,381	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	357	—	1,065	1,525.00–1,925.00	1,734.32
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	53	—	1,038	1,610.00–1,850.00	1,752.11
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	499	—	1,066	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,893.98

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	851	1,310.00	1,310.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	161	—	980	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,443.13
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	949	1,425.00	1,425.00

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.