Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2022-07-07

Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jul 7
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
3,350 head
▲ 1,280 vs last sale 2,070▲ 500 vs year ago 2,850 · +17.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Another hot humid day in the Sandhills of NE with scattered rain showers, demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction dates for July 14th Bred Cow Auction July 21st Special Feeder Auction

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $199.45/cwt on 2,180 head.
Average price
$199.45
2,180 head · 793 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,581
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$2.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1798199.581,5922,060
Medium and Large 1-2712197.321,405120
One grade step is worth $2.26/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2,180 hd
199.45
—
NE average1 barns · 2,180 hd
199.45
+0.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

31 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1437235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0278
Steers—Medium and Large 1510233.66/cwt230.00–234.501,19245
Steers—Medium and Large 1583224.65/cwt217.50–226.501,310103
Steers—Medium and Large 1617222.88/cwt218.50–224.501,37596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631210.94/cwt207.00–213.001,33154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,25412
Steers—Medium and Large 1688206.78/cwt205.00–210.001,423188
Steers—Medium and Large 1743208.50/cwt208.50–208.501,54967
Steers—Medium and Large 1769206.02/cwt200.00–212.001,584503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781191.72/cwt187.00–196.751,49737
Steers—Medium and Large 1839191.94/cwt191.00–192.001,610183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840176.36/cwt174.00–179.001,48117
Steers—Medium and Large 1859190.50/cwt188.50–193.751,636371
Steers—Medium and Large 1921186.25/cwt180.00–189.501,715441
Steers—Medium and Large 1962178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,71255
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,05142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,09328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,03212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1548211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,15610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562215.86/cwt213.00–218.001,213129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627187.39/cwt180.00–190.501,17529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2644181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672183.97/cwt183.50–184.501,23695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2686173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721179.35/cwt173.00–182.001,293286
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783169.61/cwt166.00–170.001,328143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813170.47/cwt163.00–173.001,386173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1889163.91/cwt161.00–165.001,45785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1917159.54/cwt153.50–161.501,46324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1955159.50/cwt159.50–159.501,52330

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.