Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2023-05-18

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, May 18

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Apr 27May 18Jun 15 →

Receipts

3,360 head

▲ 1,285 vs last sale 2,075▲ 140 vs year ago 3,220 · +4.3%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test for an adequate market comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. However a sharply higher undertone should be noted, as demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Rain showers in the Sandhills of Nebraska, pairs are showing up in the hill pastures. Next Auction Dates: June 1st and 15th

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $277.56/cwt on 1,687 head.

Average price

$277.56

1,687 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$20.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.79

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	280.10	1,679	1,475
Medium and Large 1-2	607	259.89	1,577	212

One grade step is worth $20.21/cwt here — about $102 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 sale1,687 hd

277.56

—

NE average5 barns · 3,429 hd

255.77

+21.79

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	313.90/cwt	311.00–327.50	1,199	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,266	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	321.34/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,398	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,366	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	320.86/cwt	318.00–327.00	1,566	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,494	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	303.36/cwt	298.00–308.00	1,587	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	293.70/cwt	286.00–299.00	1,654	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	264.64/cwt	252.50–273.00	1,538	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	254.77/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,595	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	268.56/cwt	263.50–280.00	1,689	506
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	660	243.17/cwt	236.00–255.00	1,605	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	265.91/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,784	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,749	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,734	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,782	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	191.64/cwt	188.00–195.25	1,861	87
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	297.23/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,269	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,226	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	281.89/cwt	278.00–290.00	1,294	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,291	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	271.90/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,433	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	247.44/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,319	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,313	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	271.34/cwt	263.00–275.00	1,517	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	250.21/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,429	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,392	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	257.50/cwt	256.00–258.00	1,560	198
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	222.45/cwt	219.00–233.00	1,424	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,602	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	199.00/cwt	191.50–206.00	1,534	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,570	6

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 May 18, 2023

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

Receipts 3,360Last week 2,075Year ago 3,220

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	971	188.00–195.25	191.64
138	—	671	262.00–271.00	265.91
67	—	382	311.00–327.50	313.90
237	—	523	298.00–308.00	303.36
117	—	488	318.00–327.00	320.86
88	—	435	313.00–326.00	321.34
506	—	629	263.50–280.00	268.56
172	—	563	286.00–299.00	293.70
40	—	801	216.50	216.50
11	—	774	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	909	196.00	196.00
9	—	422	300.00	300.00
95	—	626	254.00–258.00	254.77
7	—	515	290.00	290.00
25	—	457	299.00	299.00
36	—	581	252.50–273.00	264.64
28	—	660	236.00–255.00	243.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	530	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	595	234.00	234.00
8	—	545	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	686	233.50	233.50
8	—	438	280.00	280.00
26	—	478	270.00	270.00
27	—	533	243.00–252.00	247.44
169	—	571	240.00–255.00	250.21
48	—	640	219.00–233.00	222.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	606	256.00–258.00	257.50
184	—	527	265.00–278.00	271.90
136	—	559	263.00–275.00	271.34
72	—	427	295.00–301.00	297.23
65	—	459	278.00–290.00	281.89
27	—	771	191.50–206.00	199.00
6	—	877	179.00	179.00

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.