Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2025-01-23

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 23
● Final8 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
1,185 head
▲ 1,185 vs last sale 0▲ 1,185 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's Special Bred Female Sale started the day with 835 weigh ups, followed by Diamond Lazy J Bulls, bred heifers, complete dispersion and finished the day with bred cows. Majority of offerings black and bwf cows bred to Black Angus bulls a few consignments of Red Angus and Hereford offerings. All bred cows in good shape ready to calve Feb to Apr. Next Auction Date Jan 30th starting at 11:00 am Special Feeder Sale and Breedable Heifer Sale

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,508$3,61413
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,463$2,84366
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,163$2,8007
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,210$2,79856
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,416$2,457262
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,002$3,231773

Every lot

8 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
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1632,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,797.58/head2,150.00–3,050.002,79856
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2191,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,95012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4062,421.39/head1,800.00–2,600.002,421168
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4632,842.78/head2,350.00–3,300.002,84366
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4642,604.00/head2,475.00–2,775.002,60482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5083,614.41/head3,500.00–3,700.003,61413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0023,231.05/head2,800.00–3,550.003,231773

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.