Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2025-04-03

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2025-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Apr 3

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Mar 13Apr 3Apr 24 →

Receipts

3,210 head

▼ 810 vs last sale 4,020▲ 1,090 vs year ago 2,120 · +51.4%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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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. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding throughout the day. Consignments today included a good selection of replacement heifers, summer born calves, weaned and non-weaned Fall calves. Rain and snow showers in the area. Next Auction Dates April 10th Special Spring Pair, Fall & Spring Bred Female & Regular Sale, April 24th Special Feeder Sale

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $413.24/cwt on 831 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −58.13 against this barn's trailing median of $471.36.

Average price

$413.24

831 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$36.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.39

vs NE average

+44.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	419.87	2,251	680
Medium and Large 1-2	555	383.39	2,127	151

One grade step is worth $36.48/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale831 hd

413.24

—

NE average7 barns · 2,390 hd

396.85

+16.39

National average168 barns · 11,835 hd

369.01

+44.23

This barn, trailing median14 sales

471.36

−58.13

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $531.78, low $428.87, median $471.36 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

44 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	336	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,630	14
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	348	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,636	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,762	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	446.25/cwt	445.00–448.00	1,946	43
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	447	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,204	115
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,929	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	441.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	2,106	63
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	414.01/cwt	403.00–422.50	2,045	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,275	110
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	415.27/cwt	408.00–427.50	2,184	285
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	389.89/cwt	384.00–402.50	2,055	73
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	546	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,916	29
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	422.76/cwt	418.00–427.50	2,359	204
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	397.79/cwt	392.50–400.00	2,299	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	377.30/cwt	366.00–390.00	2,192	78
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	354.79/cwt	348.00–371.50	2,200	55
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,425	95
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	629	348.36/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,191	49
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	669	369.82/cwt	368.00–374.00	2,474	138
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	313.75/cwt	310.00–316.00	2,099	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,177	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	737	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,602	70
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	317.65/cwt	307.00–321.00	2,433	98
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,580	69
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,321	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	399.41/cwt	396.00–402.50	1,721	42
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,674	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	1,823	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	367.21/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,803	127
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	499	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,742	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	366.93/cwt	364.00–370.00	1,923	74
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	339.17/cwt	337.00–343.00	1,798	62
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,793	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	340.50/cwt	320.00–356.00	1,965	91
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,827	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	323.68/cwt	315.00–328.50	2,004	200
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,072	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	1,954	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	300.02/cwt	298.00–307.00	2,055	109
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	296.57/cwt	290.00–299.00	2,156	81
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	773	297.49/cwt	295.75–299.00	2,300	155
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,341	19
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	844	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,397	68
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	976	234.20/cwt	227.00–247.00	2,286	11

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 Apr 3, 2025

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

Receipts 3,210Last week 4,020Year ago 2,120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	362	365.00	365.00
42	400–450	431	396.00–402.50	399.41
127	450–500	491	360.00–375.00	367.21
74	500–550	524	364.00–370.00	366.93
91	550–600	577	320.00–356.00	340.50
200	600–650	619	315.00–328.50	323.68
109	650–700	685	298.00–307.00	300.02
81	700–750	727	290.00–299.00	296.57
19	800–850	842	278.00	278.00
11	950–1000	976	227.00–247.00	234.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
62	500–550	530	337.00–343.00	339.17
10	550–600	597	306.00	306.00
8	600–650	628	330.00	330.00
7	650–700	675	289.50	289.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	432	387.50	387.50
32	450–500	499	349.00	349.00
14	550–600	562	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
155	750–800	773	295.75–299.00	297.49
68	800–850	844	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	465	392.00	392.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	467	413.00	413.00
29	500–550	546	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	450–500	494	403.00–422.50	414.01
73	500–550	527	384.00–402.50	389.89
78	550–600	581	366.00–390.00	377.30
49	600–650	629	341.00–350.00	348.36
19	650–700	669	310.00–316.00	313.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	348	470.00	470.00
25	350–400	383	460.00	460.00
43	400–450	436	445.00–448.00	446.25
63	450–500	477	440.00–445.00	441.48
285	500–550	526	408.00–427.50	415.27
52	550–600	578	392.50–400.00	397.79
55	600–650	620	348.00–371.50	354.79
33	650–700	672	324.00	324.00
98	750–800	766	307.00–321.00	317.65
69	950–1000	983	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	336	485.00	485.00
115	400–450	447	493.00	493.00
110	500–550	500	455.00	455.00
204	550–600	558	418.00–427.50	422.76
95	600–650	625	388.00	388.00
138	650–700	669	368.00–374.00	369.82
70	700–750	737	353.00	353.00

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.