Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2025-05-29

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, May 29
● Final17 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
655 head
▲ 655 vs last sale 0▲ 655 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Started the Special Pair and Bred female sale with weigh up offerings, baby calves of all sizes, top calf bringing 1400.00 to 450.00 for the low. Liquidations of pairs and Summer Bred females then Fall bred females ending the day with the rest of the weigh up offerings. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. More rain in the Sandhill this past week. Next Auction Date June 5th Special Feeder Sale Along with Logterman Turnout & Snowshoe Hereford Bull Sales

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,346$4,125161
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,482$3,58364
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$3,50626
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,141$3,46125
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,471$2,8816
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,178$4,42230
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$2,7216
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,355$4,58251
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,502$4,36650
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,177$3,46711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,420$3,41131
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,423$3,29957

Every lot

17 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 · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1773,467.49/head2,850.00–3,850.003,46711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2602,809.40/head2,750.00–2,900.002,8095
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2654,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4509
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3744,610.62/head4,450.00–4,700.004,61142
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3813,249.77/head3,000.00–3,275.003,25021
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4113,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4293,379.79/head3,125.00–3,650.003,38025
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4563,364.13/head3,125.00–3,500.003,36422
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5013,750.13/head3,550.00–3,800.003,75010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5024,366.17/head4,125.00–4,800.004,36650
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1413,461.48/head3,400.00–3,525.003,46125
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3464,124.76/head3,550.00–4,550.004,125161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3653,506.24/head3,225.00–3,600.003,50626
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4712,881.16/head2,600.00–3,100.002,8816
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4823,583.36/head3,050.00–3,825.003,58364
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19822,721.05/head2,250.00–3,200.002,7216
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,1784,422.48/head4,300.00–4,550.004,42230

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.