Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2025-07-17

Valentine

Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jul 17
● Final10 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856
Receipts
455 head
▲ 455 vs last sale 0▲ 455 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's Bred cow and Regular Sale started the day with 460 weigh ups, 2 milk cows and baby calves selling $600 to $1350 each. Fall bred Cows all in good condition ready to calve Aug-Sept. bred to Black Angus and Hereford bulls Next Auction Date July 24th Special Feeder 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 (2-4 yrs)1,279$4,212172
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,252$3,5505
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,493$3,519113
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,538$3,42513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$3,3004thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,416$3,20963
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,288$2,9757
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$3,7239
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,422$4,07710

Every lot

10 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 Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 11,0653,722.63/head2,800.00–3,925.003,7239
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2523,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2794,211.88/head3,400.00–4,500.004,212172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2882,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4133,291.27/head3,050.00–3,400.003,29140
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4213,065.42/head2,700.00–3,300.003,06523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4933,519.28/head2,500.00–3,650.003,519113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5383,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,42513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4224,076.84/head3,200.00–4,250.004,07710

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.