Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-01-08

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 8

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Receipts

3,715 head

▲ 396 vs last sale 3,319▼ 730 vs year ago 4,445 · −16.4%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First auction of the New Year. No recent test of market for an accurate comparison of steers and heifers but a higher trend should be noted. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Several loads of replacement quality heifers with even higher demands. Next Auction Date Jan 15th Special Feeder Calf, Jan 22nd Special Bred Female and Bull 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 $511.71/cwt on 693 head. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +40.35 against this barn's trailing median of $471.36.

Average price

$511.71

693 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,826

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$22.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.91

vs NE average

+45.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	512.45	2,831	670
Medium and Large 1-2	547	490.26	2,680	23

One grade step is worth $22.19/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale693 hd

511.71

—

NE average6 barns · 3,002 hd

493.80

+17.91

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+45.38

This barn, trailing median14 sales

471.36

+40.35

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

35 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	2,649	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	574.94/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,679	92
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,664	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	509.71/cwt	507.00–512.50	2,707	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	520.97/cwt	517.00–536.00	2,803	325
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	504.42/cwt	488.00–518.00	2,855	345
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,627	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	609	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,929	132
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	462.82/cwt	445.00–476.00	2,897	356
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	627	430.80/cwt	425.00–438.00	2,701	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	663	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	3,030	175
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	440.50/cwt	432.00–444.00	2,929	135
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	691	411.00/cwt	401.00–416.00	2,840	33
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	409.22/cwt	391.00–415.00	2,942	159
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	725	426.23/cwt	422.50–430.50	3,090	155
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	365.10/cwt	360.00–373.00	2,651	13
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	752	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,797	26
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	384.18/cwt	372.00–389.00	2,974	210
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	371.25/cwt	370.00–374.00	3,029	60
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	3,146	50
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	934	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,073	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	512.53/cwt	507.50–515.00	2,183	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	491.02/cwt	472.50–507.50	2,377	55
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	472.49/cwt	445.00–480.00	2,504	250
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	455.84/cwt	445.00–459.00	2,589	135
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	412.98/cwt	402.50–426.00	2,441	34
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	405.87/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,529	103
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	672	424.58/cwt	392.00–436.00	2,853	120
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	392.38/cwt	387.00–395.00	2,688	59
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,526	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	713	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,923	11
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,865	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,818	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	782	422.36/cwt	405.00–433.00	3,303	131
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,673	7

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 Jan 8, 2026

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

Receipts 3,715Last week 3,319Year ago 4,445

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
132	600–650	609	481.00	481.00
175	650–700	663	457.00	457.00
155	700–750	725	422.50–430.50	426.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	480	555.00	555.00
14	500–550	531	507.00–512.50	509.71
9	550–600	571	460.00	460.00
37	600–650	627	425.00–438.00	430.80
33	650–700	691	401.00–416.00	411.00
13	700–750	726	360.00–373.00	365.10
26	750–800	752	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	440	602.00	602.00
92	450–500	466	565.00–590.00	574.94
325	500–550	538	517.00–536.00	520.97
345	550–600	566	488.00–518.00	504.42
356	600–650	626	445.00–476.00	462.82
135	650–700	665	432.00–444.00	440.50
159	700–750	719	391.00–415.00	409.22
210	750–800	774	372.00–389.00	384.18
60	800–850	816	370.00–374.00	371.25
50	850–900	869	362.00	362.00
10	900–950	934	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	426	507.50–515.00	512.53
55	450–500	484	472.50–507.50	491.02
250	500–550	530	445.00–480.00	472.49
135	550–600	568	445.00–459.00	455.84
103	600–650	623	390.00–420.00	405.87
59	650–700	685	387.00–395.00	392.38
8	750–800	754	380.00	380.00
7	800–850	805	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	591	402.50–426.00	412.98
10	650–700	692	365.00	365.00
7	750–800	772	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
120	650–700	672	392.00–436.00	424.58
11	700–750	713	410.00	410.00
131	750–800	782	405.00–433.00	422.36

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.