Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-02-19

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-19

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Feb 19

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Feb 12Feb 19Feb 26 →

Receipts

2,530 head

▲ 2,530 vs last sale 0▲ 2,530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago, steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Light snow in the trade area did not stop buyers from purchasing cattle. Also, some heifers continue to go back to the country and will become a bred heifer for next year calving. Next Auction Date Feb 26th !:00 pm The Dam Ranch II Dispersion-1100 hd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $467.46/cwt on 1,058 head. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +18.83 against this barn's trailing median of $448.63.

Average price

$467.46

1,058 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,592

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$33.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.08

vs NE average

+38.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	468.24	2,595	1,033
Medium and Large 1-2	563	435.20	2,450	25

One grade step is worth $33.04/cwt here — about $145 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 sale1,058 hd

467.46

—

NE average9 barns · 2,683 hd

465.38

+2.08

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

+38.29

This barn, trailing median14 sales

448.63

+18.83

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $488.17, low $375.00, median $448.63 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

34 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,470	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	402	634.44/cwt	627.50–637.50	2,550	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	607.50/cwt	607.50–607.50	2,485	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	553.32/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,661	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,562	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	550.61/cwt	539.00–565.00	2,836	108
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	514.00/cwt	514.00–514.00	2,801	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	557	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,924	41
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	482.86/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,805	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	478.00/cwt	472.00–490.00	2,973	188
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	448.44/cwt	432.50–466.00	2,803	24
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	439.43/cwt	430.00–449.00	2,984	139
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,791	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	426.73/cwt	409.00–436.00	3,098	252
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	378.96/cwt	373.00–388.00	2,888	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	829	366.50/cwt	366.50–366.50	3,038	28
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,101	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	498.29/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,088	68
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	511.11/cwt	499.00–529.00	2,469	192
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	466.65/cwt	460.00–470.00	2,319	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	519	507.17/cwt	506.00–507.50	2,632	106
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	478.53/cwt	465.00–493.00	2,536	381
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	2,517	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	453.50/cwt	428.00–471.00	2,621	546
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	599	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,321	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	436.81/cwt	424.00–447.00	2,734	506
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	412.29/cwt	412.00–412.50	2,618	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	396.06/cwt	375.00–407.00	2,642	267
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	673	418.92/cwt	413.00–432.00	2,819	120
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	710	430.20/cwt	427.50–435.00	3,054	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	379.94/cwt	351.00–403.00	2,781	175
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	408.22/cwt	399.00–417.00	3,094	142
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,914	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	809	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	3,204	67

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 Feb 19, 2026

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

Receipts 2,530Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
120	650–700	673	413.00–432.00	418.92
25	700–750	710	427.50–435.00	430.20
67	800–850	809	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	400–450	419	480.00–510.00	498.29
192	450–500	483	499.00–529.00	511.11
381	500–550	530	465.00–493.00	478.53
546	550–600	578	428.00–471.00	453.50
506	600–650	626	424.00–447.00	436.81
267	650–700	667	375.00–407.00	396.06
175	700–750	732	351.00–403.00	379.94
142	750–800	758	399.00–417.00	408.22
75	800–850	805	362.00	362.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	497	460.00–470.00	466.65
15	500–550	539	467.00	467.00
10	550–600	599	387.50	387.50
29	600–650	635	412.00–412.50	412.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
106	500–550	519	506.00–507.50	507.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	386	640.00	640.00
23	400–450	402	627.50–637.50	634.44
34	450–500	481	540.00–560.00	553.32
108	500–550	515	539.00–565.00	550.61
41	550–600	557	525.00	525.00
188	600–650	622	472.00–490.00	478.00
139	650–700	679	430.00–449.00	439.43
252	700–750	726	409.00–436.00	426.73
33	750–800	762	373.00–388.00	378.96
28	800–850	829	366.50	366.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	409	607.50	607.50
5	450–500	495	517.50	517.50
13	500–550	545	514.00	514.00
39	550–600	581	475.00–495.00	482.86
24	600–650	625	432.50–466.00	448.44
15	700–750	711	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1000–1050	1,020	304.00	304.00

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.