Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-03-12

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Mar 12

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Mar 5Mar 12Apr 9 →

Receipts

3,830 head

▲ 3,830 vs last sale 0▼ 190 vs year ago 4,020 · −4.7%

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. Next Auction Date March 26th Regular Sale, April 2nd 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 $513.47/cwt on 687 head. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +42.11 against this barn's trailing median of $471.36.

Average price

$513.47

687 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

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

$40.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.99

vs NE average

+41.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	520.13	2,825	574
Medium and Large 1-2	568	479.66	2,726	113

One grade step is worth $40.47/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale687 hd

513.47

—

NE average7 barns · 1,920 hd

501.49

+11.99

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+41.27

This barn, trailing median14 sales

471.36

+42.11

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

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,267	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	602.00/cwt	602.00–602.00	2,649	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	537.50/cwt	537.50–537.50	2,510	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	560.69/cwt	548.00–576.00	2,691	125
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	548.92/cwt	529.00–554.00	2,810	185
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	509.19/cwt	502.00–512.00	2,704	25
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	506.44/cwt	482.00–518.00	2,826	389
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	471.27/cwt	455.00–477.50	2,729	88
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	602	484.50/cwt	484.50–484.50	2,917	55
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,616	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	459.49/cwt	455.00–463.50	2,913	224
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	420.81/cwt	409.00–432.00	2,777	34
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	442.69/cwt	420.00–454.00	2,962	270
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	402.44/cwt	380.00–414.50	2,902	256
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	732	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	3,184	71
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	376.55/cwt	373.00–379.00	2,779	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	3,126	72
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,979	69
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	405	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,823	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	474.14/cwt	455.00–481.00	2,271	67
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	2,141	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	440.94/cwt	412.50–456.00	2,324	32
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	478.27/cwt	464.00–482.00	2,549	122
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	441.71/cwt	425.00–456.00	2,531	191
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	407.14/cwt	404.00–409.00	2,394	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	410.64/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,575	130
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	377.88/cwt	376.00–385.00	2,407	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	413.04/cwt	376.00–438.00	2,734	335
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	357.87/cwt	342.00–367.00	2,451	19
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	363.70/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,586	62
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	744	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,842	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	773	366.94/cwt	361.00–381.00	2,836	105
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	824	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	3,065	58
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	837	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,888	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 Mar 12, 2026

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

Receipts 3,830Last week 0Year ago 4,020

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	600–650	602	484.50	484.50
71	700–750	732	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	416	545.00	545.00
20	450–500	467	537.50	537.50
25	500–550	531	502.00–512.00	509.19
88	550–600	579	455.00–477.50	471.27
14	600–650	620	422.00	422.00
34	650–700	660	409.00–432.00	420.81
42	700–750	738	373.00–379.00	376.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	400–450	440	602.00	602.00
125	450–500	480	548.00–576.00	560.69
185	500–550	512	529.00–554.00	548.92
389	550–600	558	482.00–518.00	506.44
224	600–650	634	455.00–463.50	459.49
270	650–700	669	420.00–454.00	442.69
256	700–750	721	380.00–414.50	402.44
72	750–800	768	407.00	407.00
69	800–850	805	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	405	450.00	450.00
67	450–500	479	455.00–481.00	474.14
122	500–550	533	464.00–482.00	478.27
191	550–600	573	425.00–456.00	441.71
130	600–650	627	395.00–435.00	410.64
335	650–700	662	376.00–438.00	413.04
62	700–750	711	355.00–370.00	363.70
7	800–850	837	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	490	437.00	437.00
32	500–550	527	412.50–456.00	440.94
60	550–600	588	404.00–409.00	407.14
42	600–650	637	376.00–385.00	377.88
19	650–700	685	342.00–367.00	357.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	744	382.00	382.00
105	750–800	773	361.00–381.00	366.94
58	800–850	824	372.00	372.00

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.