Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-04-09

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Apr 9

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Mar 12Apr 9Apr 16 →

Receipts

3,970 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 3,830▲ 3,970 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

No recent test of market to compare, a trend will not be given for steer or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date April 16th Weigh-Ups, Special Pair, Fall and Bred Cows

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 $531.27/cwt on 535 head, up $17.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +59.91 against this barn's trailing median of $471.36.

Average price

$531.27

▲ 17.80 vs prior sale

535 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$34.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.91

vs NE average

+40.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	535.41	2,943	470
Medium and Large 1-2	569	501.41	2,852	65

One grade step is worth $34.00/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale535 hd

531.27

—

NE average5 barns · 1,316 hd

511.36

+19.91

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+40.44

This barn, trailing median14 sales

471.36

+59.91

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

40 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	420	616.22/cwt	605.00–630.00	2,588	47
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	456	599.79/cwt	595.00–607.50	2,735	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,683	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	494	551.10/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,722	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	563.05/cwt	542.50–573.00	2,945	257
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	534.25/cwt	520.00–538.00	2,874	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	502.05/cwt	497.00–532.50	2,922	213
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	476.55/cwt	447.50–487.50	2,821	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	484.97/cwt	470.00–500.00	3,036	178
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	641	455.82/cwt	447.50–467.50	2,922	31
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,808	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	458.27/cwt	456.00–460.00	3,052	129
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	432.31/cwt	427.50–437.00	2,944	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,873	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	710	468.00/cwt	468.00–468.00	3,323	172
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	429.78/cwt	412.00–440.00	3,090	236
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	3,289	148
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	785	387.32/cwt	381.50–391.00	3,040	29
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	394.46/cwt	382.00–402.00	3,199	200
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	361.96/cwt	358.00–370.00	2,968	15
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	366.37/cwt	363.50–373.50	3,224	91
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,327	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	507.21/cwt	505.00–512.50	2,364	83
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	506.29/cwt	500.00–509.00	2,572	253
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	454.21/cwt	432.50–472.50	2,412	76
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	454.38/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,567	172
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,474	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	420.10/cwt	407.00–460.00	2,617	163
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	632	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,607	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	635	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	3,048	91
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,568	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	676	383.28/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,591	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	432.77/cwt	420.00–436.00	2,934	103
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	684	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,146	85
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,769	30
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	727	410.51/cwt	397.50–420.00	2,984	184
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	788	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,310	62
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	806	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	3,305	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	846	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,826	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,858	6

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 Apr 9, 2026

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

Receipts 3,970Last week 3,830Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	431	540.00	540.00
83	450–500	466	505.00–512.50	507.21
253	500–550	508	500.00–509.00	506.29
172	550–600	565	440.00–465.00	454.38
163	600–650	623	407.00–460.00	420.10
103	650–700	678	420.00–436.00	432.77
30	700–750	721	384.00	384.00
6	850–900	866	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	600–650	635	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	500–550	531	432.50–472.50	454.21
8	550–600	589	420.00	420.00
24	650–700	676	370.00–400.00	383.28
8	800–850	846	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
85	650–700	684	460.00	460.00
184	700–750	727	397.50–420.00	410.51
62	750–800	788	420.00	420.00
14	800–850	806	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	632	412.50	412.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	642	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	450–500	494	550.00–555.00	551.10
28	500–550	538	520.00–538.00	534.25
37	550–600	592	447.50–487.50	476.55
31	600–650	641	447.50–467.50	455.82
10	650–700	681	427.50–437.00	432.31
8	700–750	705	407.50	407.50
29	750–800	785	381.50–391.00	387.32
15	800–850	820	358.00–370.00	361.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
172	700–750	710	468.00	468.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	490	547.50	547.50
9	650–700	653	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	400–450	420	605.00–630.00	616.22
42	450–500	456	595.00–607.50	599.79
257	500–550	523	542.50–573.00	563.05
213	550–600	582	497.00–532.50	502.05
178	600–650	626	470.00–500.00	484.97
129	650–700	666	456.00–460.00	458.27
236	700–750	719	412.00–440.00	429.78
148	750–800	785	419.00	419.00
200	800–850	811	382.00–402.00	394.46
91	850–900	880	363.50–373.50	366.37

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.