Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-08-27

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Aug 27

● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Aug 6Aug 27Sep 10 →

Receipts

3,635 head

▲ 1,580 vs last sale 2,055▲ 3,635 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 for an accurate comparison, a trend will not be provided for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers present at the auction. The sale began with offerings of pregged-checked heifers, followed by loads of yearling steers, including several home-raised lots. The next auction dates are September 10th, 17th, and 24th

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $358.06/cwt on 165 head, down $11.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −41.21 against this barn's trailing median of $399.28.

Average price

$358.06

▼ 11.24 vs prior sale

165 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+3.45

vs NE average

+23.44 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	762	358.06	2,730	165

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale165 hd

358.06

—

NE average4 barns · 300 hd

354.62

+3.45

National average130 barns · 5,752 hd

334.62

+23.44

This barn, trailing median14 sales

399.28

−41.21

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 700–800 lb

14 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $435.80, low $358.06, median $399.28 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

19 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	732	363.24/cwt	362.00–368.00	2,659	89
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	798	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,809	76
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	349.59/cwt	338.50–354.50	2,881	306
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	334.89/cwt	330.50–338.50	2,900	306
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	336.55/cwt	319.00–344.00	3,086	773
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	325.62/cwt	322.00–333.00	3,220	234
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,008	327.17/cwt	318.50–331.00	3,298	178
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,066	311.25/cwt	311.25–311.25	3,318	153
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,317	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,721	89
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,415	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	353.63/cwt	329.00–363.00	2,726	135
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	820	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,411	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	329.24/cwt	311.00–337.50	2,766	211
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	325.84/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,871	90
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	922	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,489	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	311.28/cwt	302.00–313.50	2,892	109
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	291.42/cwt	291.00–293.00	2,841	48
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,029	293.51/cwt	282.50–303.00	3,020	166

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 Aug 27, 2026

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

Receipts 3,635Last week 2,055Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	550–600	585	396.00	396.00
89	650–700	676	402.50	402.50
5	700–750	723	334.00	334.00
135	750–800	771	329.00–363.00	353.63
211	800–850	840	311.00–337.50	329.24
90	850–900	881	317.00–332.00	325.84
109	900–950	929	302.00–313.50	311.28
48	950–1000	975	291.00–293.00	291.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	800–850	820	294.00	294.00
8	900–950	922	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	1000–1050	1,029	282.50–303.00	293.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	700–750	732	362.00–368.00	363.24
76	750–800	798	352.00	352.00
306	800–850	824	338.50–354.50	349.59
306	850–900	866	330.50–338.50	334.89
773	900–950	917	319.00–344.00	336.55
234	950–1000	989	322.00–333.00	325.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
178	1000–1050	1,008	318.50–331.00	327.17
153	1050–1100	1,066	311.25	311.25

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.