Sale reports / Nebraska / Valentine / 2026-11-05

Valentine

Name: Valentine livestock auction prices — 2026-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 5

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Oct 29Nov 5latest

Receipts

1,990 head

▼ 2,015 vs last sale 4,005▼ 940 vs year ago 2,930 · −32.1%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 650 lbs steers traded sharply lower with no comparable offerings for heifers. Demand was moderate to good, with light internet bidding throughout the day. The weather has cleared, with a sunny Fall day after several cold rainy days. Next Auction Dates Monday, Nov 9th Weigh-ups and Bred Cows, Nov 12th Special Spring Calf Sale featuring weaned & non-weaned, Nov 16th Special Bred Female & Regular 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 $430.42/cwt on 723 head, down $35.49 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 15 comparable sales and sits −37.31 against this barn's trailing median of $467.73.

Average price

$430.42

▼ 35.49 vs prior sale

723 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,396

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$42.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.68

vs NE average

+16.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	433.48	2,403	671
Medium and Large 1-2	584	390.88	2,283	52

One grade step is worth $42.60/cwt here — about $121 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 sale723 hd

430.42

—

NE average11 barns · 4,713 hd

440.10

−9.68

National average135 barns · 15,890 hd

414.30

+16.12

This barn, trailing median15 sales

467.73

−37.31

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

15 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $531.78, low $428.87, median $467.73 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

26 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	567.18/cwt	530.00–595.00	2,189	42
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	513.68/cwt	484.00–537.00	2,209	88
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	510.27/cwt	491.00–526.00	2,368	87
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	479.93/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,313	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	445.39/cwt	426.00–454.00	2,356	355
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	420.11/cwt	410.00–438.00	2,449	316
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	390.88/cwt	355.00–404.00	2,283	52
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	603	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,563	98
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	391.06/cwt	389.00–395.00	2,456	45
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	395.57/cwt	385.00–401.50	2,654	129
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	675	369.92/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,497	97
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	356.00/cwt	351.00–361.00	2,496	14
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,590	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,622	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	436.77/cwt	355.00–457.50	1,668	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	431.32/cwt	425.00–447.50	1,855	114
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	409.21/cwt	395.00–412.50	1,911	61
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,907	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	389.89/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,070	86
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	379.46/cwt	376.00–383.00	2,163	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,080	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,190	26
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	309.50/cwt	309.50–309.50	2,832	15
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	295.68/cwt	287.00–303.00	2,847	34
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,065	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,742	6
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,115	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,815	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 Nov 5, 2026

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

Receipts 1,990Last week 4,005Year ago 2,930

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	526	362.50	362.50
6	550–600	590	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	331	490.00	490.00
24	350–400	382	355.00–457.50	436.77
114	400–450	430	425.00–447.50	431.32
61	450–500	467	395.00–412.50	409.21
86	500–550	531	377.50–392.50	389.89
41	550–600	570	376.00–383.00	379.46
26	600–650	617	355.00	355.00
15	900–950	915	309.50	309.50
34	950–1000	963	287.00–303.00	295.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,065	257.50	257.50
7	1100–1150	1,115	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	350–400	386	530.00–595.00	567.18
88	400–450	430	484.00–537.00	513.68
87	450–500	464	491.00–526.00	510.27
355	500–550	529	426.00–454.00	445.39
316	550–600	583	410.00–438.00	420.11
98	600–650	603	425.00	425.00
129	650–700	671	385.00–401.50	395.57
14	700–750	701	351.00–361.00	356.00
12	750–800	780	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	450–500	482	460.00–495.00	479.93
52	550–600	584	355.00–404.00	390.88
45	600–650	628	389.00–395.00	391.06
97	650–700	675	365.00–380.00	369.92

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.