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Valentine Livestock Auction · Thu, Jan 30

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 30

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Receipts

3,985 head

▲ 3,985 vs last sale 0▲ 3,985 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 500 to 650 lbs steers traded 3.00 to 17.00 lower, and heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers and internet activity. Next Auction Dates for Feb 6th, 13th, 20th, & 27th

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.24/cwt on 2,305 head.

Average price

$160.24

2,305 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	160.92	1,072	2,114
Medium and Large 1-2	605	152.76	924	191

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,305 hd

160.24

—

NE average10 barns · 22,703 hd

161.67

−1.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

29 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	199.05/cwt	194.00–202.00	963	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	840	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	182.40/cwt	171.00–186.00	978	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	886	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	151.07/cwt	148.00–165.00	885	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,013	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	609	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,072	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	167.95/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,040	528
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	151.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	939	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	154.23/cwt	149.00–160.50	1,052	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	149.45/cwt	141.00–156.50	1,078	543
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	145.09/cwt	142.00–151.75	1,133	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	809	149.85/cwt	149.85–149.85	1,212	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,170	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	155.61/cwt	154.00–158.50	733	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	151.19/cwt	148.50–154.00	795	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	142.83/cwt	142.00–144.00	770	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	143.18/cwt	141.00–144.00	819	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	155.78/cwt	149.00–160.35	893	232
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	584	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	981	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	153.08/cwt	149.00–157.00	948	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	141.50/cwt	138.00–142.75	908	222
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	657	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,104	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658

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 Jan 30, 2020

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

Receipts 3,985Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	700	165.00	165.00
32	—	609	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
543	—	721	141.00–156.50	149.45
38	—	818	143.00	143.00
49	—	484	194.00–202.00	199.05
171	—	536	171.00–186.00	182.40
187	—	781	142.00–151.75	145.09
187	—	587	170.00–175.00	172.65
237	—	682	149.00–160.50	154.23
528	—	619	161.00–171.00	167.95

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 30

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Jan 23Jan 30Feb 6 →

Receipts

3,985 head

▲ 3,985 vs last sale 0▲ 3,985 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.24/cwt on 2,305 head.

Average price

$160.24

2,305 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

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

$8.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.42

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	666	160.92	1,072	2,114
Medium and Large 1-2	605	152.76	924	191

One grade step is worth $8.15/cwt here — about $148 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,305 hd

160.24

—

NE average10 barns · 22,703 hd

161.67

−1.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

29 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	199.05/cwt	194.00–202.00	963	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	497	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	840	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	182.40/cwt	171.00–186.00	978	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	886	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	151.07/cwt	148.00–165.00	885	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	172.65/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,013	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	609	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,072	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	167.95/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,040	528
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	151.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	939	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	154.23/cwt	149.00–160.50	1,052	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	149.45/cwt	141.00–156.50	1,078	543
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	145.09/cwt	142.00–151.75	1,133	187
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1NHTC	809	149.85/cwt	149.85–149.85	1,212	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,170	38
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	155.61/cwt	154.00–158.50	733	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	151.19/cwt	148.50–154.00	795	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	142.83/cwt	142.00–144.00	770	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	143.18/cwt	141.00–144.00	819	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	155.78/cwt	149.00–160.35	893	232
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	584	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	981	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	153.08/cwt	149.00–157.00	948	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	141.50/cwt	138.00–142.75	908	222
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	657	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,104	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658

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 Jan 30, 2020

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

Receipts 3,985Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	700	165.00	165.00
32	—	609	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
543	—	721	141.00–156.50	149.45
38	—	818	143.00	143.00
49	—	484	194.00–202.00	199.05
171	—	536	171.00–186.00	182.40
187	—	781	142.00–151.75	145.09
187	—	587	170.00–175.00	172.65
237	—	682	149.00–160.50	154.23
528	—	619	161.00–171.00	167.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	800	132.00	132.00
14	—	537	165.00	165.00
39	—	586	148.00–165.00	151.07
118	—	622	145.00–155.00	151.00
14	—	497	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	809	149.85	149.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	761	130.00	130.00
37	—	471	154.00–158.50	155.61
51	—	739	134.50	134.50
104	—	526	148.50–154.00	151.19
132	—	686	141.25–156.00	146.03
165	—	619	149.00–157.00	153.08
232	—	573	149.00–160.35	155.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
222	—	642	138.00–142.75	141.50
19	—	539	142.00–144.00	142.83
36	—	572	141.00–144.00	143.18
97	—	658	136.00–137.50	136.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	657	168.00	168.00
56	—	584	168.00	168.00