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Valentine Livestock Auction · Thu, Feb 27

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Feb 27

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 5 →

Receipts

2,325 head

▲ 2,325 vs last sale 0▲ 2,325 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 a limited number of comparable offerings for steers, 500 to 550 lbs traded steady to 4.00 higher, 500 heifers traded 6.00 higher and 550 to 650 lbs heifers traded 3.00 to 10.00 lower. I high demand for black and bwf replacement heifers and an active internet. Next Auction Dates for March 5th Special Bred Female & Regular Sale, March 12th Special Feeder Sale, March 26th Special Bred Female Sale

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.33/cwt on 1,378 head.

Average price

$152.33

1,378 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$6.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	153.07	988	1,231
Medium and Large 1-2	572	146.12	835	147

One grade step is worth $6.95/cwt here — about $152 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 sale1,378 hd

152.33

—

NE average8 barns · 9,992 hd

147.27

+5.06

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

Every lot

28 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	212.71/cwt	212.00–213.00	936	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	216.91/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,022	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	897	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	189.83/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,023	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	179.19/cwt	174.50–184.00	1,025	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	166.14/cwt	161.25–176.00	1,050	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	155.97/cwt	152.00–158.50	1,056	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	143.95/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,057	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,095	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	762	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	177.26/cwt	176.00–178.00	847	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	172.56/cwt	170.00–174.00	878	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	819	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	149.37/cwt	146.00–155.25	851	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	858	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	134.35/cwt	133.00–135.00	821	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	613

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 Feb 27, 2020

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

Receipts 2,325Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	478	176.00–178.00	177.26
148	—	509	170.00–174.00	172.56
21	—	787	121.00–127.00	122.43
129	—	674	132.00–139.50	136.03
277	—	731	131.00–140.00	134.65
15	—	438	174.00	174.00
122	—	570	146.00–155.25	149.37
158	—	629	139.50–148.00	144.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Feb 27

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Feb 20Feb 27Mar 5 →

Receipts

2,325 head

▲ 2,325 vs last sale 0▲ 2,325 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.33/cwt on 1,378 head.

Average price

$152.33

1,378 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$152

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

$6.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.06

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	645	153.07	988	1,231
Medium and Large 1-2	572	146.12	835	147

One grade step is worth $6.95/cwt here — about $152 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 sale1,378 hd

152.33

—

NE average8 barns · 9,992 hd

147.27

+5.06

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

Every lot

28 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	212.71/cwt	212.00–213.00	936	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	216.91/cwt	203.00–221.00	1,022	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	897	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	189.83/cwt	181.00–192.00	1,023	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	935	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	179.19/cwt	174.50–184.00	1,025	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	166.14/cwt	161.25–176.00	1,050	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	155.97/cwt	152.00–158.50	1,056	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	143.95/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,057	104
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	796	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,095	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	762	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	177.26/cwt	176.00–178.00	847	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	172.56/cwt	170.00–174.00	878	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	528	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,003	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	154.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	819	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	149.37/cwt	146.00–155.25	851	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	858	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	134.35/cwt	133.00–135.00	821	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	613

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 Feb 27, 2020

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

Receipts 2,325Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	478	176.00–178.00	177.26
148	—	509	170.00–174.00	172.56
21	—	787	121.00–127.00	122.43
129	—	674	132.00–139.50	136.03
277	—	731	131.00–140.00	134.65
15	—	438	174.00	174.00
122	—	570	146.00–155.25	149.37
158	—	629	139.50–148.00	144.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	144.50	144.50
85	—	531	150.00–158.00	154.24
6	—	498	150.00	150.00
30	—	671	127.00–131.50	130.19
19	—	611	133.00–135.00	134.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	632	161.25–176.00	166.14
108	—	572	174.50–184.00	179.19
32	—	440	212.00–213.00	212.71
104	—	734	143.00–144.00	143.95
146	—	539	181.00–192.00	189.83
13	—	796	137.50	137.50
97	—	677	152.00–158.50	155.97
111	—	471	203.00–221.00	216.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	164.00	164.00
25	—	531	169.00	169.00