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Valentine Livestock Auction · Thu, Apr 2

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Apr 2

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Mar 12Apr 2Apr 30 →

Receipts

2,000 head

▼ 1,567 vs last sale 3,567▲ 2,000 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 given for steers or heifers. A high demand for replacement quality heifers both bwf and black offerings. Freezing rain and blowing snow in the area. Next Auction Date for April 30th

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 $125.09/cwt on 1,275 head.

Average price

$125.09

1,275 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$2.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.96

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	127.06	737	38
Medium and Large 1	731	125.02	914	1,237

One grade step is worth $2.04/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale1,275 hd

125.09

—

NE average8 barns · 7,970 hd

130.04

−4.96

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

Every lot

24 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	—	Medium and Large 1	476	183.07/cwt	179.00–184.50	871	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	166.76/cwt	164.75–169.50	954	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	155.96/cwt	148.50–157.25	984	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	143.03/cwt	135.00–144.50	970	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	110.94/cwt	110.25–111.75	875	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	113.80/cwt	112.00–115.75	932	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	115.35/cwt	115.35–115.35	985	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,032	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	138.52/cwt	136.50–140.00	727	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	808	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	142.92/cwt	134.00–148.50	803	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	132.86/cwt	126.50–135.00	830	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	737	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	120.69/cwt	116.00–122.00	819	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	713	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,002	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	117.45/cwt

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 2, 2020

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

Receipts 2,000Last week 3,567Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	544	148.50	148.50
139	—	824	110.00–116.50	112.93
201	—	778	109.50–115.00	112.65
29	—	470	145.00	145.00
96	—	562	134.00–148.50	142.92
149	—	625	126.50–135.00	132.86
10	—	883	109.00	109.00
84	—	679	116.00–122.00	120.69
148	—	739	112.25–123.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	860	122.60–125.00

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Apr 2

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Mar 12Apr 2Apr 30 →

Receipts

2,000 head

▼ 1,567 vs last sale 3,567▲ 2,000 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 $125.09/cwt on 1,275 head.

Average price

$125.09

1,275 head · 726 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$177

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

$2.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.96

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	580	127.06	737	38
Medium and Large 1	731	125.02	914	1,237

One grade step is worth $2.04/cwt here — about −$177 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 sale1,275 hd

125.09

—

NE average8 barns · 7,970 hd

130.04

−4.96

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

Every lot

24 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	—	Medium and Large 1	476	183.07/cwt	179.00–184.50	871	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	166.76/cwt	164.75–169.50	954	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	155.96/cwt	148.50–157.25	984	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	143.03/cwt	135.00–144.50	970	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	110.94/cwt	110.25–111.75	875	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	113.80/cwt	112.00–115.75	932	139
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	854	115.35/cwt	115.35–115.35	985	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,032	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	138.52/cwt	136.50–140.00	727	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	544	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	808	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	142.92/cwt	134.00–148.50	803	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	132.86/cwt	126.50–135.00	830	149
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	737	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	120.69/cwt	116.00–122.00	819	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	713	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,002	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	117.45/cwt

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 2, 2020

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

Receipts 2,000Last week 3,567Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	544	148.50	148.50
139	—	824	110.00–116.50	112.93
201	—	778	109.50–115.00	112.65
29	—	470	145.00	145.00
96	—	562	134.00–148.50	142.92
149	—	625	126.50–135.00	132.86
10	—	883	109.00	109.00
84	—	679	116.00–122.00	120.69
148	—	739	112.25–123.00	117.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	860	122.60–125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	641	115.00	115.00
5	—	595	122.00	122.00
18	—	525	136.50–140.00	138.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	631	148.50–157.25	155.96
61	—	789	110.25–111.75	110.94
139	—	819	112.00–115.75	113.80
32	—	476	179.00–184.50	183.07
60	—	921	112.00	112.00
133	—	854	115.35	115.35
59	—	678	135.00–144.50	143.03
106	—	572	164.75–169.50	166.76