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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, May 21

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← May 14May 21Jun 18 →

Receipts

2,570 head

▲ 2,570 vs last sale 0▲ 2,570 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. Demand was good with several buyer in the seats and high internet bidding. Cooler and wet conditions in the area. Next Auction Dates June 4th Special Feeder Sale, June 25th Special Fall Bred Female Sale

Weight class — the figures below change to match

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.43/cwt on 1,149 head.

Average price

$145.43

1,149 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	147.25	1,084	974
Medium and Large 1-2	700	135.28	947	175

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $137 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 sale1,149 hd

145.43

—

NE average5 barns · 6,271 hd

144.04

+1.39

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	774	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	180.32/cwt	177.25–184.00	876	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	840	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	176.39/cwt	174.00–179.00	917	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	165.95/cwt	159.00–169.25	961	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	149.55/cwt	149.00–151.00	869	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	901	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	157.20/cwt	152.75–160.00	975	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	140.13/cwt	135.00–148.50	886	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	866	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	152.26/cwt	143.00–156.60	1,017	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	701	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	918	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	146.84/cwt	146.75–148.00	1,079	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	138.40/cwt	133.75–140.50	1,071	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	126.07/cwt	124.50–127.25	976	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	792	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,133	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,020	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	890	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,070	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	894	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,173	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	897	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,231	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,181	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,011	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,112	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	626	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	155.49/cwt	154.00–157.00	732	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	738	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	161.11/cwt	157.00–165.00	846	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	150.79/cwt	145.00–153.00	799	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	884	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	140.69/cwt	140.25–141.00	796	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	159.13/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 May 21, 2020

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

Receipts 2,570Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,011	110.00	110.00
38	—	890	120.25	120.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	956	123.50	123.50
46	—	486	177.25–184.00	180.32
162	—	579	159.00–169.25	165.95
43	—	620	152.75–160.00	157.20
150	—	668	143.00–156.60	152.26
21	—	520	174.00–179.00	176.39
127	—	894	131.25	131.25
12	—	415

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, May 21

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← May 14May 21Jun 18 →

Receipts

2,570 head

▲ 2,570 vs last sale 0▲ 2,570 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

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 $145.43/cwt on 1,149 head.

Average price

$145.43

1,149 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.39

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	147.25	1,084	974
Medium and Large 1-2	700	135.28	947	175

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about $137 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 sale1,149 hd

145.43

—

NE average5 barns · 6,271 hd

144.04

+1.39

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	774	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	180.32/cwt	177.25–184.00	876	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	512	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	840	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	176.39/cwt	174.00–179.00	917	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	165.95/cwt	159.00–169.25	961	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	149.55/cwt	149.00–151.00	869	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	901	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	157.20/cwt	152.75–160.00	975	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	140.13/cwt	135.00–148.50	886	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	866	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	152.26/cwt	143.00–156.60	1,017	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	701	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	918	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	146.84/cwt	146.75–148.00	1,079	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	138.40/cwt	133.75–140.50	1,071	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	126.07/cwt	124.50–127.25	976	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	792	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,133	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,020	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	890	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,070	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	894	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,173	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	897	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,231	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	956	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,181	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,011	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,112	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	626	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	711	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	155.49/cwt	154.00–157.00	732	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	738	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	726	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	161.11/cwt	157.00–165.00	846	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	150.79/cwt	145.00–153.00	799	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	884	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	566	140.69/cwt	140.25–141.00	796	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	159.13/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 May 21, 2020

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

Receipts 2,570Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,011	110.00	110.00
38	—	890	120.25	120.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	956	123.50	123.50
46	—	486	177.25–184.00	180.32
162	—	579	159.00–169.25	165.95
43	—	620	152.75–160.00	157.20
150	—	668	143.00–156.60	152.26
21	—	520	174.00–179.00	176.39
127	—	894	131.25	131.25
12	—	415

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	897	137.25	137.25
72	—	792	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	872	117.00	117.00
22	—	581	149.00–151.00	149.55
15	—	632	135.00–148.50	140.13
12	—	661	131.00	131.00
8	—	800	125.00	125.00
53	—	774	124.50–127.25	126.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	512	164.00	164.00
14	—	589	153.00	153.00
12	—	701	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	791	115.00–125.00	121.32
25	—	471	154.00–157.00	155.49
16	—	431	165.00	165.00
135	—	604	158.25–160.00	159.13
9	—	556	159.00	159.00
132	—	717	121.50–129.00	127.61
9	—	382	164.00	164.00
84	—	525	157.00–165.00	161.11
66	—	682	130.25–143.00	136.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	566	140.25–141.00	140.69
10	—	489	151.00	151.00
243	—	620	135.00–147.00	144.77
60	—	530	145.00–153.00	150.79
25	—	675	116.00–126.00	122.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	614	124.00–124.50	124.23
9	—	515	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	770	113.00	113.00