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Valentine Livestock Auction · Thu, Jan 28

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 28

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

4,140 head

▲ 4,140 vs last sale 0▲ 155 vs year ago 3,985 · +3.9%

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 steady to 4.00 lower, 500 to 600 lbs heifers traded steady to 8.00 lower. Demand was good with several buyers in the seats today. Cold and windy weather in the area. Next Auction Dates for Feb 4th, 11th, and 25th

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 $160.14/cwt on 2,197 head.

Average price

$160.14

2,197 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$0.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	160.17	1,005	1,901
Medium and Large 1-2	584	159.91	934	296

One grade step is worth $0.26/cwt here — about $71 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 sale2,197 hd

160.14

—

NE average9 barns · 15,980 hd

156.00

+4.14

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

Every lot

32 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	806	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	914	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	198.32/cwt	190.00–200.00	928	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	892	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	176.12/cwt	173.00–188.00	925	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	169.63/cwt	161.50–173.75	977	410
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	158.57/cwt	146.50–159.50	926	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	160.42/cwt	155.25–166.00	979	351
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	149.66/cwt	149.25–150.50	970	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	152.58/cwt	144.50–159.75	1,028	485
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	970	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	942	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	146.59/cwt	136.00–148.50	1,058	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,104	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	134.34/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,094	85
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	614	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	174.74/cwt	172.00–185.00	720	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	730	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	158.43/cwt	154.00–163.50	753	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	147.54/cwt	141.00–152.00	711	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	149.63/cwt	142.00–155.00	804	209
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	769	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	145.26/cwt	140.50–150.00	847	242
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	142.97/cwt	134.00–147.50

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 4,140Last week 0Year ago 3,985

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	695	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	722	136.00–148.50	146.59
38	—	468	190.00–200.00	198.32
410	—	576	161.50–173.75	169.63
485	—	674	144.50–159.75	152.58
12	—	449	203.50	203.50
85	—	814	129.00–137.50	134.34
259	—	525	173.00–188.00	176.12
22	—	783	141.00	141.00
351	—	610	155.25–166.00

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 28

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Receipts

4,140 head

▲ 4,140 vs last sale 0▲ 155 vs year ago 3,985 · +3.9%

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 $160.14/cwt on 2,197 head.

Average price

$160.14

2,197 head · 622 lb average

Value per head Derived

$996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$0.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	160.17	1,005	1,901
Medium and Large 1-2	584	159.91	934	296

One grade step is worth $0.26/cwt here — about $71 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 sale2,197 hd

160.14

—

NE average9 barns · 15,980 hd

156.00

+4.14

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

Every lot

32 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	806	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	449	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	914	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	198.32/cwt	190.00–200.00	928	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	183.25/cwt	183.25–183.25	892	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	176.12/cwt	173.00–188.00	925	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	169.63/cwt	161.50–173.75	977	410
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	158.57/cwt	146.50–159.50	926	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	160.42/cwt	155.25–166.00	979	351
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	149.66/cwt	149.25–150.50	970	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	152.58/cwt	144.50–159.75	1,028	485
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	970	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	698	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	942	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	146.59/cwt	136.00–148.50	1,058	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,104	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	134.34/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,094	85
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	362	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	614	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	174.74/cwt	172.00–185.00	720	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	730	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	158.43/cwt	154.00–163.50	753	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	147.54/cwt	141.00–152.00	711	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	149.63/cwt	142.00–155.00	804	209
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	549	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	769	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	145.26/cwt	140.50–150.00	847	242
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	142.97/cwt	134.00–147.50

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 28, 2021

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

Receipts 4,140Last week 0Year ago 3,985

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	695	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
166	—	722	136.00–148.50	146.59
38	—	468	190.00–200.00	198.32
410	—	576	161.50–173.75	169.63
485	—	674	144.50–159.75	152.58
12	—	449	203.50	203.50
85	—	814	129.00–137.50	134.34
259	—	525	173.00–188.00	176.12
22	—	783	141.00	141.00
351	—	610	155.25–166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	487	183.25	183.25
22	—	443	182.00	182.00
89	—	648	149.25–150.50	149.66
142	—	584	146.50–159.50	158.57
8	—	698	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	803	123.00	123.00
13	—	904	125.00	125.00
15	—	708	127.00–129.50	128.34
65	—	766	125.00–134.00	128.03
82	—	412	172.00–185.00	174.74
242	—	583	140.50–150.00	145.26
240	—	668	134.00–146.00	142.75
96	—	475	154.00–163.50	158.43
190	—	618	134.00–147.50	142.97
209	—	537	142.00–155.00	149.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	691	158.25	158.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	575	133.00	133.00
37	—	482	141.00–152.00	147.54
14	—	362	169.50	169.50
11	—	448	163.00	163.00
6	—	549	140.00	140.00
56	—	675	129.50–131.50	131.06