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Valentine Livestock Auction · Thu, Nov 11

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 11

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Nov 4Nov 11Nov 18 →

Receipts

3,360 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 3,620▲ 150 vs year ago 3,210 · +4.7%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 650 lbs steers traded 3.00 to 5.00 higher and 500 to 550 lbs heifers traded 4.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Cooler weather in the area with high winds today. Next Auction Date Nov 18th Special Spring Calf Sale featuring weaned & non-weaned

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 $177.54/cwt on 1,787 head.

Average price

$177.54

1,787 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$10.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	177.99	1,094	1,713
Medium and Large 1-2	580	167.15	969	74

One grade step is worth $10.84/cwt here — about $125 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 sale1,787 hd

177.54

—

NE average11 barns · 19,526 hd

177.56

−0.02

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

Every lot

37 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	348	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	699	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	213.09/cwt	211.00–214.00	904	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	204.43/cwt	196.00–209.50	949	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	163.18/cwt	160.00–166.50	855	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	188.53/cwt	183.00–194.50	995	298
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	171.64/cwt	167.50–173.50	963	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	179.61/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,035	361
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	174.00/cwt	164.50–179.75	1,091	551
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	169.86/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,121	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	162.12/cwt	158.50–168.50	1,156	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,139	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	163.41/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,250	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	159.33/cwt	157.50–160.50	1,297	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,503	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,548	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	632	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	667	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	169.72/cwt	169.50–170.00	755	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	698	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	161.68/cwt	159.00–164.00	791	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	161.42/cwt	158.25–165.00	839	353
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	791	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	152.73/cwt	145.00–157.50	886	253
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	152.21/cwt	150.00–154.50

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 Nov 11, 2021

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

Receipts 3,360Last week 3,620Year ago 3,210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,120	130.00	130.00
11	—	326	194.00	194.00
25	—	669	140.50–145.00	143.63
29	—	397	168.00	168.00
30	—	819	156.75–158.75	158.22
47	—	775	153.00–156.00	154.85
82	—	859	151.00–162.00	159.65
95	—	908	144.50–146.00	145.58
51	—	445	169.50–170.00	169.72
353	—	520	158.25–165.00	161.42
62	—	633	150.00–154.50	152.21
253	—	580	145.00–157.50	152.73

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 11

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Nov 4Nov 11Nov 18 →

Receipts

3,360 head

▼ 260 vs last sale 3,620▲ 150 vs year ago 3,210 · +4.7%

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 $177.54/cwt on 1,787 head.

Average price

$177.54

1,787 head · 613 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$10.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	177.99	1,094	1,713
Medium and Large 1-2	580	167.15	969	74

One grade step is worth $10.84/cwt here — about $125 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 sale1,787 hd

177.54

—

NE average11 barns · 19,526 hd

177.56

−0.02

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

Every lot

37 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	348	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	699	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	213.09/cwt	211.00–214.00	904	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	798	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	204.43/cwt	196.00–209.50	949	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	163.18/cwt	160.00–166.50	855	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	188.53/cwt	183.00–194.50	995	298
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	171.64/cwt	167.50–173.50	963	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	179.61/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,035	361
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	174.00/cwt	164.50–179.75	1,091	551
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	169.86/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,121	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	162.12/cwt	158.50–168.50	1,156	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,139	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	163.41/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,250	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	159.33/cwt	157.50–160.50	1,297	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,503	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,548	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	632	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	667	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	169.72/cwt	169.50–170.00	755	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	698	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	161.68/cwt	159.00–164.00	791	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	161.42/cwt	158.25–165.00	839	353
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	791	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	152.73/cwt	145.00–157.50	886	253
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	871	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	152.21/cwt	150.00–154.50

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 Nov 11, 2021

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

Receipts 3,360Last week 3,620Year ago 3,210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,120	130.00	130.00
11	—	326	194.00	194.00
25	—	669	140.50–145.00	143.63
29	—	397	168.00	168.00
30	—	819	156.75–158.75	158.22
47	—	775	153.00–156.00	154.85
82	—	859	151.00–162.00	159.65
95	—	908	144.50–146.00	145.58
51	—	445	169.50–170.00	169.72
353	—	520	158.25–165.00	161.42
62	—	633	150.00–154.50	152.21
253	—	580	145.00–157.50	152.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	983	135.50	135.50
33	—	849	155.00	155.00
7	—	720	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	456	153.00	153.00
6	—	622	140.00	140.00
5	—	816	145.50	145.50
17	—	873	141.00–146.00	144.19
5	—	527	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	911	165.00	165.00
35	—	969	159.75	159.75
36	—	765	161.00–165.00	163.41
128	—	660	169.00–170.00	169.86
98	—	464	196.00–209.50	204.43
8	—	348	201.00	201.00
19	—	424	211.00–214.00	213.09
23	—	814	157.50–160.50	159.33
107	—	713	158.50–168.50	162.12
361	—	576	175.00–187.00	179.61
298	—	528	183.00–194.50	188.53
551	—	627	164.50–179.75	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	186.00	186.00
17	—	524	160.00–166.50	163.18
35	—	561	167.50–173.50	171.64
16	—	737	154.50	154.50