Replacement cattle Per head
By class, stage and ageBred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
| Class | Stage | Age | Avg wt | $/head | Head |
|---|
| Bred Cows | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | Young (2-4 yrs) | 1,097 | $1,764 | 207 |
| Bred Cows | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1,376 | $1,523 | 92 |
| Bred Cows | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | Aged (>8 yrs) | 1,310 | $1,226 | 27 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | Open | Young (2-4 yrs) | 1,199 | $1,835 | 48 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | Open | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 1,381 | $1,639 | 64 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | Open | Aged (>8 yrs) | 1,410 | $1,477 | 133 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | Open | Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 1,292 | $1,450 | 8 |
Every lot
16 lots · USDA AMS · Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NENothing 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 |
|---|
| Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | — | Medium and Large 1 | 1,130 | 1,576.04/head | 1,550.00–1,600.00 | 1,576 | 16 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 1,157 | 1,602.94/head | 1,575.00–1,625.00 | 1,603 | 16 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | — | Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed | 1,219 | 1,240.00/head | 1,240.00–1,240.00 | 1,240 | 8 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | — | Medium and Large 1 | 1,292 | 1,450.00/head | 1,450.00–1,450.00 | 1,450 | 8 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | — | Medium and Large 1 | 1,310 | 2,326.78/head | 2,225.00–2,385.00 | 2,327 | 16 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | — | Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed | 1,325 | 1,569.64/head | 1,475.00–1,625.00 | 1,570 | 20 |
| Cow-Calf Pairs | — | Medium and Large 1 | 1,357 | 1,487.02/head | 1,425.00–1,525.00 |
This sale against other markets
Nebraska weighted averagesOne 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.