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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Apr 27

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Apr 13Apr 27May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,075 head

▼ 1,545 vs last sale 3,620▼ 1,575 vs year ago 3,650 · −43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 270 vs last sale 0▲ 270 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

A limited number of comparable offerings from two weeks ago, a trend will not be given for steers. Comparable heifer offerings 600 and 650 lbs traded 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good. Bred cows and pairs today consisted of black and bwf offerings bred to Angus and Hereford bulls, calving now to June. Fall Bred Females calving in Aug. Next Auction Date May 11th and 18th

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 $231.82/cwt on 971 head.

Average price

$231.82

971 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$16.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.32

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	232.57	1,453	927
Medium and Large 1-2	522	216.06	1,128	44

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $325 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 sale971 hd

231.82

—

NE average8 barns · 8,542 hd

213.50

+18.32

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

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred 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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,965	54
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$1,891	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,206	$1,890	44
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,423	$1,780	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,416	$1,675	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,164	$2,081	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,773	56

Every lot

41 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	270.44/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,120	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	262.93/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,233	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	264.01/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,339	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,263	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,391	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	259.97/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,513	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,593	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,075Last week 3,620Year ago 3,650

Replacement CattleReceipts 270Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	473	245.00–251.00	247.43
28	—	840	181.50	181.50
40	—	561	217.50–248.00	233.83
53	—	776	206.50	206.50
7	—	334	287.00	287.00
246	—	619	225.00–234.50	230.13
5	—	440	227.50	227.50
155	—	727	203.00–216.00	213.91
109	—	516	243.00–258.00	250.02
105	—	666	216.00–228.00

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Apr 27

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Apr 13Apr 27May 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,075 head

▼ 1,545 vs last sale 3,620▼ 1,575 vs year ago 3,650 · −43.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

270 head

▲ 270 vs last sale 0▲ 270 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.82/cwt on 971 head.

Average price

$231.82

971 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$16.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.32

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	232.57	1,453	927
Medium and Large 1-2	522	216.06	1,128	44

One grade step is worth $16.52/cwt here — about $325 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 sale971 hd

231.82

—

NE average8 barns · 8,542 hd

213.50

+18.32

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

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred 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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,965	54
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$1,891	23
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,206	$1,890	44
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,423	$1,780	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,416	$1,675	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,164	$2,081	8
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,773	56

Every lot

41 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	270.44/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,120	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	262.93/cwt	259.00–268.00	1,233	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	264.01/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,339	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,263	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,391	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	259.97/cwt	257.00–266.00	1,513	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	601	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,593	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,075Last week 3,620Year ago 3,650

Replacement CattleReceipts 270Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	473	245.00–251.00	247.43
28	—	840	181.50	181.50
40	—	561	217.50–248.00	233.83
53	—	776	206.50	206.50
7	—	334	287.00	287.00
246	—	619	225.00–234.50	230.13
5	—	440	227.50	227.50
155	—	727	203.00–216.00	213.91
109	—	516	243.00–258.00	250.02
105	—	666	216.00–228.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	566	257.50	257.50
56	—	518	268.00	268.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	309	235.00	235.00
7	—	395	237.00	237.00
28	—	622	198.00–207.00	204.73

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	622	242.50	242.50
6	—	882	198.00	198.00
58	—	730	218.50	218.50
7	—	562	247.50	247.50
55	—	790	201.50	201.50
11	—	521	242.50	242.50

Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	807	212.00	212.00
142	—	782	211.00–229.25	224.43
53	—	582	257.00–266.00	259.97
59	—	727	236.00	236.00
66	—	507	258.00–265.00	264.01
50	—	915	196.00	196.00
23	—	414	260.00–285.00	270.44
14	—	1,081	175.00	175.00
86	—	649	258.25	258.25
20	—	469	259.00–268.00	262.93
56	—	677	246.00–254.50	249.82

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	601	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,164	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,080.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,405	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,872.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	44	—	1,206	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,889.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,416	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,388	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,891.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	54	—	1,170	1,850.00–2,175.00	1,964.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,449	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,640.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	56	—	1,070	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,772.98

Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	309	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	726	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	959	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	936	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,001	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	247.43/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,170	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	250.02/cwt	243.00–258.00	1,290	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	518	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,388	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	233.83/cwt	217.50–248.00	1,312	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	566	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,457	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	230.13/cwt	225.00–234.50	1,425	246
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	204.73/cwt	198.00–207.00	1,273	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	224.95/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,498	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	213.91/cwt	203.00–216.00	1,555	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,602	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,525	28

Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,164	2,080.87/head	2,075.00–2,100.00	2,081	8

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	1,964.89/head	1,850.00–2,175.00	1,965	54
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,206	1,889.86/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,890	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	1,891.47/head	1,825.00–1,925.00	1,891	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,405	1,872.64/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,873	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,416	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,449	1,640.65/head	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,641	6

Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,772.98/head	2,450.00–2,900.00	2,773	56