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Valentine Livestock Auction · Thu, Jul 20

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jul 20

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Jul 6Jul 20Aug 3 →

Receipts

1,490 head

▼ 390 vs last sale 1,880▼ 530 vs year ago 2,020 · −26.2%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings from two weeks ago, a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good for load lots, with active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Aug. 3rd and 24th

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 $260.71/cwt on 1,396 head.

Average price

$260.71

1,396 head · 879 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$370

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

$15.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	700	275.69	1,931	37
Medium and Large 1	884	260.30	2,301	1,359

One grade step is worth $15.39/cwt here — about −$370 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 sale1,396 hd

260.71

—

NE average3 barns · 2,876 hd

254.38

+6.32

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

Every lot

14 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,857	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	286.64/cwt	279.00–293.50	2,058	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	272.98/cwt	271.50–274.00	1,976	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,176	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	256.97/cwt	254.00–268.25	2,284	673
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	256.54/cwt	254.50–257.50	2,406	290
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	250.88/cwt	249.50–252.00	2,436	171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,497	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,666	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,710	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	234.34/cwt	230.00–238.50	1,701	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	247.10/cwt	246.75–247.25	2,026	205
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,023	14

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 Jul 20, 2023

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

Receipts 1,490Last week 1,880Year ago 2,020

No comparable offerings from two weeks ago, a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good for load lots, with active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Aug. 3rd and 24th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	989	204.50	204.50
14	—	726	230.00–238.50	234.34
18	—	688	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	820	246.75–247.25	247.10
32	—	518	289.00	289.00
15	—	636	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	821	265.00	265.00
27	—	621	299.00	299.00

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Jul 20

● Final14 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Jul 6Jul 20Aug 3 →

Receipts

1,490 head

▼ 390 vs last sale 1,880▼ 530 vs year ago 2,020 · −26.2%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings from two weeks ago, a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good for load lots, with active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Aug. 3rd and 24th

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 $260.71/cwt on 1,396 head.

Average price

$260.71

1,396 head · 879 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$370

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

$15.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.32

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	700	275.69	1,931	37
Medium and Large 1	884	260.30	2,301	1,359

One grade step is worth $15.39/cwt here — about −$370 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 sale1,396 hd

260.71

—

NE average3 barns · 2,876 hd

254.38

+6.32

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

Every lot

14 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,857	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,803	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	286.64/cwt	279.00–293.50	2,058	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	272.98/cwt	271.50–274.00	1,976	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,176	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	256.97/cwt	254.00–268.25	2,284	673
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	938	256.54/cwt	254.50–257.50	2,406	290
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	250.88/cwt	249.50–252.00	2,436	171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,497	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,666	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	688	248.50/cwt	248.50–248.50	1,710	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	234.34/cwt	230.00–238.50	1,701	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	247.10/cwt	246.75–247.25	2,026	205
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	989	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	2,023	14

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 Jul 20, 2023

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

Receipts 1,490Last week 1,880Year ago 2,020

No comparable offerings from two weeks ago, a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good for load lots, with active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Aug. 3rd and 24th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	989	204.50	204.50
14	—	726	230.00–238.50	234.34
18	—	688	248.50	248.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
205	—	820	246.75–247.25	247.10
32	—	518	289.00	289.00
15	—	636	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	821	265.00	265.00
27	—	621	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	724	271.50–274.00	272.98
10	—	637	283.00	283.00