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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 9

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Receipts

3,525 head

▲ 855 vs last sale 2,670▼ 155 vs year ago 3,680 · −4.2%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle SpecialMon Nov 10, 2025

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week, 500 to 550 lbs steers traded 8.00 to as much as 20.00 lower and heifer offerings 450 to 500 lbs traded 2.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand was good with active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Nov 13th Bred cow Auction Nov 16th Spring Calves weaned and un-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 $294.18/cwt on 1,813 head.

Average price

$294.18

1,813 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$8.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	296.49	1,571	1,344
Medium and Large 1-2	505	287.56	1,451	469

One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $120 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 sale1,813 hd

294.18

—

NE average12 barns · 19,085 hd

291.58

+2.59

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

Every lot

31 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	331	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,084	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	319.02/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,225	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	311.00/cwt	301.00–316.00	1,316	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	329.06/cwt	321.00–337.00	1,418	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,473	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	319.97/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,529	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	295.08/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,416	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,601	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	297.48/cwt	291.00–309.50	1,550	368
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	275.66/cwt	269.50–287.00	1,467	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	285.01/cwt	275.00–289.50	1,630	370
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,553	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	264.56/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,611	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,593	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	257.21/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,695	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,673	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,724	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	293.85/cwt	290.00–295.00	929	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	876	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	279.80/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,066	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,049	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	273.59/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,149	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,135	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	274.12/cwt	267.00–279.50	1,266	293
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	263.18/cwt	263.00–263.50	1,232	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	248.80/cwt	247.00–250.50	1,271	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	263.31/cwt

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 3,525Last week 2,670Year ago 3,680

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	381	274.00–285.00	279.80
120	—	420	269.00–276.00	273.59
204	—	514	254.00–267.50	263.31
293	—	462	267.00–279.50	274.12
11	—	635	246.00	246.00
38	—	551	263.50–270.00	265.05
27	—	316	290.00–295.00	293.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	468	263.00–263.50	263.18
85	—	511	247.00–250.50	248.80
6	—	347

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Valentine

Feeder Cattle · Valentine, Nebraska · Thu, Nov 9

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1856

← Nov 2Nov 9Nov 16 →

Receipts

3,525 head

▲ 855 vs last sale 2,670▼ 155 vs year ago 3,680 · −4.2%

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 $294.18/cwt on 1,813 head.

Average price

$294.18

1,813 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$8.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.59

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	296.49	1,571	1,344
Medium and Large 1-2	505	287.56	1,451	469

One grade step is worth $8.93/cwt here — about $120 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 sale1,813 hd

294.18

—

NE average12 barns · 19,085 hd

291.58

+2.59

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

Every lot

31 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	331	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,084	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	319.02/cwt	316.00–321.00	1,225	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	311.00/cwt	301.00–316.00	1,316	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	329.06/cwt	321.00–337.00	1,418	95
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,473	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	319.97/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,529	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	295.08/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,416	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	505	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,601	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	297.48/cwt	291.00–309.50	1,550	368
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	275.66/cwt	269.50–287.00	1,467	88
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	285.01/cwt	275.00–289.50	1,630	370
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,553	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	264.56/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,611	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,593	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	257.21/cwt	251.00–262.50	1,695	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,673	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,724	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	293.85/cwt	290.00–295.00	929	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	876	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	279.80/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,066	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	390	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,049	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	273.59/cwt	269.00–276.00	1,149	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,135	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	274.12/cwt	267.00–279.50	1,266	293
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	263.18/cwt	263.00–263.50	1,232	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	248.80/cwt	247.00–250.50	1,271	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	263.31/cwt

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 9, 2023

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

Receipts 3,525Last week 2,670Year ago 3,680

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	381	274.00–285.00	279.80
120	—	420	269.00–276.00	273.59
204	—	514	254.00–267.50	263.31
293	—	462	267.00–279.50	274.12
11	—	635	246.00	246.00
38	—	551	263.50–270.00	265.05
27	—	316	290.00–295.00	293.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	468	263.00–263.50	263.18
85	—	511	247.00–250.50	248.80
6	—	347

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
370	—	572	275.00–289.50	285.01
33	—	659	251.00–262.50	257.21
95	—	431	321.00–337.00	329.06
368	—	521	291.00–309.50	297.48
173	—	609	258.00–272.00	264.56
19	—	331	327.50	327.50
43	—	478	317.00–325.00	319.97
19	—	720	239.50	239.50
55	—	384	316.00–321.00	319.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	627	254.00	254.00
200	—	480	287.00–306.00	295.08
88	—	532	269.50–287.00	275.66
30	—	586	265.00	265.00
98	—	423	301.00–316.00	311.00
23	—	694	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	432	341.00	341.00
37	—	460	340.00	340.00
68	—	505	317.00	317.00