Valentine Livestock Auction Market Report

Valentine, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 20, 2021

4,700 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Valentine Livestock Auction report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $165.78/cwt ≈ $1,047/hd at 632 lb · 481 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.46/cwt ≈ $914/hd at 628 lb · 381 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.51/cwt ≈ $1,039/hd at 576 lb · 275 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,700	749	2,570
Feeder cattle	4,700	—	2,570
Replacement cattle	—	749	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given. Demand was good with several buyer and an active internet bidding. Showers in the area this past week . Next Auction Dates: June 17th & 24th

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
326	326	34	228.50	$228.50	$745	—
357	357	29	216.50	$216.50	$773	—
390	390	36	195.00	$195.00	$760	—
400–446	427	110	188.00–214.00	$202.47	$865	—
473	473	52	189.75	$189.75	$898	—
481–499 unweaned	487	15	145.00–169.00	$160.80	$783	—
451–499	492	65	181.00–195.25	$192.61	$948	—
523 unweaned	523	11	169.50	$169.50	$886	—
517–545	534	195	180.00–187.75	$183.38	$979	—
566	566	9	178.00	$178.00	$1,007	—
574 unweaned	574	5	155.00	$155.00	$890	—
558–590	576	261	175.50–185.00	$181.08	$1,043	—
607–648	631	428	161.50–173.25	$166.90	$1,053	—
607–639 unweaned	636	53	152.00–157.25	$156.78	$997	—
650–695	675	187	160.00–171.50	$166.22	$1,122	—
735–742	738	151	149.00–150.75	$150.02	$1,107	—
752–769	757	109	148.25–157.00	$154.15	$1,167	—
800	800	77	145.25	$145.25	$1,162	—
806	806	58	143.00	$143.00	$1,153	—
913	913	57	135.00	$135.00	$1,233	—
1130	1130	7	110.00	$110.00	$1,243	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	7	177.00	$177.00	$724	—
480	480	52	173.00	$173.00	$830	—
507–537	525	23	170.00–173.00	$171.26	$899	—
576–583	581	38	169.00–171.50	$170.65	$991	—
674 unweaned	674	11	140.00	$140.00	$944	—
650–698	675	112	150.00–158.50	$153.33	$1,035	—
660–695	687	36	148.00–152.00	$148.85	$1,023	—
799	799	7	136.50	$136.50	$1,091	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314–319	316	34	168.00–170.00	$169.23	$535	—
357–393	381	91	169.00–185.50	$177.33	$676	—
416	416	36	165.50	$165.50	$688	—
412–448	429	46	156.00–169.00	$166.20	$713	—
456–489	469	136	152.50–169.50	$160.34	$752	—
499 unweaned	499	6	145.00	$145.00	$724	—
514–549	530	111	154.00–163.50	$157.11	$833	—
550–586	574	196	145.50–156.00	$149.89	$860	—
589	589	11	149.00	$149.00	$878	—
614–635 unweaned	617	52	131.00–139.50	$138.15	$852	—
606–649	630	329	139.50–152.00	$146.61	$924	—
668–685	677	75	132.00–139.00	$136.88	$927	—
707–746	725	214	133.00–140.00	$136.61	$990	—
752–773	766	58	128.00–144.00	$138.86	$1,064	—
818	818	37	127.00	$127.00	$1,039	—
1089	1089	16	98.50	$98.50	$1,073	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
499	499	7	148.50	$148.50	$741	—
528	528	17	150.50	$150.50	$795	—
638–641	640	16	134.00–136.00	$134.37	$860	—
720–739	734	31	127.00–128.00	$127.25	$934	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.