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Valentine Livestock Auction Market Report

Valentine, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 20, 2024

2,031 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $279.43/cwt ≈ $2,402/hd at 860 lb · 213 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.24/cwt ≈ $1,815/hd at 615 lb · 156 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $314.31/cwt ≈ $2,146/hd at 683 lb · 139 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,031 850 1,185
Feeder cattle 2,031 — 1,185
Replacement cattle — 850 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

First reported sale in recent weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd. Quality and weighing condition was in the buyers favor throughout the auction.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 thin fleshed 376 13 405.00 $405.00 $1,523 —
420–436 thin fleshed 429 13 390.00–397.00 $393.83 $1,690 —
439–442 fancy 439 46 407.00–413.00 $407.92 $1,791 —
477 fancy 477 9 384.00 $384.00 $1,832 —
500–515 fancy 508 35 363.00–365.00 $364.60 $1,852 —
540–543 541 28 339.00–345.00 $342.32 $1,852 —
564–569 thin fleshed 567 47 341.50–342.00 $341.76 $1,938 —
579–597 586 43 331.00–334.00 $332.31 $1,947 —
619 619 5 300.00 $300.00 $1,857 —
604–644 thin fleshed 629 68 327.00–330.00 $327.94 $2,063 —
638–644 640 40 319.00–323.00 $320.51 $2,051 —
645 unweaned 645 14 291.00 $291.00 $1,877 —
668–689 fancy 681 82 317.50–319.50 $318.69 $2,170 —
670–695 685 57 304.50–313.00 $308.00 $2,110 —
755–772 thin fleshed 764 97 288.00–290.50 $289.70 $2,213 —
782 782 5 284.50 $284.50 $2,225 —
846 fancy 846 62 277.50 $277.50 $2,348 —
852–874 fancy 859 199 278.50–282.00 $280.82 $2,412 —
862 thin fleshed 862 9 265.00 $265.00 $2,284 —
876 876 5 250.00 $250.00 $2,190 —
908 fancy 908 119 268.50 $268.50 $2,438 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 542 8 298.00 $298.00 $1,615 —
619 619 10 287.00 $287.00 $1,777 —
624 624 7 264.00 $264.00 $1,647 —
724 724 10 250.00 $250.00 $1,810 —
968 968 11 212.00 $212.00 $2,052 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 fancy 350 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,278 —
384 384 23 343.00 $343.00 $1,317 —
400–423 413 11 330.00–335.00 $332.80 $1,374 —
451 thin fleshed 451 45 334.00 $334.00 $1,506 —
494 494 14 325.00 $325.00 $1,606 —
500–520 thin fleshed 514 33 316.00–323.00 $319.40 $1,642 —
501–543 fancy 521 56 327.00–336.00 $331.53 $1,727 —
521 521 19 337.00 $337.00 $1,756 —
559–565 fancy 562 37 320.00–325.00 $322.55 $1,813 —
566–589 thin fleshed 580 73 300.00–309.50 $306.38 $1,777 —
598 unweaned 598 8 282.00 $282.00 $1,686 —
603–614 thin fleshed 609 39 289.00–294.00 $290.77 $1,771 —
609 609 32 299.50 $299.50 $1,824 —
600–629 fancy 615 62 303.00 $303.00 $1,863 —
625–636 632 23 276.00 $276.00 $1,744 —
654–671 657 56 286.50–294.50 $287.81 $1,891 —
663 fancy 663 47 288.00 $288.00 $1,909 —
675–684 678 14 267.00–274.00 $271.48 $1,841 —
704–745 thin fleshed 711 63 268.00–271.50 $270.86 $1,926 —
719 719 14 258.00 $258.00 $1,855 —
731 fancy 731 25 277.50 $277.50 $2,029 —
750–772 762 16 258.00–259.00 $258.43 $1,969 —
805–817 808 19 249.00–252.00 $249.80 $2,018 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 15 270.00 $270.00 $1,407 —
618 618 22 246.50 $246.50 $1,523 —

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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.