Valentine Livestock Auction Market Report

Valentine, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 30, 2025

4,300 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $370.61/cwt ≈ $2,136/hd at 576 lb · 557 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.06/cwt ≈ $1,946/hd at 577 lb · 535 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $396.65/cwt ≈ $2,067/hd at 521 lb · 534 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,300	1,185	4,230
Feeder cattle	4,300	—	4,230
Replacement cattle	—	1,185	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with two weeks ago, 500 lbs steers and heifers traded sharply higher. Steer offerings 550 to 700 lbs traded steady to 5.00 higher and 550 lbs heifers traded steady. Demand was very good with several buyers at the auction with not much action from the internet. Next Auction Dates for Feb 6th 13th and 20th

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	6	420.00	$420.00	$1,302	—
358–384	372	81	455.00–475.00	$461.37	$1,716	—
416–429	423	203	460.00–495.00	$471.15	$1,993	—
450–485	469	110	420.00–434.00	$427.97	$2,007	—
500–545	521	534	380.00–413.00	$396.65	$2,067	—
561–573 fancy	564	154	381.00–386.00	$384.55	$2,169	—
551–594	581	403	359.00–373.50	$365.28	$2,122	—
603 fancy	603	90	369.00	$369.00	$2,225	—
600–649	623	392	331.00–355.00	$344.96	$2,149	—
661–672	668	96	315.00–324.00	$322.69	$2,156	—
726–733	731	111	308.00–314.00	$310.89	$2,273	—
750–761	753	98	312.00–314.00	$312.62	$2,354	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
412–448	429	73	422.50–450.00	$428.96	$1,840	—
465–490	478	12	385.00–400.00	$392.30	$1,875	—
531–538	536	49	367.00–375.00	$369.33	$1,980	—
578–586	585	38	349.00–352.00	$349.39	$2,044	—
628–642	632	55	307.00–335.00	$328.18	$2,074	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	6	410.00	$410.00	$1,312	—
365–396	388	50	375.00–395.00	$383.14	$1,487	—
443–445	444	51	380.00–389.00	$383.17	$1,701	—
454–498	481	197	368.00–389.00	$378.65	$1,821	—
508–537	527	140	350.50–367.00	$357.49	$1,884	—
550–599	576	486	322.00–347.50	$333.49	$1,921	—
592	592	49	372.50	$372.50	$2,205	—
630–637	632	31	308.00–311.00	$310.03	$1,959	—
638	638	78	323.00	$323.00	$2,061	—
668	668	19	300.00	$300.00	$2,004	—
710	710	27	278.00	$278.00	$1,974	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413	413	8	365.00	$365.00	$1,507	—
493	493	18	332.50	$332.50	$1,639	—
538	538	19	339.00	$339.00	$1,824	—
550–595	588	65	300.00–318.00	$315.15	$1,853	—

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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.