Valentine Livestock Auction Market Report

Valentine, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 27, 2025

3,355 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $311.75/cwt -2.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,952/hd at 626 lb · 598 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.21/cwt -4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,904/hd at 573 lb · 514 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.25/cwt -12.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,827/hd at 529 lb · 459 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,355	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	12	517.50	$517.50	$1,630	—
388	388	8	460.00	$460.00	$1,785	—
416–434	421	28	433.00–445.00	$441.90	$1,860	-20.28
455–468	462	42	425.00–430.00	$427.13	$1,973	+9.38
503–546	518	45	380.00–392.50	$385.47	$1,997	-1.03
561–596	574	161	349.00–373.00	$359.75	$2,065	-1.90
600–630	609	149	333.00–353.00	$349.14	$2,126	-2.11
663–688	678	177	321.00–343.50	$329.97	$2,237	+7.64
724–737	733	180	306.50–318.00	$312.86	$2,293	—
751	751	33	307.00	$307.00	$2,306	—
818	818	31	277.50	$277.50	$2,270	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	6	415.00	$415.00	$1,847	-10.66
478–493	488	31	362.50–402.50	$382.63	$1,867	-8.75
515–540	527	42	355.00–375.00	$368.34	$1,941	+4.57
554–563	560	24	337.00–344.00	$339.31	$1,900	+0.66
627–648	641	25	309.00–323.00	$314.09	$2,013	-20.91
687–696	690	28	314.00–315.00	$314.68	$2,171	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	11	437.50	$437.50	$1,662	+53.76
405–446	428	64	387.50–400.00	$391.18	$1,674	-2.25
460–488	478	125	351.00–373.00	$357.60	$1,709	-9.88
506 thin fleshed	506	94	365.00	$365.00	$1,847	—
502–549	535	365	330.00–357.00	$340.16	$1,820	-17.52
554–593	572	438	314.50–339.00	$325.72	$1,863	-6.71
566–595	579	76	355.00–378.00	$369.60	$2,140	+37.17
604–644	625	533	299.00–316.00	$309.83	$1,936	+18.32
636–638	637	65	322.50–330.00	$327.47	$2,086	+35.96
651–682	666	82	286.00–300.00	$294.63	$1,962	-13.66
674–698	690	61	309.00–334.00	$318.90	$2,200	-15.10
703–727	714	117	274.75–290.00	$280.52	$2,003	-54.45
716	716	44	337.00	$337.00	$2,413	+2.03
770–785	777	56	281.00–313.00	$297.62	$2,313	-9.31
753–794	788	34	261.00	$261.00	$2,057	-45.93
802	802	30	259.00	$259.00	$2,077	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390–397	392	30	395.00–412.50	$407.18	$1,596	—
482–498	493	21	346.00–348.00	$347.35	$1,712	—
526–548	535	33	326.00–327.50	$326.85	$1,749	-7.34
564–593	583	49	295.00–312.50	$308.23	$1,797	—
636	636	5	288.00	$288.00	$1,832	—

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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.