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Valentine Livestock Auction Market Report

Valentine, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 3, 2025

2,929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $421.18/cwt +24.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,193/hd at 521 lb · 424 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $417.69/cwt +35.61 vs last sale · ≈ $2,348/hd at 562 lb · 256 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $323.68/cwt +13.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,004/hd at 619 lb · 200 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,929 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 fancy 336 14 485.00 $485.00 $1,630 —
348 348 9 470.00 $470.00 $1,636 —
383 383 25 460.00 $460.00 $1,762 -25.00
433–439 436 43 445.00–448.00 $446.25 $1,946 -3.03
447 fancy 447 115 493.00 $493.00 $2,204 —
467 unweaned 467 12 413.00 $413.00 $1,929 —
467–486 477 63 440.00–445.00 $441.48 $2,106 +11.25
500 fancy 500 110 455.00 $455.00 $2,275 —
502–544 526 285 408.00–427.50 $415.27 $2,184 +18.28
546 unweaned 546 29 351.00 $351.00 $1,916 —
554–563 fancy 558 204 418.00–427.50 $422.76 $2,359 —
554–588 578 52 392.50–400.00 $397.79 $2,299 +15.71
616–622 620 55 348.00–371.50 $354.79 $2,200 -12.59
625 fancy 625 95 388.00 $388.00 $2,425 —
666–671 fancy 669 138 368.00–374.00 $369.82 $2,474 —
672 672 33 324.00 $324.00 $2,177 -11.27
737 fancy 737 70 353.00 $353.00 $2,602 —
762–781 766 98 307.00–321.00 $317.65 $2,433 +3.65
983 983 69 262.50 $262.50 $2,580 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492–496 494 30 403.00–422.50 $414.01 $2,045 -1.58
505–537 527 73 384.00–402.50 $389.89 $2,055 —
550–590 581 78 366.00–390.00 $377.30 $2,192 +8.06
625–630 629 49 341.00–350.00 $348.36 $2,191 —
662–680 669 19 310.00–316.00 $313.75 $2,099 -9.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362 362 24 365.00 $365.00 $1,321 -49.82
430–432 431 42 396.00–402.50 $399.41 $1,721 -1.09
432 unweaned 432 8 387.50 $387.50 $1,674 —
465 fancy 465 19 392.00 $392.00 $1,823 —
450–497 491 127 360.00–375.00 $367.21 $1,803 -2.12
499 unweaned 499 32 349.00 $349.00 $1,742 —
523–526 524 74 364.00–370.00 $366.93 $1,923 +5.44
562 unweaned 562 14 319.00 $319.00 $1,793 —
560–587 577 91 320.00–356.00 $340.50 $1,965 +6.11
601–635 619 200 315.00–328.50 $323.68 $2,004 +13.74
669–690 685 109 298.00–307.00 $300.02 $2,055 -17.16
715–737 727 81 290.00–299.00 $296.57 $2,156 +6.79
754–795 773 155 295.75–299.00 $297.49 $2,300 —
842 842 19 278.00 $278.00 $2,341 —
844 844 68 284.00 $284.00 $2,397 —
966–982 976 11 227.00–247.00 $234.20 $2,286 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–548 530 62 337.00–343.00 $339.17 $1,798 -6.95
597 597 10 306.00 $306.00 $1,827 —
628 628 8 330.00 $330.00 $2,072 —
675 675 7 289.50 $289.50 $1,954 +5.09

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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.