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Valentine Livestock Auction Market Report

Valentine, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 24, 2025

2,411 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $354.48/cwt -6.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,400/hd at 677 lb · 342 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $332.83/cwt +9.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,072/hd at 623 lb · 277 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.71/cwt +18.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,259/hd at 718 lb · 199 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,411 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–388 382 39 482.50–495.00 $485.96 $1,856 +25.96
457–478 473 99 432.50–444.00 $442.68 $2,094 +1.20
513–520 516 48 410.00–426.00 $421.36 $2,174 +6.09
560–593 579 99 379.00–398.00 $387.89 $2,246 -9.90
624–638 629 61 355.00–359.00 $357.13 $2,246 +2.34
659–696 675 174 336.00–355.00 $346.25 $2,337 +22.25
679 fancy 679 168 363.00 $363.00 $2,465 -6.82
704–737 706 67 311.00–338.00 $335.90 $2,371 —
753–787 775 98 313.50–317.50 $316.15 $2,450 -1.50
846 846 71 309.00 $309.00 $2,614 —
954 954 58 281.00 $281.00 $2,681 +18.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
386 386 16 472.50 $472.50 $1,824 —
478–495 482 28 410.00–422.50 $419.29 $2,021 +5.28
518 518 6 395.00 $395.00 $2,046 +5.11
562–594 580 23 347.50–367.50 $359.94 $2,088 -17.36
623 623 12 353.50 $353.50 $2,202 +5.14
677 677 13 327.50 $327.50 $2,217 +13.75
776–799 788 16 289.00–310.00 $299.65 $2,361 —
832 832 8 292.00 $292.00 $2,429 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–383 368 35 380.00–412.50 $395.78 $1,456 +30.78
400–441 421 81 385.00–415.00 $402.79 $1,696 +3.38
461–476 471 128 377.50–387.00 $384.01 $1,809 +16.80
502–545 519 81 340.00–367.00 $355.02 $1,843 -11.91
551–576 570 89 332.00–344.00 $340.57 $1,941 +0.07
603–629 616 204 324.00–332.50 $329.19 $2,028 +5.51
641 fancy 641 73 343.00 $343.00 $2,199 —
651–660 658 29 295.50–327.50 $303.14 $1,995 +3.12
692 692 85 361.00 $361.00 $2,498 +60.98
704–734 715 163 298.00–317.00 $309.13 $2,210 +12.56
730 730 36 340.00 $340.00 $2,482 +43.43
769 769 45 325.00 $325.00 $2,499 +27.51
750–796 771 94 269.00–293.00 $283.32 $2,184 -14.17
808 808 41 299.00 $299.00 $2,416 +21.00
853 853 11 262.00 $262.00 $2,235 —
933 933 11 256.00 $256.00 $2,388 —
968 968 60 251.50 $251.50 $2,435 +17.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
519 519 18 350.00 $350.00 $1,816 +10.83
555–592 570 17 310.00–325.00 $318.59 $1,816 +12.59
703 703 6 259.00 $259.00 $1,821 —

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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.