Valentine Livestock Auction Market Report

Valentine, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 29, 2026

3,777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $497.91/cwt ≈ $2,832/hd at 569 lb · 543 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $453.88/cwt ≈ $2,873/hd at 633 lb · 511 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $432.69/cwt ≈ $2,931/hd at 677 lb · 405 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,777	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
389–391	390	25	610.00–617.50	$612.11	$2,387	—
403–435	427	35	598.00–612.50	$601.02	$2,566	—
452–499	473	303	551.00–620.00	$574.68	$2,718	—
512 fancy	512	85	547.50	$547.50	$2,803	—
505–533	521	119	521.00–541.00	$528.08	$2,751	—
551–559 fancy	556	176	514.00	$514.00	$2,858	—
561–596	575	367	482.00–507.50	$490.20	$2,819	—
605–649	633	511	437.50–466.00	$453.88	$2,873	—
655–690	676	323	423.50–436.00	$429.56	$2,904	—
683 fancy	683	82	445.00	$445.00	$3,039	—
701–743	728	303	394.00–411.00	$406.70	$2,961	—
737 fancy	737	71	419.25	$419.25	$3,090	—
756–785	760	81	382.00–409.50	$405.99	$3,086	—
825–837	832	53	352.50–364.00	$356.80	$2,969	—
911	911	42	341.50	$341.50	$3,111	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
491	491	5	532.50	$532.50	$2,615	—
519–537	533	36	505.00–520.00	$514.41	$2,742	—
556–599	573	79	471.00–476.00	$474.01	$2,716	—
644–646	645	14	417.50–421.00	$419.75	$2,707	—
679–695	686	48	400.00–421.00	$413.27	$2,835	—
742–745	744	48	386.00–386.50	$386.27	$2,874	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
394	394	26	565.00	$565.00	$2,226	—
426–427	427	27	510.00–517.50	$514.17	$2,196	—
463	463	25	506.00	$506.00	$2,343	—
515–548	539	108	443.00–473.00	$458.78	$2,473	—
568–587	575	167	423.00–445.00	$435.51	$2,504	—
611	611	13	427.00	$427.00	$2,609	—
601–636	615	116	393.00–420.00	$407.79	$2,508	—
659–695	667	117	383.00–404.00	$397.82	$2,653	—
711–717	714	34	347.00–357.00	$350.51	$2,503	—
710–728	721	136	382.50–405.00	$393.41	$2,836	—
771	771	19	367.50	$367.50	$2,833	—
766–783	772	49	375.00–390.00	$384.72	$2,970	—
841	841	32	345.00	$345.00	$2,901	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	14	507.00	$507.00	$2,175	—
486	486	6	472.00	$472.00	$2,294	—
507–516	515	48	425.00–480.00	$464.62	$2,393	—
634	634	9	380.00	$380.00	$2,409	—
678	678	10	397.50	$397.50	$2,695	—
792	792	10	329.00	$329.00	$2,606	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	5	270.00	$270.00	$2,984	—

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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.