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USDA Valentine, NE Wtd Avg 10/02 18:00 AMS_1856 MARS Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE Valentine-Valentine,NE Livestock Weighted Average Report for 10/02/2025 - Final Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year ------------------------------------------------------------ Total Receipts: ------------------------------------------------------------ FEEDER CATTLE 3290 2470 0 No recent test of market, a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Started the day with several loads of yearlings off Sandhill grass and finished the sale with pregged checked open heifers. Next Auction dates Oct 6th regular sale; Oct 9th 13th 16th 23rd and 27th Special Spring calf and Yearling Sales; Oct 20th Special Fall Pair Auction --------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE --------------------------------------------------------------- HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 8 1044-1044 1044 299-299 299 15 504-504 504 417.5-432.5 427.5 28 562-595 587 410-410 410 146 616-635 628 386.75-397 390.54 46 652-682 666 376-378 376.85 76 699-699 699 400-400 400 Fancy 209 707-740 724 369-389.5 380.04 150 750-788 766 340-362.25 353.57 59 783-783 783 359.25-359.25 359.25 Spayed 146 804-849 829 331-348.5 343.57 122 855-899 884 330-346.5 338.21 135 903-948 928 311-333 325.94 80 960-990 974 307.5-323 313.71 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 649-649 649 340-340 340 111 703-743 714 347-355.5 352.63 18 797-797 797 338-338 338 6 875-875 875 319-319 319 6 950-950 950 300-300 300 STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 20 509-518 513 495-495 495 20 599-599 599 444-444 444 49 619-619 619 445-445 445 160 651-691 672 408-421 411.62 254 701-742 723 383-420 399.69 136 759-770 765 390.25-406 399.34 27 803-828 809 364-367 366.32 179 841-841 841 372-372 372 Source/Aged 139 853-899 872 352-367.5 361.89 118 911-911 911 362-362 362 60 912-912 912 358-358 358 Source/Aged 168 962-993 983 341-342.5 341.48 STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 504-504 504 430-430 430 9 598-598 598 432.5-432.5 432.5 31 766-766 766 367-367 367 39 800-819 812 343-359 346.57 21 865-877 870 327-348 339.93 21 919-927 923 317-335 326.47
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