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USDA Valentine, NE Wtd Avg 01/15 17:45 AMS_1856 MARS Valentine Livestock Auction - Valentine, NE Valentine-Valentine,NE Livestock Weighted Average Report for 01/15/2026 - Final Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year ------------------------------------------------------------ Total Receipts: ------------------------------------------------------------ FEEDER CATTLE 4600 3715 5055 Compared with last week steers traded unevenly steady with a limited number of comparable offerings for heifers with 600 lbs offerings trading 9.00 higher. Demand was good for replacement quality Sandhill raised heifers. Next Auction Date Jan 22nd Special Bred Female & Regular Sale --------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE --------------------------------------------------------------- HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 430-430 430 540-540 540 57 458-472 464 485-510 502.21 134 520-546 529 450-467.5 462.02 89 562-573 571 457.5-468 465.79 Replacement 125 564-596 578 428-448.5 440.58 123 614-628 624 435-450 439.2 Replacement 154 610-647 626 400-429 415.76 31 655-655 655 422-422 422 Replacement 175 654-689 661 385-414 396.45 23 707-707 707 410-410 410 Replacement 46 724-745 734 357-376 365.29 10 781-781 781 462.5-462.5 462.5 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 369-369 369 510-510 510 26 457-489 470 445-477.5 458.45 41 585-596 588 407.5-430 420.26 5 611-611 611 390-390 390 12 792-792 792 336-336 336 STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 56 414-449 442 595-605 599.54 66 468-491 477 552.5-578 568.35 59 503-503 503 559-559 559 Fancy 270 500-541 528 532.5-545 536.87 661 552-599 579 471-526 497.03 174 612-612 612 488-488 488 Fancy 286 602-635 622 455-476 464.19 85 650-650 650 473.5-473.5 473.5 Fancy 699 650-694 681 420-456.5 434.47 198 702-746 711 397-422.5 413.81 235 752-762 758 400.5-404 402.13 140 819-829 823 373-387 380.88 11 851-851 851 379-379 379 STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 18 495-495 495 535-535 535 32 522-548 541 497-519 514.22 22 596-597 596 457.5-463 460.5 20 603-632 625 427.5-434 429.07 33 663-684 672 416-418 417.14 31 717-743 728 378-385.5 380.56
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CORN Strategies Snapshot

TREND: The trend for March corn is sideways for now.

NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial corn traders held a net-short futures position of 51,704 contracts as of Jan. 20 and were net-sellers of 18,281 contracts during the CFTC reporting period following a bearish surprise in the Crop Production and WASDE reports released by USDA on Jan. 12.

COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-long position of 68,044 contracts as of Jan. 20 and were net-buyers of 19,121 contracts through the CFTC reporting period. The March 2026 contract is priced 7 3/4 cents lower than the May 2026 contract, mostly steady through the week. National average corn basis firmed a penny through the week to 35 cents under the March board.

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DTN Aghost Early Word Livestock

DTN Aghost Early Word Livestock

Cattle futures are finding sufficient support to push higher on the anticipation of higher cash trade. Feeder cattle led the charge, pushing through resistance. Hogs ran out of steam, correcting for the overbought status.

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