Valentine Livestock Auction cattle prices

Valentine Livestock Auction in Valentine, Nebraska runs a Thursday feeder cattle sale. On Thu, Nov 5, 2026 it reported 1,990 head. The sale before, on Thu, Oct 29, 2026, had 4,005 head. Prices below are Medium and Large 1 feeder cattle, per cwt, weighted by head.

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Prices by weight, Thu, Nov 5, 2026

Weight	Steers	Heifers	Steers, prior sale
300–399 lb	42 hd @ $567.18	41 hd @ $458.84	$580.67
400–499 lb	175 hd @ $511.98	175 hd @ $423.61	$523.74
500–599 lb	671 hd @ $433.48	127 hd @ $386.52	$466.51
600–699 lb	227 hd @ $408.28	26 hd @ $355.00	$428.33
700–799 lb	26 hd @ $344.92	–	$397.56

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head, so compare inside one band. Bands with few head can swing on one lot.

Biggest price line in the report

AMS groups similar lots into one line. The largest Medium and Large 1 line: 355 steers averaging about 529 lb sold at $445.39 per cwt. That is about $2,356 a head (529 ÷ 100 × 445.39).

Pull this barn as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/reports?auction=1856&limit=5"
curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=NE&date=2026-11-05&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=200"

The first call returns this barn's recent reports with receipts and market comments. The second returns every feeder lot in Nebraska that day, each tagged with its auction name. Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

Source: the official USDA AMS report (Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News). We are not affiliated with USDA or the auction. This page is a dated snapshot; the API has the newest sale. More: Nebraska cattle prices, cattle prices by state, feeder steer prices, cattle price per cwt.