VALENTINE
LIVESTOCK AUCTION
MARKET
Your source for feeder cattle & replacement
stock from ranches in the Sandhills of Nebraska.
Market Reports Available for 2001
December
20 -- Regular Sale
| A big run of cows adn feeding cows. The market got a holiday boost on the feeding cows, heiferettes were softer to lower and bulls steady to higher with a few good bulls available. Overall a strong sale. Thank you for your business. |
| Feeder Cows: $37 TO $47 | Heiferettes: $44 TO $78 |
| High Yielding Cows: $36 TO $44 | Open Heifers (1000 - 1500#) $64 to $74 |
| Full & Low Yielding Cows: $33 TO $39 | Bulls: $39 TO $52 |
December 13--Special
Bred Female & Regular Sale
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We had a large, high quality offering of bred females that were well presented, selling to an overflow crowd. Thanks for your business. We had a good run of weighups on a lower market.
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December 6--
Special
Spring Calf featuring Weaned Calves
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A high quality offering with a lot of variance in condition and flesh. Market was strong on weaned, preconditioned calves. Thanks for the business. |
December 3--Regular Sale
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We had a good run of cows on this repostponed sale. Market was soft especially low end cows.
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November 29
- Logterman Dispersion & Regular Sale
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Considering the sale was postponed because of heavy snow, we had a good turnout but considerably less people around for the Logterman Dispersion. Many good buys made on a good set of Red Angus females. Weigh-Ups were strong to Higher
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November 15-- Special
Spring Calf featuring Weaned Calves
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A good run of weaned calves offered and considering flesh, calve were well received. The board recovered substantially from early week lows which helped everyones attitude. |
November 12--Special
Bred Female & Regular Sale
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A big run of weigh-ups and small run of bred cows. Most of the cows were short term and selling on a aggressive market. The weigh market is dollars lower compared to a week ago and two weeks ago.
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November 8-- Special
Spring Calf Sale
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We had a good run of calves, quality was good. Again, market conditions continue to deteriorate. |
November 5-- Regular
Sale
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A big run of cows selling on a lower market
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November 1-- Special
Spring Calf Sale
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A big run
of calves with a change in price structure. The fervor is gone and
now is time to |
October 29, 2001 -- Special
Bred Female & Regular Sale
| We had a good small run of bred cows and fall pairs. Good buyer interest, trying to buy fall pairs. |
| Feeding cows: $37 to $52 | High yielding cows: $37 to $45 |
| Full & Low yielding cows: $34.50 to $40 | Heiferettes: $52 to $75 |
| Bulls: $45 to $51.50 |
October 25 -- Special
Spring Calf Sale
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A big run
of calves with a change in price structure. The fervor is gone and
now is time to |
October 22, 2001 -- Special
Yearling & Regular Sale
| A good run
of yearlings, quality was excellent and demand was strong. Cow market
was weak to lower. |
| Feeding cows: $43 to $52 | High yielding cows: $37 to $44 |
| Full & Low yielding cows: $35 to $41 | Heiferettes: $50 to $75 |
| Bulls: $44 to $53.75 |
October 18 -- Special
Spring Calf Sale
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A big run
of calves, quality was excellent especially big calves. Demand was
off compared to |
October 15, 2001 -- Regular
Sale
| We had a big run of cows, selling on an active market. |
| Feeding cows: $45 to $55 | High yielding cows: $41 to $47 |
| Full & Low yielding cows: $36 to $43 | Heiferettes: $51 to $75 |
| Bulls: $45 to $54 |
October 11, 2001--
Special Fall and
Yearling Sale
| A big run of calves and yearlings, quality was excellent. We had an active sell on all classes. |
October 4 -- Special
Fall and Yearling Sale
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Excellent
offering of yearlings and a real fancy set of calves. Buyer attendance
was goo and |
September 27, 2001-- Regular
Sale
| We had a big run of cows selling on a lower market than two weeks ago. Again, buyers needed cows but on a lower market. |
| Feeding cows: $40 to $54 | High yielding cows: $37 to $45 |
| Full & Low yielding cows: $35 to $39 | Heiferettes: $50 to $78 |
| Bulls: $45 to $53 |
September 20, 2001 --
Special Fall and
Yearling Sale
| We had a nice offering of replacements. The market was lower compared to 2 weeks ago. Buyer activity was strong. |
September 13, 2001-- Regular
Sale
| A small run of cows on an active market. Considering the circumstances of this past week the markets are near steady to $1.00 lower |
| Feeding cows: $42 to $50 | High yielding cows: $40 to $45 |
| Full & Low yielding cows: $36 to $40 | Heiferettes: $50 to $82 |
| Bulls: $45 to $57 |
September 6, 2001 -- Special Fall and Yearling Sale
August 30 -- Regular Sale
| A large run of cows and bulls, selling on a lower market. Bulls were $4-$8 lower than three weeks ago. Heiferettes were steady. |
| Feeding cows: $45 to $51 | High yielding cows: $42 to $47 |
| Full & Low yielding cows: $37 to $42 | Heiferettes: $54 to $82 |
| Bulls: $45 to $58 |
August 23 -- Special
Fall and Yearling Sale
August 09 -- Special
Fall, Yearling and Bred Cow Sale
August 02 -- Regular Sale
| A small run of cows on an active market. Bulls were uneven, depending on condition and weight. |
| Feeding cows: $45 to $56 | High yielding cows: $42 to $53 |
| Full & Low yielding cows: $39 to $44 | Heiferettes: $56 to $82 |
| Bulls: $49 to $62 |
July 26--
Special
Fall Calf and Yearling Sale
July 19-- Special
Bred Female and Pair Sale
July 06 --
Special Fall
Calf & Yearling Sale
June 28 -- Regular Sale
| Another large run of weighups. Again, the market was steady but uneven. The good cows were strong and the low end cows sold unevenly steady to lower. Bulls steady to weak. Heiferettes sold strong but lightly tested on the good kind. |
WEIGHUPS
| Feeding Cows: $45 to $58 | Heiferettes: $55 to $80 |
| High Yielding Cows: $45 to $53 | Bulls: $53.50 to $63 |
| Full and Low Yielding Cows: $36 to $44 |
June 14 -- Regular Sale
| We had a real big run of cows on an active market. Overall, the market wasteady with two weeks ago but uneven on feeding cows. Bulls were steady tohigher. Heiferettes were strong to higher. |
WEIGHUPS
| Feeding Cows: $45 to $55 | Heiferettes: $55 to $82.50 |
| High Yielding Cows: $43 to $48 | Bulls: $52 to $64 |
| Full & Low Yielding Cows: $39 to $45 | Baby Calves: $220 to $285/hd |
May 31 --
Special Pair & Bred Female Sale
May 17 -- Regular
Sale
| A big run of cows on an active, aggressive market. Overall, cows & bulls were higher. The lower end cows were the big gainers. |
WEIGHUPS
| Feeding Cows: $45 to $55 | Heiferettes: $56 to $83 |
| High Yielding Cows: $43 to $49 | Bulls: $53 to $61.50 |
| Full & Low Yielding Cows: $37 to $43 |
May 10 -- Special Feeder & All Breeds Bull Sale
April 19,
2001 -- REGULAR
& FEEDER SALE
April 12,
2001 -- SPECIAL
FEEDER SALE
March 29 -- REGULAR SALE
| A big run of cows, bulls, and heiferettes. The market is softer to loweron cows. Heiferettes were lower as well. The recent lower bids for dress meat impacted our whole market. |
WEIGHUPS
| FEEDING COWS: $43 TO $48 | HIGH YIELDING COWS: $40 TO $44 |
| FULL & LOW YIELDING COWS: $35 TO $40 | HEIFERETTES: $45 TO $78 |
| BULLS: $48 TO $54. |
March 22 --Special
Feeder Sale
March 15 --
SPECIAL BRED FEMALE
March 08 --
Regular Sale
| A big run of cows and heiferettes. Overall an active market, the recent gains the last two weeks were lost. Feeder cows and heiferettes were active to steady. |
| Feeding Cows: $42 to $54 | Heiferettes: $55 to $80 |
| High Yielding Cows: $41 to $46 | Bulls: $52 to $60.50 |
| Full and Low Yielding Cows: $37 to $42 |
March 01 -- Special Feeder Sale
February 22 --
Special Feeder Sale
February 15 -- Special
Bred Female Sale
February 08 --
Special Feeder Sale
January 25 -- Special
Feeder Sale
January 18 --
Special Feeder Sale
January 11 --
Special Feeder Sale
January 04 --
Special Feeder Sale