Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date May 6th

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $509.04/cwt on 352 head, up $4.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +6.19 against this barn's trailing median of $502.85.

Average price

$509.04

▲ 4.33 vs prior sale

352 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$4.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.18

vs NE average

+30.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	512.86	2,744	51
Medium and Large 1	570	508.39	2,897	301

One grade step is worth $4.46/cwt here — about −$153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.82, low $428.50, median $502.85 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale352 hd

509.04

—

NE average5 barns · 868 hd

494.86

+14.18

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+30.01

This barn, trailing median13 sales

502.85

+6.19

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

45 lots · USDA AMS · Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	535.14/cwt	530.00–537.50	2,724	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	437.26/cwt	424.00–452.00	2,943	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,361	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,954	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	345.82/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,818	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	420.40/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,598	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	466.93/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,498	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	399.49/cwt	386.00–409.00	2,701	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	402.39/cwt	398.50–403.00	3,167	520
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	921	344.27/cwt	331.25–355.00	3,171	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	986	327.16/cwt	321.50–339.00	3,226	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	613.09/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,642	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	565.00/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,876	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	900–950	925	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,335	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	800–850	831	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	3,166	81
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	320.58/cwt	318.00–322.00	3,247	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	641	456.77/cwt	454.50–472.50	2,928	526
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	494.30/cwt	479.00–506.00	2,892	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,783	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	414.48/cwt	397.50–423.00	2,993	394
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	850–900	857	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,974	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	925	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	3,002	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	627	440.62/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,763	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	439.81/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,520	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	369.17/cwt	363.00–372.00	2,809	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	402.66/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,529	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	685	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	3,374	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	763	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,831	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	736	442.02/cwt	405.00–477.00	3,253	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	364.52/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,475	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	394.41/cwt	382.00–397.00	2,773	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	523.10/cwt	507.50–540.00	2,474	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	369.56/cwt	356.00–376.00	3,267	691
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	389.15/cwt	386.50–391.00	3,191	578
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	576.41/cwt	552.50–582.50	2,853	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,597	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,398	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,455	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,903	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,752	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,622	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	700–750	743	391.50/cwt	391.50–391.50	2,909	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	464.97/cwt	455.00–476.00	2,683	227

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Apr 22, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Receipts 6,345Last week 4,590Year ago 4,570

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date May 6th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	448	567.50	567.50
18	450–500	490	535.00	535.00
33	500–550	509	530.00–537.50	535.14
18	550–600	583	472.00	472.00
18	600–650	645	450.00	450.00
9	650–700	661	421.00	421.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	431	605.00–615.00	613.09
34	450–500	495	552.50–582.50	576.41
60	500–550	509	560.00–575.00	565.00
241	550–600	585	479.00–506.00	494.30
526	600–650	641	454.50–472.50	456.77
263	650–700	673	424.00–452.00	437.26
394	700–750	722	397.50–423.00	414.48
520	750–800	787	398.50–403.00	402.39
578	800–850	820	386.50–391.00	389.15
691	850–900	884	356.00–376.00	369.56
267	900–950	921	331.25–355.00	344.27
274	950–1000	986	321.50–339.00	327.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
81	800–850	831	381.00	381.00
134	900–950	925	360.50	360.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	1000–1050	1,013	318.00–322.00	320.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	416	567.50	567.50
117	450–500	473	507.50–540.00	523.10
155	500–550	535	460.00–482.50	466.93
227	550–600	577	455.00–476.00	464.97
79	600–650	618	412.50–432.50	420.40
151	650–700	676	386.00–409.00	399.49
89	700–750	703	382.00–397.00	394.41
131	750–800	761	363.00–372.00	369.17
48	800–850	815	342.00–360.00	345.82
26	850–900	883	334.50	334.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
76	700–750	743	391.50	391.50
67	850–900	857	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
108	600–650	627	440.00–442.50	440.62
83	650–700	685	492.50	492.50
148	700–750	736	405.00–477.00	442.02
44	750–800	763	371.00	371.00
58	900–950	925	324.50	324.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	505.00	505.00
10	450–500	496	495.00	495.00
12	500–550	527	455.00	455.00
27	550–600	573	432.50–445.00	439.81
26	600–650	628	395.00–407.50	402.66
15	650–700	679	355.00–379.00	364.52
12	700–750	702	370.00	370.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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