Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2019-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 500 to 750 lbs steers traded 5.00 to 14.00 higher, heifer offerings 450 to 650 lbs traded 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was very good with several buyers and a good crowd for the Annual BBQ Yearling and Fall Calf Auction.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.60/cwt on 3,960 head.

Average price

$159.60

3,960 head · 805 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$275

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

$7.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	608	167.04	1,015	68
Medium and Large 1	809	159.47	1,290	3,892

One grade step is worth $7.57/cwt here — about −$275 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale3,960 hd

159.60

—

NE average1 barns · 3,960 hd

159.60

+0.00

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

33 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	168.95/cwt	162.50–176.50	951	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	142.80/cwt	141.25–144.75	1,187	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	168.26/cwt	160.00–178.75	1,156	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	180.86/cwt	175.00–186.00	924	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	150.29/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,145	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	150.22/cwt	145.00–155.25	1,023	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	199.63/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,062	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	147.07/cwt	142.75–153.75	1,368	1,039
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,215	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	150.70/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,112	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,165	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	179.97/cwt	171.50–182.00	1,127	206
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	150.27/cwt	142.25–155.00	1,310	625
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	169.97/cwt	167.00–173.00	739	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	152.01/cwt	146.25–160.00	959	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,021	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	163.86/cwt	152.50–168.25	1,175	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	154.86/cwt	149.75–159.85	1,279	513
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	167.20/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,027	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,007	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	174.94/cwt	169.25–179.50	848	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	916	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	180.76/cwt	179.50–190.00	1,045	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	160.66/cwt	154.25–163.25	1,271	357
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,061	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,112	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	167.15/cwt	164.50–170.50	893	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	675	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	195.60/cwt	189.00–199.00	900	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	145.19/cwt	137.50–149.85	1,416	286
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	169.06/cwt	167.50–170.00	994	13

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.

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Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	563	162.50–176.50	168.95
392	—	831	141.25–144.75	142.80
81	—	762	143.00–152.00	150.29
197	—	681	145.00–155.25	150.22
58	—	890	136.50	136.50
156	—	738	148.00–151.00	150.70
54	—	435	167.00–173.00	169.97
150	—	631	146.25–160.00	152.01
47	—	1,007	100.00	100.00
124	—	485	169.25–179.50	174.94
43	—	975	114.00	114.00
99	—	534	164.50–170.50	167.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	892	114.50	114.50
20	—	591	155.00	155.00
12	—	389	173.50	173.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	408	195.00	195.00
281	—	687	160.00–178.75	168.26
11	—	395	183.00	183.00
235	—	532	191.00–204.00	199.63
1,039	—	930	142.75–153.75	147.07
206	—	626	171.50–182.00	179.97
625	—	872	142.25–155.00	150.27
104	—	717	152.50–168.25	163.86
513	—	826	149.75–159.85	154.86
72	—	578	179.50–190.00	180.76
357	—	791	154.25–163.25	160.66
67	—	460	189.00–199.00	195.60
286	—	975	137.50–149.85	145.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	511	175.00–186.00	180.86
23	—	614	165.00–168.00	167.20
19	—	680	156.00	156.00
13	—	588	167.50–170.00	169.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	581	200.50	200.50

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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