Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2019-10-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 850 to 900 lbs steers traded unevenly steady and 750 and 950 lbs heifers traded 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Demand was very good with several buyers today for all offerings of yearlings, spring calves weaned and non-weaned. Next Auction Dates: Oct. 23rd Bred cow & Pair Auction, 30th Spring Calf & Yearling Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.83/cwt on 2,240 head.

Average price

$157.83

2,240 head · 721 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$7.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.10

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	722	157.87	1,140	2,228
Medium and Large 1-2	531	150.54	800	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.33/cwt here — about $340 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 sale2,240 hd

157.83

—

NE average11 barns · 20,127 hd

159.93

−2.10

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

43 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	—	787	146.37/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,152	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	726	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	951	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	838	140.01/cwt	136.00–145.50	1,173	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	143.64/cwt	139.00–147.00	824	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.72/cwt	141.50–145.50	760	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.38/cwt	136.50–148.00	907	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,133	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	966	152.28/cwt	150.75–153.30	1,471	417
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,330	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	147.45/cwt	142.00–151.50	1,138	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	147.40/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,363	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	152.04/cwt	147.75–154.00	1,330	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,057	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,113	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,369	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	662	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	138.66/cwt	132.00–141.10	1,199	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	153.06/cwt	150.50–159.00	739	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	147.57/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,079	233
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	794	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,143	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	873	140.81/cwt	139.50–142.60	1,229	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	904	153.53/cwt	153.10–154.25	1,388	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	642	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.05/cwt	150.00–154.50	947	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	153.69/cwt	148.50–154.50	1,022	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	175.83/cwt	175.00–179.00	835	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	166.69/cwt	159.00–170.00	867	340
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	158.88/cwt	157.00–161.00	993	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	128.25/cwt	128.25–128.25	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	140.07/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,161	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	135.85/cwt	130.50–138.35	1,331	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	140.33/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,277	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	148.53/cwt	136.00–150.75	1,000	224
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.00	859	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	924	138.38/cwt	135.25–140.75	1,279	238
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	881	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	697	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	150.92/cwt	149.50–152.50	1,102	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	177.45/cwt	169.00–182.00	738	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	159.15/cwt	151.00–162.00	921	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	767	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,112	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	594	7

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 Oct 16, 2019

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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
209	—	787	144.00–151.00	146.37
27	—	574	139.00–147.00	143.64
43	—	529	141.50–145.50	143.72
86	—	624	136.50–148.00	145.38
18	—	1,113	123.00	123.00
39	—	401	165.00	165.00
56	—	865	132.00–141.10	138.66
155	—	483	150.50–159.00	153.06
233	—	731	147.00–148.00	147.57
7	—	1,080	128.25	128.25
35	—	829	137.00–141.50	140.07
53	—	980	130.50–138.35	135.85
111	—	910	136.00–142.00	140.33
224	—	673	136.00–150.75	148.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	726	131.00	131.00
59	—	611	140.00–142.00	140.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	838	136.00–145.50	140.01
49	—	794	144.00	144.00
269	—	873	139.50–142.60	140.81
238	—	924	135.25–140.75	138.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	815	139.00	139.00
8	—	683	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
417	—	966	150.75–153.30	152.28
165	—	904	153.10–154.25	153.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,015	131.00	131.00
77	—	772	142.00–151.50	147.45
102	—	925	144.00–150.50	147.40
203	—	875	147.75–154.00	152.04
9	—	349	184.00	184.00
45	—	623	150.00–154.50	152.05
97	—	665	148.50–154.50	153.69
121	—	475	175.00–179.00	175.83
340	—	520	159.00–170.00	166.69
7	—	396	176.00	176.00
30	—	825	155.00	155.00
87	—	730	149.50–152.50	150.92
108	—	416	169.00–182.00	177.45
269	—	579	151.00–162.00	159.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	669	158.00	158.00
86	—	625	157.00–161.00	158.88
29	—	767	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	148.50	148.50
7	—	391	152.00	152.00

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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