Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 450 to 500 lbs steers traded 3.00 to 4.00 lower and 550 and 900 lbs steers traded 3.00 to 6.00 higher. A limited number of comparable offering for heifers with 450 lbs. offerings trading 3.00 lower. Demand was good with several buys and high internet activity. Colder weather in the area. Next Auction Dates for Nov. 6th, 13th, and 20th Special Spring Calf and Yearling Auctions. Nov. 27th Special Bred Cow and Pair Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.53/cwt on 2,525 head.

Average price

$158.53

2,525 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$323

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

$1.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

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	521	160.35	835	42
Medium and Large 1	731	158.49	1,158	2,483

One grade step is worth $1.85/cwt here — about −$323 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 sale2,525 hd

158.53

—

NE average11 barns · 19,495 hd

160.00

−1.48

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

32 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	—	907	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,288	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	161.45/cwt	156.50–163.50	685	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	147.76/cwt	144.00–153.50	782	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	663	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	184.41/cwt	184.00–185.00	692	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,244	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	163.21/cwt	153.50–166.25	875	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	844	158.02/cwt	152.00–164.25	1,334	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	162.42/cwt	154.00–165.50	929	361
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,364	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	163.08/cwt	158.00–167.00	582	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	149.75/cwt	142.00–154.00	725	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	843	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,273	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,474	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	153.92/cwt	146.00–155.00	1,311	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	165.98/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,102	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	153.73/cwt	145.75–156.35	1,404	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	158.50/cwt	157.00–160.50	986	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	166.11/cwt	165.00–167.00	723	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	141.78/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,085	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	817	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	879	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	762	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	747	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,149	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	171.85/cwt	169.50–176.00	835	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	145.50/cwt	144.75–148.00	1,427	304
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	153.28/cwt	148.00–155.75	1,019	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,089	10

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

Wed Oct 30, 2019

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

Receipts 3,435Last week 4,850Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	907	142.00	142.00
77	—	424	156.50–163.50	161.45
210	—	529	144.00–153.50	147.76
10	—	1,037	131.50	131.50
35	—	357	158.00–167.00	163.08
186	—	484	142.00–154.00	149.75
5	—	1,158	119.00	119.00
20	—	765	138.00–143.50	141.78
153	—	568	142.50–145.00	143.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	439	151.00	151.00
18	—	548	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	843	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	615	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	375	184.00–185.00	184.41
66	—	756	164.50	164.50
131	—	536	153.50–166.25	163.21
263	—	844	152.00–164.25	158.02
361	—	572	154.00–165.50	162.42
5	—	340	187.00	187.00
60	—	1,013	145.50	145.50
75	—	852	146.00–155.00	153.92
229	—	664	164.00–168.00	165.98
313	—	913	145.75–156.35	153.73
27	—	419	175.00–185.00	178.35
73	—	709	162.00	162.00
148	—	486	169.50–176.00	171.85
304	—	981	144.75–148.00	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	496	161.00	161.00
24	—	435	165.00–167.00	166.11
10	—	746	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
220	—	622	157.00–160.50	158.50
185	—	665	148.00–155.75	153.28

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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