Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 450 to 550 lbs steers traded unevenly steady and 400 to 500 lbs heifers traded 2.00 to 4.50 higher. Demand was good, with cooler weather in the area. Next Auction Dates Nov. 13th and 20th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.48/cwt on 1,217 head.

Average price

$163.48

1,217 head · 610 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

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

$19.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	601	164.29	988	1,167
Medium and Large 1-2	804	144.50	1,162	50

One grade step is worth $19.79/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale1,217 hd

163.48

—

NE average12 barns · 23,206 hd

161.32

+2.16

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

40 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	—	954	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,278	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	974	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	147.33/cwt	140.50–150.00	834	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	149.16/cwt	140.50–155.00	789	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	611	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	923	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	865	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,233	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	146.04/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,217	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	140.19/cwt	138.00–140.75	1,360	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	185.46/cwt	176.00–191.00	775	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.22/cwt	157.00–169.50	857	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	858	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,377	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	150.01/cwt	146.25–153.25	933	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	526	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	138.55/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,154	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	178.91/cwt	157.00–192.00	662	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	153.62/cwt	148.00–162.00	733	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	985	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	750	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,159	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	148.67/cwt	148.50–149.00	1,287	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	189.51/cwt	188.00–197.00	745	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	177.13/cwt	175.50–178.75	843	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	724	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,137	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	687	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,084	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,289	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	862	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	157.49/cwt	156.00–165.00	690	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	145.12/cwt	144.50–145.25	929	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	919	146.85/cwt	146.85–146.85	1,350	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	679	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,025	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	639	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	148.66/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,072	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	195.41/cwt	191.00–200.00	647	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	161.60/cwt	161.60–161.60	1,073	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	158.92/cwt	153.50–163.50	914	271
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	802	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,323	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,162	50

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 Nov 6, 2019

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

Receipts 2,130Last week 3,435Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	954	134.00	134.00
14	—	701	139.00	139.00
40	—	566	140.50–150.00	147.33
190	—	529	140.50–155.00	149.16
7	—	321	164.00	164.00
11	—	833	131.00–143.00	138.55
40	—	370	157.00–192.00	178.91
138	—	477	148.00–162.00	153.62
5	—	879	138.50	138.50
9	—	934	138.00	138.00
23	—	601	143.50	143.50
68	—	438	156.00–165.00	157.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	611	151.00	151.00
67	—	865	142.50	142.50
6	—	985	136.50	136.50
63	—	750	154.50	154.50
62	—	919	146.85	146.85
69	—	679	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	763	138.00	138.00
5	—	582	137.50	137.50
8	—	314	168.00	168.00
6	—	385	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	640	144.50–145.25	145.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	833	143.00–149.00	146.04
30	—	970	138.00–140.75	140.19
55	—	418	176.00–191.00	185.46
173	—	525	157.00–169.50	163.22
24	—	866	148.50–149.00	148.67
50	—	393	188.00–197.00	189.51
138	—	476	175.50–178.75	177.13
18	—	721	145.00–151.00	148.66
31	—	331	191.00–200.00	195.41
86	—	664	161.60	161.60
271	—	575	153.50–163.50	158.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	858	160.50	160.50
34	—	724	157.00	157.00
68	—	802	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	622	146.25–153.25	150.01
59	—	687	157.75	157.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	804	144.50	144.50

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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