Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings from two weeks ago a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was very good with several buyers in the seats today. Warmer weather in the area after a week of cold wind, snow, and freezing rain in the area. No weigh ups next week with a 10:00 am Start time Expecting 4000+

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.16/cwt on 2,578 head.

Average price

$173.16

2,578 head · 599 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$9.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.44

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	174.48	1,058	2,235
Medium and Large 1-2	552	164.55	908	343

One grade step is worth $9.93/cwt here — about $150 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 sale2,578 hd

173.16

—

NE average6 barns · 11,308 hd

162.71

+10.44

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

36 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	—	346	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	581	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	141.80/cwt	140.00–144.00	902	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	151.98/cwt	145.00–155.50	862	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	138.72/cwt	136.00–140.00	816	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	678	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,149	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	754	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,403	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	160.07/cwt	155.00–162.25	1,103	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	904	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	168.21/cwt	153.00–172.00	876	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	435	178.22/cwt	176.00–180.50	775	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.73/cwt	155.00–166.50	768	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	164.48/cwt	164.00–165.50	719	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	423	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	681	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	173.79/cwt	171.50–175.75	994	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	193.81/cwt	185.00–201.50	934	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	170.95/cwt	160.50–175.75	1,058	956
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	152.00/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,029	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	156.48/cwt	151.00–157.50	959	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	503	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	835	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	600	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	997	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	156.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	808	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	336	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	536	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	189.82/cwt	187.00–191.75	976	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	201.46/cwt	195.00–206.00	882	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	164.87/cwt	164.75–165.00	1,156	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	181.48/cwt	176.50–184.25	964	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	739	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	153.25/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,093	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	364	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	684	21

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 Dec 4, 2019

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

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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
22	—	346	168.00	168.00
75	—	636	140.00–144.00	141.80
134	—	567	145.00–155.50	151.98
6	—	992	138.00	138.00
43	—	475	155.00–166.50	161.73
90	—	437	164.00–165.50	164.48
6	—	366	164.00	164.00
36	—	703	141.75	141.75
84	—	517	150.00–158.00	156.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	588	136.00–140.00	138.72
7	—	459	150.00	150.00
5	—	520	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	423	161.00	161.00
22	—	336	159.50	159.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	678	169.50	169.50
144	—	514	187.00–191.75	189.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	368	205.00	205.00
88	—	945	148.50	148.50
207	—	689	155.00–162.25	160.07
11	—	326	199.00	199.00
85	—	572	171.50–175.75	173.79
182	—	482	185.00–201.50	193.81
956	—	619	160.50–175.75	170.95
79	—	438	195.00–206.00	201.46
152	—	701	164.75–165.00	164.87
215	—	531	176.50–184.25	181.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	595	152.00	152.00
35	—	521	153.00–172.00	168.21
22	—	677	151.00–153.50	152.00
92	—	613	151.00–157.50	156.48
12	—	391	189.00	189.00
41	—	713	153.00–154.00	153.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	575	151.00	151.00
57	—	435	176.00–180.50	178.22
42	—	503	166.00	166.00
21	—	364	188.00	188.00

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