Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2020-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 700 lbs steers traded steady to 4.00 higher, 450 to 550 lbs heifers traded steady to 2.00 higher and 600 to 650 lbs heifers traded 6.00 to 9.00 lower. Demand was good with several buyers and an active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates for Feb 12th Huffman Bull Auction and Special Bred Cow Auction, Feb 19th Special Feeder Cattle Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.88/cwt on 2,408 head.

Average price

$167.88

2,408 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$13.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.61

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	625	169.05	1,056	2,199
Medium and Large 1-2	659	155.62	1,026	209

One grade step is worth $13.43/cwt here — about $31 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 sale2,408 hd

167.88

—

NE average8 barns · 15,575 hd

160.27

+7.61

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

31 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	674	166.25/cwt	166.25–166.25	1,121	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	753	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,182	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	617	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	969	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	661	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,044	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	731	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,086	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.78/cwt	143.00–154.00	913	461
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	157.37/cwt	149.25–160.75	892	279
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	138.99/cwt	136.00–146.00	951	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	168.06/cwt	166.00–169.00	724	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	803	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	196.82/cwt	187.00–199.00	874	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,100	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	162.71/cwt	157.50–164.25	1,082	507
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	890	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	168.78/cwt	161.25–174.00	1,048	559
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	184.92/cwt	177.50–189.50	967	313
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	157.77/cwt	155.75–160.00	1,136	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	173.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	971	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	153.44/cwt	152.50–154.75	1,177	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	164.28/cwt	159.50–166.50	976	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	185.93/cwt	181.00–193.00	853	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	197.25/cwt	190.00–200.00	773	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.95/cwt	164.00–174.50	803	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.98/cwt	160.00–172.50	868	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	135.35/cwt	134.00–144.00	958	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	178.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	748	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,046	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,121	12

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 Feb 5, 2020

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

Receipts 4,485Last week 5,550Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	674	166.25	166.25
72	—	753	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	444	187.00–199.00	196.82
507	—	665	157.50–164.25	162.71
559	—	621	161.25–174.00	168.78
313	—	523	177.50–189.50	184.92
288	—	720	155.75–160.00	157.77
200	—	559	170.00–180.00	173.68
59	—	767	152.50–154.75	153.44
51	—	459	181.00–193.00	185.93
29	—	392	190.00–200.00	197.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	445	179.00	179.00
6	—	674	153.00	153.00
104	—	748	147.00	147.00
38	—	546	163.00	163.00
54	—	594	159.50–166.50	164.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	617	157.00	157.00
85	—	661	158.00	158.00
60	—	731	148.50	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
461	—	618	143.00–154.00	147.78
279	—	567	149.25–160.75	157.37
225	—	684	136.00–146.00	138.99
211	—	475	164.00–174.50	168.95
142	—	523	160.00–172.50	165.98
139	—	708	134.00–144.00	135.35
26	—	419	175.00–180.00	178.47
19	—	808	129.50	129.50
12	—	872	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	431	166.00–169.00	168.06
12	—	557	141.50	141.50
7	—	508	158.00	158.00

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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