Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 500 to 600 lbs steers traded 3.00 to 12.00 higher, 650 to700 lbs steers traded steady, and 450 to 650 lbs heifers traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers and an active internet. Next Auction Feb 26th Special Feeder Cattle Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.01/cwt on 1,814 head.

Average price

$175.01

1,814 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$9.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.32

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	175.62	1,089	1,696
Medium and Large 1-2	597	166.21	993	118

One grade step is worth $9.41/cwt here — about $96 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 sale1,814 hd

175.01

—

NE average8 barns · 14,312 hd

162.69

+12.32

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

27 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 1	—	463	204.81/cwt	200.00–208.00	948	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	183.07/cwt	174.00–189.00	1,056	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	181.25/cwt	171.00–185.00	1,111	403
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	162.18/cwt	159.00–163.50	952	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,168	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	158.53/cwt	156.25–160.50	1,146	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	188.17/cwt	184.00–197.50	988	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	165.68/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,039	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	205.76/cwt	200.00–211.00	901	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	149.51/cwt	149.25–149.75	1,135	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	163.80/cwt	158.50–170.00	1,102	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	968	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	151.44/cwt	145.00–153.00	862	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	160.24/cwt	156.00–168.25	920	330
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.89/cwt	146.50–157.00	928	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,029	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,081	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	160.40/cwt	159.00–162.00	836	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	676	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,183	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	170.97/cwt	167.50–175.50	891	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	139.33/cwt	131.00–142.75	1,070	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	726	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,223	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	141.60/cwt	139.75–147.00	966	248
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	171.59/cwt	168.00–175.00	812	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	64

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

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

Receipts 3,455Last week 4,485Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	463	200.00–208.00	204.81
238	—	577	174.00–189.00	183.07
403	—	613	171.00–185.00	181.25
43	—	807	144.75	144.75
218	—	723	156.25–160.50	158.53
288	—	525	184.00–197.50	188.17
37	—	438	200.00–211.00	205.76
105	—	759	149.25–149.75	149.51
284	—	673	158.50–170.00	163.80
6	—	393	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	587	159.00–163.50	162.18
51	—	627	154.00–169.00	165.68
15	—	532	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	569	145.00–153.00	151.44
43	—	521	159.00–162.00	160.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
330	—	574	156.00–168.25	160.24
189	—	615	146.50–157.00	150.89
81	—	712	144.50	144.50
16	—	858	126.00	126.00
199	—	521	167.50–175.50	170.97
98	—	768	131.00–142.75	139.33
35	—	430	175.00	175.00
248	—	682	139.75–147.00	141.60
128	—	473	168.00–175.00	171.59
64	—	840	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	676	175.00	175.00
70	—	726	168.50	168.50

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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