Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2020-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers in the seats today. Scattered rain showers in the area for the past few weeks. Next Auction Date Aug. 26th Special Fall Calves and Yearlings

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.46/cwt on 2,184 head.

Average price

$147.46

2,184 head · 758 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,118

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$12.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.93

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	758	147.56	1,119	2,166
Medium and Large 1-2	810	135.00	1,093	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.56/cwt here — about $25 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 sale2,184 hd

147.46

—

NE average6 barns · 6,231 hd

143.53

+3.93

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

35 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	—	587	160.78/cwt	158.00–162.25	944	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	572	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	904	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	160.69/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,027	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	623	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,151	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	158.75/cwt	157.50–162.50	829	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	148.36/cwt	147.00–151.75	1,095	837
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,012	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	137.40/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,178	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	141.83/cwt	134.50–146.25	1,162	391
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	821	144.68/cwt	141.25–149.00	1,188	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	135.70/cwt	135.25–136.75	1,250	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	147.99/cwt	147.10–149.75	1,137	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	883	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	158.71/cwt	153.00–160.50	1,152	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	578	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,010	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	174.57/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,096	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	659	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,133	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,019	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	142.28/cwt	142.00–142.75	1,255	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	138.25/cwt	131.00–142.10	1,344	544
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,294	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,024	136.27/cwt	125.00–137.75	1,395	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	174.22/cwt	172.00–176.75	1,024	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	759	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,150	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,305	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	152.69/cwt	147.00–154.50	1,028	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	923	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,285	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	149.78/cwt	143.50–153.75	1,234	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	710	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	1,141	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	160.78/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,224	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	167.70/cwt	160.25–171.50	1,112	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	607	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,035	19

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 Aug 12, 2020

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

Receipts 3,210Last week 5,210Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	587	158.00–162.25	160.78
62	—	639	157.00–161.00	160.69
58	—	522	157.50–162.50	158.75
837	—	738	147.00–151.75	148.36
32	—	857	137.00–137.50	137.40
391	—	819	134.50–146.25	141.83
23	—	921	135.25–136.75	135.70
106	—	768	147.10–149.75	147.99
16	—	1,000	130.50	130.50
76	—	673	147.00–154.50	152.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	572	158.00	158.00
9	—	623	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	879	131.00	131.00
8	—	723	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
249	—	821	141.25–149.00	144.68
140	—	759	151.50	151.50
68	—	923	139.25	139.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	496	178.00	178.00
75	—	726	153.00–160.50	158.71
61	—	628	169.00–175.50	174.57
59	—	882	142.00–142.75	142.28
544	—	972	131.00–142.10	138.25
52	—	902	143.50	143.50
301	—	1,024	125.00–137.75	136.27
44	—	588	172.00–176.75	174.22
106	—	824	143.50–153.75	149.78
36	—	761	157.00–163.00	160.78
79	—	663	160.25–171.50	167.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	578	174.75	174.75
16	—	659	172.00	172.00
46	—	710	160.75	160.75
19	—	607	170.50	170.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	167.00	167.00
5	—	732	147.00	147.00
5	—	529	165.00	165.00

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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