Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2020-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago Steers traded unevenly steady and 900 lbs heifers traded 2.00 higher. A high demand for 900 lbs steers should be noted today with several buyers at the auction. Cow Calf Pair with 200 to 300 lbs calves at side, exposed back to angus bulls. Cooler weather in the area with showers the past few days. Next Auction Date Sept. 23rd Calves and Yearling

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.00/cwt on 2,436 head.

Average price

$146.00

2,436 head · 897 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,310

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

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

$7.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	898	146.05	1,311	2,418
Medium and Large 1-2	781	139.00	1,086	18thin

One grade step is worth $7.05/cwt here — about $226 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 sale2,436 hd

146.00

—

NE average6 barns · 9,787 hd

146.74

−0.74

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	—	968	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,273	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	902	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	139.19/cwt	136.00–143.50	946	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	1,319	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	969	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	141.56/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,014	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	136.76/cwt	134.50–137.10	1,139	248
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	987	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	133.52/cwt	131.00–134.25	1,052	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,086	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	919	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,264	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	692	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,121	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	804	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,198	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	879	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,310	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	785	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,272	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	144.43/cwt	140.00–146.25	1,332	840
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,073	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	136.31/cwt	127.50–139.75	1,187	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	768	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,079	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	844	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,154	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	146.50/cwt	141.50–148.50	1,286	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	161.67/cwt	161.25–162.50	1,072	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	141.26/cwt	136.50–143.25	1,377	439
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	144.69/cwt	139.00–145.50	1,211	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,014	139.09/cwt	132.75–140.85	1,410	349
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	133.61/cwt	133.00–134.25	1,225	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,196	49
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,454	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,142	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	20,659	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,654	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	22,329	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,562	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	19,135	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,687	1,410.00/cwt	1,410.00–1,410.00	23,787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	785	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	163.38/cwt	160.50–164.00	917	90

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 Sep 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,650Last week 0Year ago 3,615

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	968	131.50	131.50
12	—	582	155.00	155.00
14	—	680	136.00–143.50	139.19
25	—	1,009	130.75	130.75
27	—	647	149.75	149.75
80	—	716	139.00–143.50	141.56
248	—	833	134.50–137.10	136.76
175	—	761	141.00	141.00
199	—	871	127.50–139.75	136.31
116	—	917	133.00–134.25	133.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	745	132.50	132.50
30	—	788	131.00–134.25	133.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	768	140.50	140.50
64	—	844	136.75	136.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	781	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	919	137.50	137.50
35	—	692	162.00	162.00
57	—	804	149.00	149.00
61	—	879	149.00	149.00
123	—	785	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
840	—	922	140.00–146.25	144.43
176	—	878	141.50–148.50	146.50
64	—	663	161.25–162.50	161.67
439	—	975	136.50–143.25	141.26
100	—	837	139.00–145.50	144.69
349	—	1,014	132.75–140.85	139.09
49	—	779	153.50	153.50
6	—	744	153.50	153.50
13	—	473	166.00	166.00
90	—	561	160.50–164.00	163.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,454	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,415	1,460.00	1,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,654	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,687	1,410.00	1,410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,562	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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