Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 850 lbs steers traded steady, 900 to 1000 steers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower. 700 and 900 lbs heifers traded steady and 850 lbs heifers traded 2.00 lower. Demand was good with several buyers. Cool dry weather in the area . Next Auction Dates Oct 7th 14th 28th Special Calves & Yearlings, Oct 21st Special Bred Cows and Pairs

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.18/cwt on 1,927 head.

Average price

$145.18

1,927 head · 874 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,269

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$258

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

$8.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	657	154.00	1,012	5thin
Medium and Large 1	875	145.15	1,270	1,922

One grade step is worth $8.85/cwt here — about −$258 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 sale1,927 hd

145.18

—

NE average10 barns · 13,964 hd

147.26

−2.09

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 1Spayed	—	968	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,278	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	956	132.94/cwt	130.00–134.25	1,271	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	147.15/cwt	143.50–147.75	1,058	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	169.34/cwt	169.00–169.50	776	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	155.12/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,131	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	137.82/cwt	134.50–139.75	1,132	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	152.31/cwt	149.50–154.00	963	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	129.92/cwt	128.50–131.25	1,316	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	166.01/cwt	162.50–176.00	722	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	617	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	155.72/cwt	154.00–156.50	889	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	1,289.24/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	11,706	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	146.54/cwt	143.25–150.50	1,272	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	133.23/cwt	132.50–134.00	1,234	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	150.42/cwt	145.50–153.75	1,012	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	163.97/cwt	162.00–165.50	1,030	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	664	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	134.17/cwt	133.50–135.75	1,170	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	824	139.64/cwt	138.00–141.25	1,151	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,046	132.84/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,390	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	152.54/cwt	149.50–153.50	1,187	194
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	162.21/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,080	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	140.63/cwt	137.00–141.75	1,093	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	138.52/cwt	135.75–140.25	1,337	458
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	140.90/cwt	139.50–142.25	1,316	470
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	165.93/cwt	164.50–170.00	888	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	148.30/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,247	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	905	137.75/cwt	137.00–138.25	1,247	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	1,005	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,329	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	167.58/cwt	160.00–170.50	954	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	159.06/cwt	157.50–160.50	848	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,107	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,012	5

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,680Last week 3,650Year ago 2,910

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 53Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	968	132.00	132.00
125	—	824	138.00–141.25	139.64
315	—	905	137.00–138.25	137.75
65	—	1,005	132.25	132.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	956	130.00–134.25	132.94
79	—	719	143.50–147.75	147.15
58	—	821	134.50–139.75	137.82
57	—	632	149.50–154.00	152.31
41	—	1,013	128.50–131.25	129.92
41	—	435	162.50–176.00	166.01
20	—	367	168.00	168.00
16	—	571	154.00–156.50	155.72
127	—	926	132.50–134.00	133.23
119	—	673	145.50–153.75	150.42
191	—	872	133.50–135.75	134.17
108	—	777	137.00–141.75	140.63
63	—	533	157.50–160.50	159.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	855	129.50	129.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	306	186.00	186.00
19	—	458	169.00–169.50	169.34
84	—	729	152.00–157.00	155.12
230	—	868	143.25–150.50	146.54
34	—	628	162.00–165.50	163.97
21	—	376	176.50	176.50
201	—	1,046	132.00–133.00	132.84
194	—	778	149.50–153.50	152.54
5	—	417	171.00	171.00
45	—	666	157.00–164.00	162.21
458	—	965	135.75–140.25	138.52
470	—	934	139.50–142.25	140.90
40	—	535	164.50–170.00	165.93
73	—	841	145.50–149.50	148.30
41	—	569	160.00–170.50	167.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	657	154.00	154.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	38	—	908	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,289.24

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