Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 650 lbs steers traded unevenly steady with no comparable offering for heifers a trend will not be given. Demand was good with a high demand for 900 lbs yearlings. Record high warmer weather in the area. Next auction date for Nov. 25th Special Calves, Yearlings & Bred Cow Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.49/cwt on 1,647 head.

Average price

$157.49

1,647 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,129

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$18.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.56

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	158.25	1,132	1,580
Medium and Large 1-2	752	139.63	1,050	67

One grade step is worth $18.62/cwt here — about $82 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 sale1,647 hd

157.49

—

NE average8 barns · 10,682 hd

162.05

−4.56

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	971	146.54/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,423	295
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	638	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	846	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,277	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,104	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	196.60/cwt	191.00–199.00	763	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	150.21/cwt	143.50–150.75	1,308	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	156.92/cwt	154.25–159.50	1,058	173
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	131.24/cwt	125.00–133.50	1,190	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	162.25/cwt	162.25–162.25	988	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	157.89/cwt	155.00–159.50	971	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	149.79/cwt	143.00–151.25	840	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	665	144.08/cwt	137.00–145.00	958	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	743	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	753	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,069	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	150.10/cwt	140.00–153.50	1,081	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	157.22/cwt	155.00–161.00	671	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.40/cwt	178.00–184.00	858	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	902	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,263	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	187.40/cwt	183.00–191.00	819	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	137.31/cwt	129.50–142.00	1,057	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	140.14/cwt	133.75–140.75	1,205	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	150.14/cwt	134.00–153.00	1,248	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	743	150.68/cwt	149.25–151.75	1,120	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	169.03/cwt	162.50–174.50	877	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	152.60/cwt	152.00–153.25	1,206	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,196	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	137.26/cwt	136.50–138.50	994	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	167.25/cwt	160.00–173.00	943	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	819	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,196	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	980	45

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 Nov 18, 2020

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

Receipts 2,810Last week 2,890Year ago 3,245

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
295	—	971	145.00–149.00	146.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	388	191.00–199.00	196.60
122	—	871	143.50–150.75	150.21
173	—	674	154.25–159.50	156.92
104	—	615	155.00–159.50	157.89
122	—	720	140.00–153.50	150.10
52	—	473	178.00–184.00	181.40
62	—	437	183.00–191.00	187.40
109	—	831	134.00–153.00	150.14
118	—	519	162.50–174.50	169.03
124	—	790	152.00–153.25	152.60
222	—	564	160.00–173.00	167.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	609	162.25	162.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	150.50	150.50
22	—	883	135.50	135.50
8	—	593	152.00	152.00
31	—	724	136.50–138.50	137.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	168.00	168.00
8	—	613	138.00	138.00
8	—	1,064	120.00	120.00
14	—	715	136.00	136.00
15	—	818	135.00	135.00
49	—	907	125.00–133.50	131.24
75	—	561	143.00–151.25	149.79
87	—	473	157.00	157.00
41	—	427	155.00–161.00	157.22
32	—	770	129.50–142.00	137.31
24	—	538	150.00	150.00
69	—	860	133.75–140.75	140.14
45	—	683	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	665	137.00–145.00	144.08
140	—	743	149.25–151.75	150.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	753	142.00	142.00
60	—	902	140.00	140.00
61	—	819	146.00	146.00

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