Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last weeks auction in Bassett, 500 to 700 lbs steers traded unevenly steady, 500 to 600 lbs heifers traded steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good with several buyers and some internet bidding. Warmer weather in the area temperatures topping 50 degrees today. Next Auction Date, Jan 27th

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.92/cwt on 1,407 head.

Average price

$150.92

1,407 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$21.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.62

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	151.00	915	1,401
Medium and Large 1-2	674	130.00	876	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $39 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 sale1,407 hd

150.92

—

NE average11 barns · 16,049 hd

142.29

+8.62

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

24 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	—	694	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	930	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	166.35/cwt	166.00–167.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	135.99/cwt	132.00–139.25	961	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	812	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	158.24/cwt	153.00–163.75	837	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	152.95/cwt	147.50–155.50	873	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	143.39/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,031	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	171.89/cwt	167.00–174.75	981	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	899	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	611	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	941	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	774	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,153	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	666	147.93/cwt	143.25–155.50	985	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	144.90/cwt	139.75–147.50	923	380
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	145.13/cwt	142.50–150.00	983	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	190.89/cwt	180.00–195.00	828	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	187.42/cwt	187.00–188.00	900	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	160.97/cwt	159.85–162.00	1,017	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	138.06/cwt	135.25–140.00	1,078	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	876	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	681	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	728	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	157.50/cwt	150.00–161.50	923	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	870	65

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 Jan 20, 2021

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

Receipts 2,800Last week 3,780Year ago 3,405

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	694	134.00	134.00
12	—	429	166.00–167.00	166.35
62	—	707	132.00–139.25	135.99
83	—	485	165.00–170.00	167.50
232	—	529	153.00–163.75	158.24
327	—	571	147.50–155.50	152.95
380	—	637	139.75–147.50	144.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	611	154.00	154.00
80	—	774	149.00	149.00
150	—	666	143.25–155.50	147.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	674	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
173	—	719	141.00–146.00	143.39
197	—	571	167.00–174.75	171.89
8	—	508	177.00	177.00
265	—	677	142.50–150.00	145.13
30	—	434	180.00–195.00	190.89
31	—	480	187.00–188.00	187.42
170	—	632	159.85–162.00	160.97
170	—	781	135.25–140.00	138.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	389	175.00	175.00
9	—	641	141.00	141.00
18	—	441	165.00	165.00
41	—	586	150.00–161.50	157.50
65	—	527	165.00	165.00

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