Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 550 to 600 lbs steers traded steady to 2.00 lower, 650 to 700 lbs. steers traded 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifer offerings traded unevenly steady with a high demand for replacement quality offerings. trading 10.00 higher. Several buyers in the seats today. Last few days of fresh snow in the Sandhills.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.48/cwt on 2,545 head.

Average price

$163.48

2,545 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$6.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.05

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	163.79	1,011	2,426
Medium and Large 1-2	593	156.99	932	119

One grade step is worth $6.81/cwt here — about $79 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 sale2,545 hd

163.48

—

NE average8 barns · 15,156 hd

157.43

+6.05

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

34 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	—	657	160.66/cwt	158.25–164.00	1,056	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	973	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	178.08/cwt	169.00–180.25	680	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	167.32/cwt	164.00–173.00	683	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.48/cwt	151.00–159.50	972	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.11/cwt	140.00–153.50	849	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	145.74/cwt	143.00–146.50	1,103	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	756	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	755	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	359	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	652	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	638	169.82/cwt	164.00–173.00	1,083	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	662	163.33/cwt	162.00–164.25	1,081	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	953	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	889	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	179.96/cwt	174.50–187.50	936	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	149.34/cwt	147.25–152.50	1,087	336
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	196.32/cwt	186.00–201.75	907	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	149.86/cwt	144.75–155.25	1,019	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	449	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	769	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	591	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	830	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	158.15/cwt	149.00–162.75	1,003	693
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	165.06/cwt	160.00–170.25	801	288
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	160.29/cwt	154.00–162.25	861	327
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	170.56/cwt	168.00–173.50	918	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	862	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	150.02/cwt	149.00–151.00	797	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	151.05/cwt	147.50–157.00	870	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	170.26/cwt	164.50–174.00	982	354
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	828	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	956	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,043	14

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 Jan 27, 2021

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

Receipts 4,240Last week 2,800Year ago 5,550

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
242	—	657	158.25–164.00	160.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	757	143.00–146.50	145.74
14	—	367	206.00	206.00
317	—	520	174.50–187.50	179.96
336	—	728	147.25–152.50	149.34
55	—	462	186.00–201.75	196.32
225	—	680	144.75–155.25	149.86
6	—	891	135.00	135.00
693	—	634	149.00–162.75	158.15
354	—	577	164.50–174.00	170.26
34	—	427	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	369	204.50	204.50
20	—	581	164.00	164.00
40	—	468	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	538	168.00–173.50	170.56
21	—	484	178.00	178.00
28	—	576	147.50–157.00	151.05
37	—	648	147.50	147.50
14	—	724	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	653	149.00	149.00
25	—	382	169.00–180.25	178.08
30	—	408	164.00–173.00	167.32
183	—	625	151.00–159.50	155.48
275	—	573	140.00–153.50	148.11
288	—	485	160.00–170.25	165.06
327	—	537	154.00–162.25	160.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	359	181.50	181.50
47	—	449	171.25	171.25
17	—	591	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	638	164.00–173.00	169.82
131	—	662	162.00–164.25	163.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	531	149.00–151.00	150.02
6	—	581	135.00	135.00
10	—	664	135.00	135.00

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