Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2021-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 700 lbs steers traded steady 5.00 higher, 500 and 550 lbs heifers traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher and 600 lbs heifers traded 11.00 lower. Demand was good with a lighter crowd on hand today. Next Auction Dates for Feb 10th Bred cow and Heifer Auction, Feb 17th Special Feeder Cattle Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.48/cwt on 1,710 head.

Average price

$160.48

1,710 head · 640 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,026

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$9.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.26

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	161.07	1,034	1,600
Medium and Large 1-2	609	151.94	925	110

One grade step is worth $9.13/cwt here — about $109 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 sale1,710 hd

160.48

—

NE average9 barns · 19,921 hd

153.22

+7.26

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

29 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 1Fleshy	—	693	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	988	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.55/cwt	138.00–147.00	897	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.48/cwt	156.50–169.00	850	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	135.07/cwt	131.75–138.00	902	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	156.53/cwt	150.50–160.00	905	391
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	173.44/cwt	166.50–176.00	1,002	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	640	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	976	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	729	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,152	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	753	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,130	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	155.04/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,093	269
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	178.98/cwt	168.00–183.00	956	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	167.81/cwt	161.00–170.00	789	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	833	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	174.17/cwt	170.00–179.50	805	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	750	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	138.98/cwt	135.00–140.25	1,070	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	136.63/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,006	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	158.66/cwt	157.00–160.50	703	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	158.74/cwt	156.00–163.50	895	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	152.56/cwt	145.00–157.75	1,025	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	142.61/cwt	141.00–146.50	772	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	164.04/cwt	151.00–167.50	1,037	482
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	143.83/cwt	141.25–148.00	851	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	161.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	850	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	967	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	133.27/cwt	132.00–134.00	857	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	7

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 Feb 3, 2021

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

Receipts 3,455Last week 4,240Year ago 4,485

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	693	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
257	—	578	166.50–176.00	173.44
269	—	705	144.00–158.00	155.04
132	—	534	168.00–183.00	178.98
49	—	462	170.00–179.50	174.17
134	—	770	135.00–140.25	138.98
209	—	672	145.00–157.75	152.56
482	—	632	151.00–167.50	164.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	736	132.00–139.00	136.63
36	—	564	156.00–163.50	158.74
5	—	495	166.00	166.00
24	—	526	155.00–165.00	161.59
12	—	660	146.50	146.50
7	—	640	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	625	138.00–147.00	143.55
187	—	520	156.50–169.00	163.48
236	—	668	131.75–138.00	135.07
391	—	578	150.50–160.00	156.53
43	—	710	127.00	127.00
49	—	470	161.00–170.00	167.81
17	—	443	157.00–160.50	158.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	640	152.50	152.50
66	—	729	158.00	158.00
20	—	753	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	661	126.00	126.00
35	—	487	154.00	154.00
40	—	541	141.00–146.50	142.61
150	—	592	141.25–148.00	143.83
85	—	643	132.00–134.00	133.27

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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