Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2021-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison, a trend will not be given. Demand was good with several buyers and high internet bidding. Next Auction Dates March 31st Special Bred Cow Auction, April 7th Special Back to grass Feeder Cattle Auction

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.49/cwt on 1,872 head.

Average price

$144.49

1,872 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$185

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

$1.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.76

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	144.59	959	1,765
Medium and Large 1-2	542	142.85	774	107

One grade step is worth $1.75/cwt here — about $185 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 sale1,872 hd

144.49

—

NE average8 barns · 8,810 hd

142.73

+1.76

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

33 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	—	741	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,008	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	166.21/cwt	165.00–169.00	635	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	160.70/cwt	155.00–165.00	699	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	132.49/cwt	126.00–134.50	1,052	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	149.10/cwt	146.50–159.00	877	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.06/cwt	156.00–167.00	763	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	151.51/cwt	146.50–154.00	1,082	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	715	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,176	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	877	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,169	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	159.62/cwt	158.00–161.00	921	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	141.05/cwt	136.00–144.00	815	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	171.16/cwt	163.00–176.00	907	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	160.48/cwt	152.50–167.00	846	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	138.84/cwt	131.00–139.75	1,144	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	193.67/cwt	192.00–196.50	844	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	143.48/cwt	140.00–148.50	775	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	966	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	191.27/cwt	190.00–192.00	876	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	147.05/cwt	141.50–154.00	916	328
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.89/cwt	134.00–145.00	948	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	791	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	135.80/cwt	134.50–136.50	995	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	150.16/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,038	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	190.55/cwt	180.00–196.75	978	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,174	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	175.54/cwt	172.00–178.00	1,029	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	158.52/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,007	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	568	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,065	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	129.63/cwt	129.00–130.50	1,056	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	126.94/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,103	152

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 Mar 24, 2021

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

Receipts 3,155Last week 4,400Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	741	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
259	—	714	146.50–154.00	151.51
141	—	824	131.00–139.75	138.84
21	—	436	192.00–196.50	193.67
38	—	458	190.00–192.00	191.27
90	—	691	150.00–151.00	150.16
105	—	513	180.00–196.75	190.55
49	—	851	138.00	138.00
53	—	586	172.00–178.00	175.54
183	—	635	155.00–161.00	158.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	577	158.00–161.00	159.62
35	—	530	163.00–176.00	171.16
26	—	666	145.00	145.00
24	—	437	181.00	181.00
8	—	471	178.00	178.00
10	—	364	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	568	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	382	165.00–169.00	166.21
49	—	435	155.00–165.00	160.70
73	—	794	126.00–134.50	132.49
104	—	588	146.50–159.00	149.10
106	—	474	156.00–167.00	161.06
234	—	527	152.50–167.00	160.48
328	—	623	141.50–154.00	147.05
344	—	673	134.00–145.00	140.89
118	—	733	134.50–136.50	135.80
141	—	815	129.00–130.50	129.63
152	—	869	126.00–127.00	126.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	715	164.50	164.50
60	—	877	133.25	133.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	578	136.00–144.00	141.05
9	—	340	150.00	150.00
46	—	540	140.00–148.50	143.48

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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