Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2021-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings a trend will not be given today. Demand was moderate to good. Next auction date May 26th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.32/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$144.32

111 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$304

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

$11.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.19

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	511	153.88	786	16thin
Medium and Large 1	764	142.71	1,090	95

One grade step is worth $11.17/cwt here — about −$304 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 sale111 hd

144.32

—

NE average3 barns · 1,227 hd

143.12

+1.19

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

19 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 1	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	124.90/cwt	124.00–126.00	923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	909	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	145.65/cwt	145.50–148.00	992	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	141.24/cwt	137.00–141.75	1,123	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	714	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	464	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	650	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,432	983.53/cwt	960.00–1,025.00	14,084	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,793	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,270.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,285.00	18,415	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	579	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	845	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,455	901.65/cwt	885.00–910.00	13,119	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,402	1,404.25/cwt	1,400.00–1,450.00	19,688	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,353	1,257.99/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	17,021	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,553	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	20,966	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	1,893.69/cwt	1,810.00–1,975.00	20,509	64
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,547	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	16,244	13

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 May 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 4,170Year ago 1,420

Replacement CattleReceipts 260Last week 0Year ago 0

A limited number of comparable offerings a trend will not be given today. Demand was moderate to good. Next auction date May 26th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	155.00	155.00
16	—	681	145.50–148.00	145.65
74	—	795	137.00–141.75	141.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	146.00	146.00
9	—	458	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	739	124.00–126.00	124.90
6	—	681	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	140.00	140.00
7	—	325	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,432	960.00–1,025.00	983.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	76	—	1,450	1,175.00–1,285.00	1,270.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	—	1,353	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,257.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,547	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,455	885.00–910.00	901.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,226	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,402	1,400.00–1,450.00	1,404.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,553	1,350.00	1,350.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	64	—	1,083	1,810.00–1,975.00	1,893.69

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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