Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Annual BBQ Yearlings and Fall Calf Auction compared with two weeks ago traded stronger with several buyers and an active internet. Demand was very good for all offerings. Steer Calves, 450 to 700 lbs, traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher and 750 to 1000 lbs steers, traded 5.00 to 13.00 higher. Heifers calves, 500 to 700 lbs traded 7.00 to 11.00 higher and 750 to 900 lbs offerings traded 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Next Auction Dates July 14th Special Bred Cow Auction, July 21st Special Fall calves and Yearlings

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $167.27/cwt on 5,440 head.

Average price

$167.27

5,440 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,350

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$2.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	809	167.36	1,355	5,219
Medium and Large 1-2	754	165.07	1,245	221

One grade step is worth $2.29/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 sale5,440 hd

167.27

—

NE average1 barns · 5,440 hd

167.27

+0.00

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

43 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 1-2Natural	—	524	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	948	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	163.48/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,097	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	184.22/cwt	181.50–187.00	1,057	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	784	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	198.82/cwt	195.00–203.00	944	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	149.14/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,326	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	152.16/cwt	149.00–153.75	1,152	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	151.15/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,087	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	159.22/cwt	157.50–160.00	1,064	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	172.38/cwt	168.50–176.00	1,236	328
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	157.43/cwt	150.00–163.75	1,458	1,348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	178.16/cwt	175.25–181.50	1,208	385
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	183.29/cwt	175.25–185.75	1,133	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	723	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	187.20/cwt	183.00–193.50	1,084	251
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,132	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	152.46/cwt	149.75–153.25	1,494	290
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	800	153.60/cwt	153.60–153.60	1,229	190
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	151.06/cwt	143.50–153.25	1,518	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	763	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,349	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	208.29/cwt	197.00–226.00	839	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	210.13/cwt	205.00–214.00	992	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	165.13/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,037	209
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	659	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	989	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	162.13/cwt	156.00–165.50	1,331	518
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	847	167.25/cwt	167.25–167.25	1,417	196
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	201.66/cwt	195.50–207.50	1,065	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	151.67/cwt	150.25–154.00	1,253	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	192.27/cwt	191.75–192.50	1,038	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	157.69/cwt	151.00–160.50	1,385	370
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	148.65/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,406	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	169.94/cwt	164.00–172.00	1,324	403
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	172.99/cwt	168.00–175.75	1,010	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,093	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	140.24/cwt	139.50–141.50	1,289	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,311	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	184.14/cwt	179.00–189.75	974	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,257	5

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

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Receipts 7,824Last week 6,990Year ago 8,006

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	524	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	325	191.00	191.00
8	—	774	155.50	155.50
17	—	671	163.00–164.00	163.48
14	—	574	181.50–187.00	184.22
42	—	540	191.75–192.50	192.27
90	—	946	148.00–149.00	148.65
6	—	455	199.00	199.00
12	—	639	171.00	171.00
16	—	886	148.00	148.00
5	—	827	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
328	—	717	168.50–176.00	172.38
1,348	—	926	150.00–163.75	157.43
385	—	678	175.25–181.50	178.16
261	—	618	175.25–185.75	183.29
251	—	579	183.00–193.50	187.20
290	—	980	149.75–153.25	152.46
343	—	1,005	143.50–153.25	151.06
52	—	403	197.00–226.00	208.29
113	—	472	205.00–214.00	210.13
518	—	821	156.00–165.50	162.13
147	—	528	195.50–207.50	201.66
370	—	878	151.00–160.50	157.69
403	—	779	164.00–172.00	169.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	723	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	735	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	763	176.75	176.75
196	—	847	167.25	167.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	793	139.00	139.00
9	—	433	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	433	181.00	181.00
33	—	475	195.00–203.00	198.82
106	—	889	148.00–150.00	149.14
143	—	757	149.00–153.75	152.16
144	—	719	148.00–154.00	151.15
187	—	668	157.50–160.00	159.22
209	—	628	159.00–169.00	165.13
267	—	826	150.25–154.00	151.67
249	—	584	168.00–175.75	172.99
101	—	919	139.50–141.50	140.24
214	—	529	179.00–189.75	184.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
190	—	800	153.60	153.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	659	150.00	150.00

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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