Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 500 to 650 lbs steers traded unevenly steady, 750 to 1000 lbs steers traded steady to 6.00 lower, comparable heifer offerings traded unevenly steady. Demand was good with several buyers and an active internet. Next Auction Dates for Aug 11th SPECIAL BRED COWS, FALL CALVES, & YEARLINGS AUCTION

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.40/cwt on 4,162 head.

Average price

$162.40

4,162 head · 845 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,372

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$265

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

$4.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

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	669	166.75	1,116	155
Medium and Large 1	851	162.23	1,381	4,007

One grade step is worth $4.52/cwt here — about −$265 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 sale4,162 hd

162.40

—

NE average5 barns · 8,100 hd

159.57

+2.83

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

45 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	—	830	166.10/cwt	166.10–166.10	1,379	200
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	942	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,342	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	153.03/cwt	149.00–156.00	1,131	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	175.89/cwt	171.00–179.00	760	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.10/cwt	165.00–172.75	970	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	148.44/cwt	147.50–151.00	1,220	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	159.83/cwt	155.00–162.25	1,087	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	762	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	752	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,237	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	199.75/cwt	191.00–201.25	1,037	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	161.65/cwt	154.00–162.25	1,335	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	147.52/cwt	144.50–152.25	1,517	620
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	658	173.25/cwt	173.25–173.25	1,140	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	180.12/cwt	175.50–184.25	962	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	207.22/cwt	203.00–208.50	997	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	152.03/cwt	151.00–153.50	1,163	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	164.61/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,131	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	163.72/cwt	158.50–166.00	1,295	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	658	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	172.43/cwt	169.00–176.50	831	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	154.11/cwt	150.00–155.50	954	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	154.52/cwt	149.75–162.50	1,440	706
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	202.22/cwt	197.00–206.00	825	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	181.70/cwt	175.50–185.50	1,119	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	193.15/cwt	187.00–197.00	902	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	161.24/cwt	151.00–166.50	1,163	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	171.06/cwt	168.25–178.25	1,266	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	157.31/cwt	153.25–161.00	1,370	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	152.98/cwt	149.75–155.75	1,507	480
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	186.18/cwt	184.50–188.50	1,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,044	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	169.95/cwt	167.00–173.50	896	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	903	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,318	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	774	157.45/cwt	153.50–159.50	1,219	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	835	154.90/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,293	530
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	179.33/cwt	172.75–184.75	1,203	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	188.09/cwt	179.50–192.00	1,082	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	144.65/cwt	144.50–145.00	1,248	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	165.64/cwt	162.50–169.00	1,040	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	151.48/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,171	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,524	149

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 6,790Last week 7,824Year ago 5,210

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	830	166.10	166.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	338	202.50	202.50
11	—	379	201.00	201.00
79	—	519	191.00–201.25	199.75
232	—	826	154.00–162.25	161.65
620	—	1,028	144.50–152.25	147.52
43	—	481	203.00–208.50	207.22
213	—	791	158.50–166.00	163.72
706	—	932	149.75–162.50	154.52
38	—	408	197.00–206.00	202.22
207	—	616	175.50–185.50	181.70
281	—	740	168.25–178.25	171.06
310	—	871	153.25–161.00	157.31
480	—	985	149.75–155.75	152.98
172	—	671	172.75–184.75	179.33
199	—	575	179.50–192.00	188.09
149	—	1,055	144.50	144.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	752	164.50	164.50
49	—	658	173.25	173.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	765	151.00–153.50	152.03
26	—	687	163.50–165.00	164.61
10	—	831	148.00	148.00
16	—	635	166.00	166.00
18	—	467	187.00–197.00	193.15
47	—	721	151.00–166.50	161.24
12	—	542	184.50–188.50	186.18
7	—	583	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	942	142.50	142.50
70	—	739	149.00–156.00	153.03
87	—	432	171.00–179.00	175.89
110	—	570	165.00–172.75	170.10
110	—	822	147.50–151.00	148.44
289	—	680	155.00–162.25	159.83
170	—	534	175.50–184.25	180.12
10	—	372	177.00	177.00
27	—	482	169.00–176.50	172.43
57	—	863	144.50–145.00	144.65
207	—	628	162.50–169.00	165.64
249	—	773	145.00–154.00	151.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	729	149.75	149.75
20	—	619	150.00–155.50	154.11
23	—	527	167.00–173.50	169.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	903	146.00	146.00
235	—	774	153.50–159.50	157.45
530	—	835	151.00–156.50	154.90

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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