Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers, heifers or replacement cattle. In addition to regular local consignments, out of state cattle selling today, due to dry conditions and fire. Demand was good with several buyer today. Warmer weather in the area. Next Auction Dates Aug 25th Special Fall Calves & Yearlings

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.64/cwt on 1,973 head.

Average price

$162.64

1,973 head · 837 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,362

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

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

$3.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.49

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	705	165.98	1,170	176
Medium and Large 1	850	162.31	1,380	1,797

One grade step is worth $3.67/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale1,973 hd

162.64

—

NE average7 barns · 11,872 hd

161.15

+1.49

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

56 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	—	573	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,089	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	159.27/cwt	154.75–161.35	1,484	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	177.65/cwt	170.25–180.00	1,210	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	180.21/cwt	174.50–182.00	962	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	930	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,355	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	881	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,304	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	145.31/cwt	142.75–146.75	1,482	244
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	152.57/cwt	151.00–157.25	1,341	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	682	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,084	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	1,187.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,275.00	18,231	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,572	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	24,366	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	602	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	981	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	746	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,190	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	835	157.75/cwt	153.50–160.00	1,317	523
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	753	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,197	90
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,532	1,352.01/cwt	1,285.00–1,475.00	20,713	61
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,329	1,015.68/cwt	850.00–1,185.00	13,498	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	1,579.99/cwt	1,325.00–1,710.00	21,425	133
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	1,549.01/cwt	1,225.00–1,610.00	17,380	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,788	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,409	1,173.61/cwt	1,050.00–1,225.00	16,536	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	167.23/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,301	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	147.18/cwt	139.00–149.25	1,358	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	813	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	653	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,206	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	954	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,370	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,049	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	164.25/cwt	161.00–168.25	1,112	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	181.58/cwt	175.00–184.75	1,015	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	827	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,224	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	154.20/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,180	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	158.75/cwt	157.00–160.50	1,102	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	153.71/cwt	151.50–154.75	1,497	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	166.51/cwt	166.00–167.00	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	157.87/cwt	157.50–158.00	1,309	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	150.12/cwt	144.00–152.25	1,315	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	165.26/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,028	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	168.87/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,419	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	162.25/cwt	156.00–167.75	1,183	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	154.19/cwt	153.50–155.00	1,121	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	150.80/cwt	145.00–153.50	1,240	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	135.34/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,402	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	172.67/cwt	171.00–173.50	958	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,483	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	939	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	154.10/cwt	148.00–155.50	1,190	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	905	137.33/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,243	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	177.28/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,094	55

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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,135Last week 6,790Year ago 3,210

Replacement CattleReceipts 425Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	573	190.00	190.00
255	—	932	154.75–161.35	159.27
253	—	681	170.25–180.00	177.65
9	—	465	186.00	186.00
244	—	1,020	142.75–146.75	145.31
124	—	879	151.00–157.25	152.57
272	—	778	158.00–170.00	167.23
334	—	974	151.50–154.75	153.71
82	—	840	162.00–170.00	168.87
66	—	729	156.00–167.75	162.25
16	—	1,059	140.00	140.00
12	—	425	221.00	221.00
55	—	617	167.00–180.00	177.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	653	184.75	184.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	510	187.00	187.00
11	—	391	213.00	213.00
22	—	921	148.75	148.75
41	—	677	161.00–168.25	164.25
20	—	559	175.00–184.75	181.58
41	—	765	153.50–155.00	154.20
26	—	829	157.50–158.00	157.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	534	174.50–182.00	180.21
132	—	923	139.00–149.25	147.18
16	—	389	209.00	209.00
10	—	460	171.00	171.00
5	—	968	139.00	139.00
54	—	694	157.00–160.50	158.75
117	—	876	144.00–152.25	150.12
108	—	622	161.00–168.00	165.26
86	—	727	153.50–155.00	154.19
73	—	822	145.00–153.50	150.80
40	—	1,036	131.00–137.00	135.34
33	—	555	171.00–173.50	172.67
10	—	407	179.00	179.00
121	—	772	148.00–155.50	154.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	930	145.75	145.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	881	148.00	148.00
26	—	682	159.00	159.00
73	—	602	163.00	163.00
65	—	746	159.50	159.50
523	—	835	153.50–160.00	157.75
90	—	753	159.00	159.00
82	—	905	137.00–138.00	137.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	771	136.00	136.00
6	—	631	149.00	149.00
10	—	521	166.00–167.00	166.51
6	—	653	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	827	148.00	148.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,535	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,187.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	61	—	1,532	1,285.00–1,475.00	1,352.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	133	—	1,356	1,325.00–1,710.00	1,579.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,329	850.00–1,185.00	1,015.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,149	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,409	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,173.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,572	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	58	—	1,122	1,225.00–1,610.00	1,549.01

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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