Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 850 to 950 lbs Steers traded 2.00 to 5.00 higher, no comparable offerings for heifers. Demand was very good for home raised Sandhill cattle. Next Auction Dates Oct 13th Special Calves & Yearlings, Oct 20th Special Bred Cows & Pairs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.75/cwt on 2,087 head.

Average price

$151.75

2,087 head · 813 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,233

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$133

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

$10.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.97

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	813	151.90	1,235	2,058
Medium and Large 1-2	780	141.28	1,102	29

One grade step is worth $10.62/cwt here — about $133 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 sale2,087 hd

151.75

—

NE average9 barns · 11,052 hd

152.72

−0.97

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

32 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	—	923	161.80/cwt	151.00–164.00	1,493	297
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	861	153.33/cwt	152.50–154.25	1,320	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	832	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,084	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,434	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	157.64/cwt	156.00–158.00	928	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	152.60/cwt	151.00–155.50	932	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,149	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	152.85/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,584	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	976	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,007	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,601	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,234	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	907	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	163.95/cwt	161.75–165.50	1,435	454
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	164.23/cwt	158.00–167.50	1,171	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	146.74/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,139	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	726	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,147	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	163.68/cwt	163.50–164.00	1,349	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	157.69/cwt	152.75–159.00	1,519	471
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	889	151.25/cwt	151.25–151.25	1,345	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	954	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,398	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,045	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	149.88/cwt	146.00–154.25	1,022	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	169.31/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,173	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	170.83/cwt	169.00–176.00	1,069	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	775	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,223	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	147.66/cwt	146.25–150.00	1,361	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	156.26/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,152	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	946	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,386	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	670	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	1,070	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	144.22/cwt	142.00–144.50	1,278	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,413	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	151.56/cwt	143.00–155.25	1,249	281

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.

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Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Oct 6, 2021

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

Receipts 4,155Last week 4,270Year ago 3,960

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
297	—	923	151.00–164.00	161.80
219	—	1,036	151.00–155.00	152.85
17	—	581	168.00	168.00
15	—	523	173.50	173.50
454	—	875	161.75–165.50	163.95
89	—	713	158.00–167.50	164.23
34	—	824	163.50–164.00	163.68
471	—	963	152.75–159.00	157.69
43	—	693	167.00–170.00	169.31
77	—	626	169.00–176.00	170.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,007	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	769	160.50	160.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	861	152.50–154.25	153.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	498	167.00	167.00
24	—	1,084	132.25	132.25
28	—	589	156.00–158.00	157.64
32	—	611	151.00–155.50	152.60
109	—	776	146.00–147.50	146.74
120	—	682	146.00–154.25	149.88
277	—	922	146.25–150.00	147.66
206	—	737	146.00–159.00	156.26
79	—	886	142.00–144.50	144.22
64	—	968	146.00	146.00
281	—	824	143.00–155.25	151.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	812	141.50	141.50
13	—	741	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	726	158.00	158.00
126	—	889	151.25	151.25
64	—	954	146.50	146.50
143	—	775	157.75	157.75
62	—	946	146.50	146.50
89	—	670	159.75	159.75

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