Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and an active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates April 20th Bred Cow and Pair Auction April 27th Back to Grass Feeder Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.63/cwt on 3,353 head.

Average price

$176.63

3,353 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,286

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$3.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	735	176.92	1,300	3,045
Medium and Large 1-2	661	173.81	1,149	308

One grade step is worth $3.11/cwt here — about $151 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 sale3,353 hd

176.63

—

NE average5 barns · 7,880 hd

170.71

+5.92

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

52 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	—	776	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,346	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	662	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,354	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	154.69/cwt	152.00–158.00	1,366	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	179.56/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,282	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	149.45/cwt	148.00–152.25	1,447	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	197.51/cwt	193.00–207.00	1,227	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	987	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	873	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,301	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	221.99/cwt	219.75–225.00	959	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	876	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	208.12/cwt	204.50–214.00	1,059	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,478	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	180.54/cwt	180.00–181.00	1,078	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,177	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	162.02/cwt	161.00–162.50	1,251	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	190.05/cwt	180.00–199.50	1,266	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,194	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	733	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,334	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,096	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,216	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	796	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	829	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,086	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	956	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,048	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	179.23/cwt	169.50–184.25	966	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	197.18/cwt	180.00–199.50	840	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	159.59/cwt	152.50–162.50	1,079	382
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	142.52/cwt	139.50–149.50	1,156	272
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	150.28/cwt	149.50–151.00	956	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	987	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	623	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,115	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	676	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,078	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	160.67/cwt	158.25–164.50	924	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	164.26/cwt	156.00–170.00	1,032	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	180.71/cwt	172.00–188.75	876	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	142.55/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,095	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	746	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,151	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	994	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,352	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	177.40/cwt	175.00–178.00	749	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	166.18/cwt	166.00–166.50	871	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	151.74/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,114	365
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	170.61/cwt	165.25–176.00	972	318
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	215.82/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,045	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	203.36/cwt	193.00–211.25	1,151	415
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	935	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	819	153.87/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,260	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,132	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	183.59/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,151	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	149.68/cwt	147.25–150.00	1,392	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	155.98/cwt	153.75–160.00	1,292	447

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Receipts 6,590Last week 3,060Year ago 6,300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	776	173.50	173.50
140	—	662	204.50	204.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	883	152.00–158.00	154.69
173	—	714	176.00–186.00	179.56
168	—	968	148.00–152.25	149.45
130	—	621	193.00–207.00	197.51
48	—	432	219.75–225.00	221.99
18	—	393	223.00	223.00
94	—	509	204.50–214.00	208.12
58	—	1,041	142.00	142.00
245	—	772	161.00–162.50	162.02
245	—	666	180.00–199.50	190.05
159	—	484	209.00–220.00	215.82
415	—	566	193.00–211.25	203.36
250	—	930	147.25–150.00	149.68
447	—	828	153.75–160.00	155.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	194.00	194.00
24	—	597	180.00–181.00	180.54
23	—	835	141.00	141.00
12	—	671	178.00	178.00
11	—	431	210.00	210.00
78	—	746	154.25	154.25
150	—	627	175.00–187.00	183.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	873	149.00	149.00
25	—	994	136.00	136.00
33	—	740	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	733	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	580	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	981	124.00	124.00
17	—	394	202.00	202.00
15	—	345	208.00	208.00
164	—	539	169.50–184.25	179.23
42	—	426	180.00–199.50	197.18
382	—	676	152.50–162.50	159.59
272	—	811	139.50–149.50	142.52
207	—	628	156.00–170.00	164.26
202	—	485	172.00–188.75	180.71
164	—	768	139.00–148.00	142.55
365	—	734	145.00–155.00	151.74
318	—	570	165.25–176.00	170.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	829	131.00	131.00
21	—	672	142.25	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	567	184.75	184.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	636	149.50–151.00	150.28
17	—	658	150.00	150.00
81	—	575	158.25–164.50	160.67
30	—	422	175.00–178.00	177.40
28	—	524	166.00–166.50	166.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	623	179.00	179.00
25	—	676	159.50	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	527	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	819	153.00–155.00	153.87

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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