Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offering from two weeks ago with 660 lbs steers trading 3.00 higher, 800 lbs steers traded steady and 950 lbs steers traded 3.00 lower. Heifer offerings weighing 800 lbs traded 5.00 higher. Demand was good today with several buyers and active internet bidding. Another hot and humid day with no rain. Next Auction Dates Aug 24th Special Fall Calves and Yearlings

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.64/cwt on 1,478 head.

Average price

$184.64

1,478 head · 793 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,464

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$175

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

$18.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.96

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	793	185.17	1,469	1,435
Medium and Large 1-2	775	167.02	1,294	43

One grade step is worth $18.15/cwt here — about $175 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 sale1,478 hd

184.64

—

NE average7 barns · 9,470 hd

177.68

+6.96

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,309	$1,545	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,389	$1,426	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,544	$1,893	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,436	$1,375	9

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,276	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,647	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,480	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,044	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	180.35/cwt	173.50–184.75	1,381	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	1,153	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	199.84/cwt	199.50–200.75	1,529	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	801	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,586	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	189.46/cwt	187.50–197.25	1,569	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	181.29/cwt	179.00–184.00	1,430	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	175.89/cwt	175.00–178.50	1,525	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,048	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	176.57/cwt	176.25–177.00	1,706	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,182	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	829	183.33/cwt	181.00–185.50	1,520	272
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,004	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,667	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,299	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	190.24/cwt	186.00–193.00	1,668	341
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	174.95/cwt	171.75–177.00	1,629	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	181.35/cwt	177.75–184.25	1,677	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	642	203.25/cwt	203.25–203.25	1,305	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	159.34/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,318	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	768	186.18/cwt	183.00–187.75	1,430	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	879	179.75/cwt	179.75–179.75	1,580	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	159.16/cwt	158.00–161.50	1,372	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	570	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,260	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	181.21/cwt	180.25–182.25	1,511	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	185.95/cwt	180.25–187.50	1,356	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	174.41/cwt	168.50–177.00	1,509	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	943	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,309	1,545.01/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,545	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,389	1,426.38/head	1,385.00–1,460.00	1,426	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,436	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,544	1,893.33/head	1,460.00–2,000.00	1,893	12

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,975Last week 8,230Year ago 4,135

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 0Year ago 425

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	641	199.00	199.00
24	—	1,026	160.50	160.50
25	—	961	154.00	154.00
27	—	488	214.00	214.00
39	—	766	173.50–184.75	180.35
44	—	570	202.25	202.25
153	—	931	171.75–177.00	174.95
135	—	834	180.25–182.25	181.21
91	—	729	180.25–187.50	185.95
107	—	865	168.50–177.00	174.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
272	—	829	181.00–185.50	183.33
296	—	768	183.00–187.75	186.18
73	—	879	179.75	179.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	642	203.25	203.25
65	—	570	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	827	159.00–160.00	159.34
18	—	862	158.00–161.50	159.16
8	—	469	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	765	199.50–200.75	199.84
106	—	828	187.50–197.25	189.46
177	—	966	176.25–177.00	176.57
11	—	571	207.00	207.00
22	—	715	202.00	202.00
36	—	1,004	166.00	166.00
24	—	640	203.00	203.00
341	—	877	186.00–193.00	190.24
56	—	925	177.75–184.25	181.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
146	—	660	218.00	218.00
70	—	801	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	789	179.00–184.00	181.29
51	—	867	175.00–178.50	175.89
12	—	468	224.00	224.00
5	—	541	211.00	211.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,309	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,545.01
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,389	1,385.00–1,460.00	1,426.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,436	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,544	1,460.00–2,000.00	1,893.33

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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