Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market, a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good for majority of consignments, with the sudden change of very cold weather in the area, calves showed some fill in the ring. Next Auction Date Dec. 14th Special Feeder Cattle Auction, Dec. 21st Special Holiday Bred Cow and Heifer Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $219.07/cwt on 3,253 head.

Average price

$219.07

3,253 head · 595 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,304

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$178

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.53

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	219.64	1,311	3,129
Medium and Large 1-2	554	204.47	1,134	124

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $178 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 sale3,253 hd

219.07

—

NE average10 barns · 19,225 hd

208.54

+10.53

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

34 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	—	611	179.35/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,096	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	197.37/cwt	194.00–203.00	1,129	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	205.07/cwt	200.00–209.50	1,068	362
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	189.15/cwt	185.50–191.00	1,076	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	169.13/cwt	165.50–170.50	1,126	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	228.69/cwt	221.00–237.00	1,189	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	210.05/cwt	200.00–215.50	1,317	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	213.29/cwt	203.00–219.00	1,139	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,299	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	193.31/cwt	192.00–194.75	1,496	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,083	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	201.45/cwt	201.25–201.50	1,467	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	227.69/cwt	227.00–229.00	938	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	243.83/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,087	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	236.99/cwt	232.00–246.00	1,130	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	207.15/cwt	193.00–212.00	1,392	843
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	220.54/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,255	361
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	606	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,354	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	246.04/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,267	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	254.14/cwt	236.00–259.00	973	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	864	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,469	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	585	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,217	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	206.90/cwt	198.00–211.25	997	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	837	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	201.47/cwt	201.00–202.00	1,146	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	188.77/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,138	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,025	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	215.43/cwt	212.00–217.00	918	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	952	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,604	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,257	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	229.44/cwt	228.25–230.00	1,347	403
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	721	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,337	19

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Receipts 4,800Last week 2,300Year ago 3,735

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	611	170.00–184.00	179.35
186	—	572	194.00–203.00	197.37
362	—	521	200.00–209.50	205.07
62	—	666	165.50–170.50	169.13
106	—	482	198.00–211.25	206.90
16	—	391	214.00	214.00
42	—	426	212.00–217.00	215.43
29	—	861	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	569	185.50–191.00	189.15
19	—	485	190.00	190.00
9	—	544	188.50	188.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	952	168.50	168.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	520	221.00–237.00	228.69
392	—	627	200.00–215.50	210.05
60	—	774	192.00–194.75	193.31
91	—	728	201.25–201.50	201.45
117	—	446	237.00–245.00	243.83
140	—	477	232.00–246.00	236.99
843	—	672	193.00–212.00	207.15
361	—	569	214.00–226.00	220.54
93	—	383	236.00–259.00	254.14
26	—	347	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	534	203.00–219.00	213.29
18	—	689	188.50	188.50
8	—	490	221.00	221.00
24	—	412	227.00–229.00	227.69
27	—	569	201.00–202.00	201.47
30	—	603	180.00–192.00	188.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
92	—	606	223.50	223.50
161	—	515	240.00–248.00	246.04
403	—	587	228.25–230.00	229.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	775	189.50	189.50
19	—	721	185.50	185.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	585	208.00	208.00

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