Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

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 very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Following cold, winter weather last week, the Sandhills are warming up fast. Next Auction Dates for April 19th Bred Cow Auction and April 26th Back to Grass Feeder Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $236.61/cwt on 3,604 head.

Average price

$236.61

3,604 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$256

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

$5.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.14

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	617	241.41	1,488	240
Medium and Large 1	738	236.26	1,744	3,364

One grade step is worth $5.15/cwt here — about −$256 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 sale3,604 hd

236.61

—

NE average6 barns · 7,959 hd

233.46

+3.14

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

43 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	—	406	267.27/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,085	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,089	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,917	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	268.48/cwt	267.00–273.00	1,310	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	222.60/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,253	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	242.20/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,165	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	219.53/cwt	211.00–230.00	1,396	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	309.59/cwt	309.00–310.00	1,306	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	293.97/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,373	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,906	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	235.05/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,488	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	187.57/cwt	187.00–190.00	1,906	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,856	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	263.32/cwt	257.00–269.00	1,548	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	267.43/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,417	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	936	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,975	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	228.64/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,578	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	245.17/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,459	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	220.75/cwt	214.00–222.50	1,821	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	286.32/cwt	281.00–296.00	1,500	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	231.15/cwt	222.00–238.50	1,704	425
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,586	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	256.80/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,582	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	240.03/cwt	235.50–249.00	1,596	371
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	208.44/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,828	360
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	269.08/cwt	263.00–271.00	1,362	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	267.70/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,309	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	823	208.16/cwt	205.50–215.50	1,713	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	714	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,549	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	676	256.91/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,737	478
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	754	237.71/cwt	235.50–241.00	1,792	309
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	235.48/cwt	231.00–257.00	1,458	286
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	223.18/cwt	217.50–229.00	1,725	332
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	858	210.38/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,805	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	907	183.67/cwt	183.00–183.75	1,666	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	200.49/cwt	188.00–208.50	1,560	506
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	185.94/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,527	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	215.34/cwt	209.00–216.00	1,486	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	792	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,770	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	199.78/cwt	192.00–206.50	1,430	337
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	233.86/cwt	227.50–239.00	1,331	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	241.97/cwt	222.50–251.00	1,280	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	184.57/cwt	180.50–194.25	1,598	97

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 12, 2023

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

Receipts 6,445Last week 2,105Year ago 6,590

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	406	260.00–272.50	267.27
25	—	1,089	176.00	176.00
40	—	488	267.00–273.00	268.48
52	—	506	263.00–271.00	269.08
286	—	619	231.00–257.00	235.48
149	—	907	183.00–183.75	183.67
506	—	778	188.00–208.50	200.49
137	—	821	185.00–187.00	185.94
196	—	690	209.00–216.00	215.34
337	—	716	192.00–206.50	199.78
129	—	569	227.50–239.00	233.86
97	—	866	180.50–194.25	184.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	563	215.00–225.00	222.60
43	—	481	232.50–247.50	242.20
92	—	636	211.00–230.00	219.53
42	—	529	222.50–251.00	241.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	823	205.50–215.50	208.16
27	—	714	217.00	217.00
78	—	858	210.00–212.00	210.38
61	—	792	223.50	223.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	422	309.00–310.00	309.59
41	—	467	285.00–300.00	293.97
42	—	1,121	170.00	170.00
68	—	1,016	187.00–190.00	187.57
129	—	952	195.00	195.00
136	—	588	257.00–269.00	263.32
211	—	825	214.00–222.50	220.75
8	—	379	287.50	287.50
201	—	524	281.00–296.00	286.32
425	—	737	222.00–238.50	231.15
164	—	616	253.00–265.00	256.80
371	—	665	235.50–249.00	240.03
360	—	877	205.00–214.00	208.44
332	—	773	217.50–229.00	223.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	633	225.00–245.00	235.05
46	—	530	265.00–270.00	267.43
22	—	690	228.00–230.00	228.64
15	—	595	241.00–250.00	245.17
48	—	803	197.50	197.50
56	—	489	260.00–272.50	267.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	936	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
478	—	676	255.00–260.00	256.91
309	—	754	235.50–241.00	237.71

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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