Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A nice selection of Fall Bred cows on hand today, calving in Aug. A limited number of comparable offerings for yearlings today with 600 lbs fall steers trading 2.00 lower, and 950 lbs steers trading 3.00 higher. Fall Heifer offerings 550 lbs traded 2.00 lower 600 and 700 lbs heifers traded 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers today. Sandhills received several nice showers of rain these past couple of weeks, everything is green. Next Auction Date Aug 23rd Special Fall calves and yearlings

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $262.59/cwt on 1,190 head.

Average price

$262.59

1,190 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$411

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.03

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	567	267.23	1,515	26
Medium and Large 1	734	262.48	1,926	1,164

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about −$411 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 sale1,190 hd

262.59

—

NE average8 barns · 6,427 hd

244.55

+18.03

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$2,831	206
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,555	$2,521	30
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,026	$2,700	43

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	392	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,266	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	246.62/cwt	238.00–248.75	2,111	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	244.54/cwt	239.00–249.50	2,042	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	289.34/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,528	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	281.07/cwt	276.00–285.50	1,639	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	240.38/cwt	235.00–242.00	2,231	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	311.03/cwt	300.00–319.50	1,810	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	328.55/cwt	325.00–332.00	1,597	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,553	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	265.62/cwt	260.00–276.00	2,059	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,847	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	321.78/cwt	317.50–323.50	1,696	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	276.73/cwt	272.00–277.75	2,042	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	878	247.75/cwt	247.75–247.75	2,175	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	309.24/cwt	302.50–310.50	1,970	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,404	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	244.93/cwt	240.50–246.00	2,244	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	298.79/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,954	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,859	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,770	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,900	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,253	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	259.89/cwt	259.75–260.00	1,858	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	836	252.59/cwt	244.50–253.75	2,112	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,479	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,379	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	232.21/cwt	230.00–233.25	2,327	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	274.28/cwt	263.00–277.00	1,753	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,627	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,353	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,555	2,520.88/head	2,150.00–2,610.00	2,521	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,354	2,848.99/head	2,375.00–2,910.00	2,849	201
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	43

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 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,550Last week 4,025Year ago 2,975

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 0Year ago 90

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	392	323.00	323.00
31	—	856	238.00–248.75	246.62
93	—	835	239.00–249.50	244.54
101	—	528	281.00–299.00	289.34
113	—	583	276.00–285.50	281.07
134	—	928	235.00–242.00	240.38
18	—	682	259.50	259.50
22	—	757	251.00	251.00
21	—	967	233.00	233.00
148	—	715	259.75–260.00	259.89
22	—	1,002	230.00–233.25	232.21
202	—	639	263.00–277.00	274.28
8	—	494	291.00	291.00
11	—	445	304.00	304.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	878	247.75	247.75
149	—	836	244.50–253.75	252.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	564	270.00	270.00
9	—	498	277.00	277.00
9	—	638	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	400	320.00	320.00
6	—	896	249.00	249.00
6	—	530	311.00	311.00
15	—	751	246.00	246.00
6	—	725	246.00	246.00
18	—	664	280.00	280.00
12	—	640	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	582	300.00–319.50	311.03
38	—	486	325.00–332.00	328.55
18	—	447	347.50	347.50
69	—	775	260.00–276.00	265.62
35	—	527	317.50–323.50	321.78
98	—	738	272.00–277.75	276.73
100	—	637	302.50–310.50	309.24
110	—	954	252.00	252.00
72	—	916	240.50–246.00	244.93
90	—	654	296.00–300.00	298.79
57	—	1,035	239.50	239.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,555	2,150.00–2,610.00	2,520.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	201	—	1,354	2,375.00–2,910.00	2,848.99
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	983	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,026	2,700.00	2,700.00

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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