Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steer or heifer offerings. Demand was good for all offerings of weaned Fall calves and yearlings off grass. Several buyers today at the barn and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date July 10th Special Annual BBQ Auction with Yearlings and Fall Calves, no weigh-ups

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $332.87/cwt on 714 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −118.93 against this barn's trailing median of $451.80.

Average price

$332.87

714 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$19.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.10

vs NE average

+63.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	334.43	1,884	657
Medium and Large 1-2	561	314.93	1,765	57

One grade step is worth $19.50/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

15 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $485.41, low $389.69, median $451.80 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale714 hd

332.87

—

NE average4 barns · 983 hd

327.77

+5.10

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

+63.59

This barn, trailing median15 sales

451.80

−118.93

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

44 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 1Fancy	700–750	717	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,165	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	309.99/cwt	301.00–319.00	1,817	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	366.01/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,621	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	291.32/cwt	285.00–300.50	1,969	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	276.14/cwt	272.00–278.00	1,875	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	291.24/cwt	288.75–299.50	1,858	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	271.24/cwt	260.50–273.50	2,357	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	404.25/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,718	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	371.73/cwt	369.00–377.50	1,836	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	306.17/cwt	298.00–311.00	2,039	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	266.03/cwt	264.00–272.00	2,216	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	700–750	730	284.25/cwt	284.25–284.25	2,075	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	299.15/cwt	285.25–309.50	2,148	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	256.75/cwt	256.75–256.75	2,329	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	358.85/cwt	349.00–368.00	2,060	389
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	329.07/cwt	316.00–339.00	2,228	431
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	365.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,943	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	286.15/cwt	280.00–291.00	2,189	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	353	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	314.14/cwt	309.00–318.00	1,926	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	268.81/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,925	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	243.02/cwt	234.25–246.25	2,102	788
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	372.64/cwt	357.50–388.00	1,617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	391.66/cwt	381.00–398.50	1,872	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	331.43/cwt	313.00–338.00	2,071	523
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,017	249.60/cwt	246.00–250.25	2,538	760
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	309.66/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,938	291
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,952	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	889	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,205	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	250.67/cwt	250.25–252.50	1,923	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	348.05/cwt	340.00–358.00	1,852	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	357.51/cwt	350.00–366.00	1,720	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	770	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,310	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	323.39/cwt	308.00–337.50	1,672	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	331.80/cwt	325.00–333.00	1,516	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	228.90/cwt	223.75–232.50	2,232	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,461	7
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	650–700	680	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,860	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	817	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,083	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	234.15/cwt	227.25–237.75	2,182	525
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	332.04/cwt	320.00–348.00	1,889	559

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 Jun 26, 2024

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

Receipts 6,795Last week 1,480Year ago 8,505

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	700–750	717	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	433	337.50	337.50
34	450–500	457	325.00–333.00	331.80
21	500–550	517	308.00–337.50	323.39
36	550–600	586	301.00–319.00	309.99
136	600–650	638	288.75–299.50	291.24
46	650–700	679	272.00–278.00	276.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	351	405.00	405.00
20	400–450	443	360.00–372.00	366.01
92	450–500	481	350.00–366.00	357.51
98	500–550	532	340.00–358.00	348.05
559	550–600	569	320.00–348.00	332.04
291	600–650	626	302.50–325.00	309.66
202	650–700	676	285.00–300.50	291.32
53	700–750	716	266.00–271.00	268.81
106	750–800	767	250.25–252.50	250.67
788	850–900	865	234.25–246.25	243.02
525	900–950	932	227.25–237.75	234.15
104	950–1000	975	223.75–232.50	228.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
57	800–850	817	255.00	255.00
63	850–900	889	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	650–700	680	273.50	273.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	374	440.00	440.00
15	400–450	425	395.00–410.00	404.25
80	450–500	478	381.00–398.50	391.66
52	500–550	532	350.00–375.00	365.24
389	550–600	574	349.00–368.00	358.85
523	600–650	625	313.00–338.00	331.43
431	650–700	677	316.00–339.00	329.07
205	700–750	718	285.25–309.50	299.15
65	750–800	765	280.00–291.00	286.15
70	800–850	833	264.00–272.00	266.03
79	850–900	869	260.50–273.50	271.24
70	900–950	907	256.75	256.75
760	1000–1050	1,017	246.00–250.25	249.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	353	372.50	372.50
10	400–450	434	357.50–388.00	372.64
22	450–500	494	369.00–377.50	371.73
10	550–600	581	336.00	336.00
14	600–650	613	309.00–318.00	314.14
41	650–700	666	298.00–311.00	306.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
77	700–750	730	284.25	284.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	750–800	770	300.00	300.00

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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