Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2025-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

It's been several weeks, since last auction, a trend will not be given. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Cooler weather past few days with scattered showers and storms throughout the Sandhills Next auction Date July 9th Annual Barbecue Yearling and Fall Calves 8:00 am start time

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $436.42/cwt on 506 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −66.43 against this barn's trailing median of $502.85.

Average price

$436.42

506 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$9.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.41

vs NE average

+66.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	437.71	2,396	435
Medium and Large 1-2	539	428.52	2,309	71

One grade step is worth $9.19/cwt here — about $87 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.82, low $428.50, median $502.85 across 13 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 sale506 hd

436.42

—

NE average3 barns · 578 hd

433.01

+3.41

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

+66.84

This barn, trailing median13 sales

502.85

−66.43

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

48 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 1-2	500–550	534	390.40/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,085	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	716	374.12/cwt	370.00–381.00	2,679	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	628	407.18/cwt	405.00–408.00	2,557	222
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,099	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	3,066	106
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,037	294.85/cwt	289.50–296.00	3,058	974
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	417.00/cwt	398.00–438.00	2,364	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	350.33/cwt	348.50–352.00	2,719	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	458.37/cwt	454.00–474.00	2,448	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	359.61/cwt	351.00–367.00	2,614	638
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	434.46/cwt	423.00–451.00	2,316	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	317.33/cwt	315.00–326.00	2,532	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,133	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	391.19/cwt	382.50–397.00	2,461	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	446.48/cwt	438.00–463.00	2,152	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	351.83/cwt	348.00–357.00	2,424	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	982	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	464.06/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,149	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,240	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	618	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,410	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	700–750	702	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,569	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	527	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,314	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	618	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,491	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	414.38/cwt	405.00–427.00	2,292	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	377.27/cwt	370.00–396.00	2,233	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,548	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	298.95/cwt	289.00–307.50	2,347	392
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	408.01/cwt	392.00–422.00	2,158	341
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	441.48/cwt	438.00–444.00	2,079	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	332.40/cwt	325.50–339.50	2,742	332
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	382.94/cwt	373.00–396.00	2,535	381
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	657	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,398	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	550–600	588	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,308	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	500–550	536	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,267	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,112	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,536	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	363.70/cwt	358.00–367.50	2,149	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	294.31/cwt	287.00–319.50	2,175	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	393.51/cwt	370.00–412.00	1,909	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,903	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,892	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	739	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,616	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	270.94/cwt	270.25–275.25	2,609	324
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	366.88/cwt	350.00–384.00	2,267	447
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	336.89/cwt	323.00–351.00	2,304	498
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	284.20/cwt	280.50–287.00	2,504	504
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	332.48/cwt	328.50–333.00	2,377	102

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 25, 2025

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

Receipts 8,075Last week 2,992Year ago 6,795

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	439.00	439.00
41	450–500	485	370.00–412.00	393.51
15	500–550	534	382.50–397.50	390.40
15	550–600	591	358.00–367.50	363.70
6	600–650	638	339.00	339.00
34	700–750	739	287.00–319.50	294.31
7	750–800	755	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	450–500	471	438.00–444.00	441.48
341	500–550	529	392.00–422.00	408.01
208	550–600	592	370.00–396.00	377.27
447	600–650	618	350.00–384.00	366.88
498	650–700	684	323.00–351.00	336.89
102	700–750	715	328.50–333.00	332.48
392	750–800	785	289.00–307.50	298.95
504	850–900	881	280.50–287.00	284.20
111	900–950	910	280.00	280.00
324	950–1000	963	270.25–275.25	270.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
92	650–700	657	365.00	365.00
77	700–750	739	354.00	354.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
111	500–550	536	423.00	423.00
90	550–600	588	392.50	392.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	623	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	500–550	524	484.00	484.00
222	600–650	628	405.00–408.00	407.18
129	700–750	716	370.00–381.00	374.12
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
974	1000–1050	1,037	289.50–296.00	294.85
106	1050–1100	1,099	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	431	495.00	495.00
15	450–500	463	460.00–472.50	464.06
104	500–550	534	454.00–474.00	458.37
207	550–600	567	398.00–438.00	417.00
314	600–650	629	382.50–397.00	391.19
381	650–700	662	373.00–396.00	382.94
638	700–750	727	351.00–367.00	359.61
174	750–800	776	348.50–352.00	350.33
332	800–850	825	325.50–339.50	332.40
15	950–1000	982	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	450–500	482	438.00–463.00	446.48
50	500–550	533	423.00–451.00	434.46
21	550–600	553	405.00–427.00	414.38
32	650–700	689	348.00–357.00	351.83
47	750–800	798	315.00–326.00	317.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	624	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
80	500–550	527	439.00	439.00
180	600–650	618	390.00	390.00
88	700–750	702	366.00	366.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	618	403.00	403.00

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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