Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in a few weeks an adequate market comparison is not applicable, However, a sharply higher undertone was noted. Several loads of fancy Sandhill offerings at the first sale of the New Year. Demand was very good with several buyers at the auction and active internet bidding for all offerings. Next Auction Date Jan 14th Special Feeder Cattle Auction NO WEIGH UPS, Jan 21st Special Bred Cows and Heifers

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $494.94/cwt on 1,165 head. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −7.91 against this barn's trailing median of $502.85.

Average price

$494.94

1,165 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$5.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs NE average

+28.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	494.98	2,820	1,157
Medium and Large 1-2	551	489.00	2,694	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.98/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale1,165 hd

494.94

—

NE average4 barns · 1,834 hd

489.47

+5.47

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+28.61

This barn, trailing median13 sales

502.85

−7.91

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

36 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	300–350	349	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,574	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,320	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	445.41/cwt	430.00–457.50	2,570	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	461.30/cwt	447.50–474.00	2,459	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	417.71/cwt	401.00–426.00	2,615	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	411.96/cwt	410.00–413.00	2,760	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	426.64/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,701	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	391.73/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,911	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	434.85/cwt	422.00–452.00	2,935	764
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	750–800	780	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	3,292	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	700–750	708	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	3,151	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	398.47/cwt	391.00–407.00	3,084	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	484.79/cwt	456.00–501.00	2,826	539
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	419.17/cwt	401.00–435.00	3,056	912
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	463.95/cwt	437.00–476.00	2,951	992
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	551	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,403	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	704	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	3,084	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	2,432	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	567.05/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,614	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	386.94/cwt	379.00–388.00	3,045	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	382.85/cwt	371.00–385.00	3,166	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	518.35/cwt	497.50–533.00	2,732	336
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	600	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,655	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	720	431.88/cwt	394.00–452.50	3,110	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	665	412.91/cwt	404.00–420.00	2,746	198
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	595	486.61/cwt	486.00–488.00	2,895	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	784	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	3,261	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	697	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,137	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	365.37/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,631	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	504.67/cwt	497.50–520.00	2,412	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	387.94/cwt	365.00–394.00	2,607	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,424	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,485	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	435.77/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,305	28

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Receipts 6,535Last week 5,270Year ago 6,530

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	349	590.00	590.00
14	400–450	444	522.50	522.50
50	450–500	478	497.50–520.00	504.67
222	500–550	533	447.50–474.00	461.30
177	550–600	577	430.00–457.50	445.41
266	600–650	626	401.00–426.00	417.71
29	650–700	672	365.00–394.00	387.94
35	700–750	720	363.00–370.00	365.37
12	750–800	757	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	600–650	600	442.50	442.50
198	650–700	665	404.00–420.00	412.91
117	700–750	720	394.00–452.50	431.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	529	435.00–437.50	435.77
19	550–600	586	424.00	424.00
11	600–650	612	396.00	396.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	483	497.50	497.50
8	550–600	551	489.00	489.00
66	600–650	633	420.00–430.00	426.64
23	650–700	670	410.00–413.00	411.96
91	700–750	743	390.00–396.00	391.73
41	750–800	787	379.00–388.00	386.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	397	612.50	612.50
43	450–500	461	560.00–580.00	567.05
336	500–550	527	497.50–533.00	518.35
539	550–600	583	456.00–501.00	484.79
992	600–650	636	437.00–476.00	463.95
764	650–700	675	422.00–452.00	434.85
912	700–750	729	401.00–435.00	419.17
342	750–800	774	391.00–407.00	398.47
89	800–850	827	371.00–385.00	382.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
84	700–750	708	445.00	445.00
77	750–800	780	422.00	422.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
282	550–600	595	486.00–488.00	486.61
84	650–700	697	450.00	450.00
160	700–750	704	438.00	438.00
76	750–800	784	416.00	416.00

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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