Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 to 550 lbs steers traded 14.00 higher, 600 to 700 lbs steers traded 2.00 to 6.00 lower, and 750 lbs steers traded 3.00 higher. Comparable heifer offerings 550 to 600 lbs traded 7.00 to 9.00 lower. All offering were long time weaned that were fully vaccinated and several lots were light fleshed. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 - SPECIAL BRED COWS & BRED HEIFERS AUCTION, WEIGH UPS 9AM

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $502.85/cwt on 644 head, up $7.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 13 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $502.85.

Average price

$502.85

▲ 7.91 vs prior sale

644 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,850

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$37.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.48

vs NE average

+30.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	506.62	2,863	579
Medium and Large 1-2	582	469.28	2,731	65

One grade step is worth $37.34/cwt here — about $132 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 sale644 hd

502.85

—

NE average11 barns · 3,919 hd

497.37

+5.48

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+30.87

This barn, trailing median13 sales

502.85

+0.00

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

29 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	400–450	439	546.96/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,401	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,434	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	364.02/cwt	350.00–368.50	2,759	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	407.94/cwt	403.00–418.00	2,586	266
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	391.35/cwt	373.00–402.00	2,614	438
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	377.74/cwt	360.00–388.00	2,497	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,436	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	379.09/cwt	359.00–385.00	2,983	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	412.03/cwt	412.00–412.50	2,831	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	469.28/cwt	465.00–476.00	2,731	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,627	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	401.43/cwt	393.00–412.00	3,079	399
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	458.93/cwt	427.50–469.00	2,923	499
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	412.23/cwt	402.00–427.00	3,013	829
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	687.50/cwt	687.50–687.50	2,420	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	676	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,110	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	557.42/cwt	554.00–560.00	2,625	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	432.37/cwt	415.00–445.00	2,901	656
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	499.07/cwt	480.00–514.00	2,875	451
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	537.57/cwt	525.00–552.50	2,580	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	377.47/cwt	373.00–384.00	3,061	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	437.58/cwt	403.00–457.50	2,520	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	533.21/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,810	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	466.45/cwt	451.00–473.00	2,472	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	374.27/cwt	362.00–383.00	2,676	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,399	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	606	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,569	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	2,397	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	493	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,983	235

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 14, 2026

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

Receipts 5,605Last week 6,535Year ago 9,005

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	439	540.00–565.00	546.96
41	450–500	475	512.50	512.50
86	500–550	530	451.00–473.00	466.45
238	550–600	576	403.00–457.50	437.58
266	600–650	634	403.00–418.00	407.94
438	650–700	668	373.00–402.00	391.35
91	700–750	715	362.00–383.00	374.27
193	750–800	758	350.00–368.50	364.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	539	445.00	445.00
9	550–600	560	428.00	428.00
42	650–700	661	360.00–388.00	377.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
33	600–650	606	424.00	424.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	400–450	420	580.00	580.00
58	450–500	480	525.00–552.50	537.57
65	550–600	582	465.00–476.00	469.28
85	650–700	687	412.00–412.50	412.03
53	750–800	787	359.00–385.00	379.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	352	687.50	687.50
68	400–450	436	602.50	602.50
14	450–500	471	554.00–560.00	557.42
128	500–550	527	525.00–555.00	533.21
451	550–600	576	480.00–514.00	499.07
499	600–650	637	427.50–469.00	458.93
656	650–700	671	415.00–445.00	432.37
829	700–750	731	402.00–427.00	412.23
399	750–800	767	393.00–412.00	401.43
61	800–850	811	373.00–384.00	377.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
235	450–500	493	605.00	605.00
160	650–700	676	460.00	460.00

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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