Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, a limited number of comparable offerings of 1,000 to 1,050 lbs steers traded $2.00 to $11.00 higher, while 950 to 1,000 lbs heifers traded $3.00 to $6.00 lower. Demand was good, supported by several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Oct 7th Feeder Cattle Auction, Oct 14th and 28th Yearlings and Calves, Oct 21st Bred Cows & Pairs

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $377.00/cwt on 60 head, down $7.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 16 comparable sales and sits −21.09 against this barn's trailing median of $398.09.

Average price

$377.00

▼ 7.63 vs prior sale

60 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs NE average

+33.64 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	717	377.00	2,703	60

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

16 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $440.77, low $353.86, median $398.09 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale60 hd

377.00

—

NE average2 barns · 98 hd

377.00

+0.00

National average141 barns · 7,908 hd

343.36

+33.64

This barn, trailing median16 sales

398.09

−21.09

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

20 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	750–800	788	316.65/cwt	311.00–324.00	2,495	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	974	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,761	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	302.14/cwt	300.00–302.50	2,970	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,344	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	911	334.63/cwt	330.50–336.00	3,048	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	3,215	183
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	319.54/cwt	305.00–326.00	3,301	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	950–1000	966	300.85/cwt	300.50–301.50	2,906	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,851	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	936	309.05/cwt	298.50–312.00	2,893	118
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	317.36/cwt	314.00–319.00	3,361	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	335.42/cwt	322.00–358.00	3,284	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	292.93/cwt	285.00–311.00	2,595	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,703	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,636	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	847	321.60/cwt	315.00–324.00	2,724	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,391	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,056	288.50/cwt	288.50–288.50	3,047	13
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	296.40/cwt	293.00–299.50	3,011	150
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,061	286.50/cwt	286.50–286.50	3,040	18

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 Sep 30, 2026

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

Receipts 2,055Last week 2,040Year ago 1,740

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	750–800	788	311.00–324.00	316.65
56	950–1000	974	283.50	283.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	650–700	687	348.00	348.00
70	750–800	764	345.00	345.00
67	800–850	847	315.00–324.00	321.60
81	850–900	886	285.00–311.00	292.93
118	900–950	936	298.50–312.00	309.05
76	950–1000	983	300.00–302.50	302.14
13	1050–1100	1,056	288.50	288.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
187	950–1000	966	300.50–301.50	300.85
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	1000–1050	1,016	293.00–299.50	296.40
18	1050–1100	1,061	286.50	286.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	700–750	717	377.00	377.00
15	800–850	824	346.00	346.00
183	850–900	893	360.00	360.00
74	900–950	911	330.50–336.00	334.63
242	950–1000	979	322.00–358.00	335.42
57	1000–1050	1,045	320.00	320.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
220	1000–1050	1,033	305.00–326.00	319.54
181	1050–1100	1,059	314.00–319.00	317.36

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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