Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2026-10-14

Bassett

Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Oct 14

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 28 →

Receipts

3,130 head

▲ 2,085 vs last sale 1,045▼ 530 vs year ago 3,660 · −14.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from last week, a trend will not be given, for Spring calves. Yearling offerings of steers 900 and 1000 lbs traded 3.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding for the consigned offerings. Next Auction Dates: Oct 21st Special Bred Cow and Pairs, Oct 28th Special Feeder Cattle Auction

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $465.21/cwt on 415 head, up $30.09 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits −34.48 against this barn's trailing median of $499.69.

Average price

$465.21

▲ 30.09 vs prior sale

415 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,503

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+5.14

vs NE average

+32.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	465.21	2,503	415

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale415 hd

465.21

—

NE average9 barns · 5,392 hd

460.07

+5.14

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

+32.92

This barn, trailing median11 sales

499.69

−34.48

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.82, low $428.50, median $499.69 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot, as filed

43 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	2,177	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	447	522.87/cwt	517.50–533.00	2,337	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	537.26/cwt	527.50–538.00	2,439	86
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	464	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,366	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	474.23/cwt	450.00–488.00	2,475	270
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	448.41/cwt	447.00–452.50	2,547	145
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	410.66/cwt	402.50–423.00	2,546	141
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,804	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,751	23
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,999	47
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Natural	873	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,802	23
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	358.94/cwt	339.50–363.50	3,180	90
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Natural	901	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,036	121
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	928	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,965	20
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	351.14/cwt	334.00–354.00	3,301	281
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	335.43/cwt	329.50–341.00	3,297	336
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Natural	999	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,197	84
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,026	327.08/cwt	325.50–329.25	3,356	262
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,043	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,348	61
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1NHTC	1,051	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,353	60
Steers	1150–1200	Large 1	1,190	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,570	198
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	520.72/cwt	517.50–522.50	1,729	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	479.47/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,980	45
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	451.00/cwt	437.50–457.00	2,093	142
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	429.15/cwt	420.00–438.50	2,232	151
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,243	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	397.03/cwt	391.00–402.50	2,295	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	371.31/cwt	359.00–380.00	2,165	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	647	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,271	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,322	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,310	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	343.51/cwt	336.00–348.00	2,638	130
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,563	27
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	843	326.16/cwt	318.00–328.00	2,750	37
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	316.00/cwt	298.00–320.50	2,809	78
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	303.20/cwt	298.50–308.00	2,777	37
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	925	325.75/cwt	325.50–326.00	3,013	261
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	962	303.68/cwt	303.00–305.00	2,921	33
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Spayed	978	308.20/cwt	307.50–309.00	3,014	117
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,021	293.74/cwt	278.00–299.50	2,999	112
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Spayed	1,028	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,084	62
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1Spayed	1,082	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	3,116	54
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,125	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,993	9

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 Oct 14, 2026

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

Receipts 3,130Last week 1,045Year ago 3,660

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	394	552.50	552.50
29	400–450	447	517.50–533.00	522.87
86	450–500	454	527.50–538.00	537.26
270	500–550	522	450.00–488.00	474.23
145	550–600	568	447.00–452.50	448.41
141	600–650	620	402.50–423.00	410.66
16	700–750	734	382.00	382.00
23	750–800	760	362.00	362.00
47	800–850	839	357.50	357.50
90	850–900	886	339.50–363.50	358.94
281	900–950	940	334.00–354.00	351.14
336	950–1000	983	329.50–341.00	335.43
61	1000–1050	1,043	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
23	850–900	873	321.00	321.00
121	900–950	901	337.00	337.00
84	950–1000	999	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	510.00	510.00
20	900–950	928	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
60	1050–1100	1,051	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
262	1000–1050	1,026	325.50–329.25	327.08
198	1150–1200	1,190	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	332	517.50–522.50	520.72
45	400–450	413	470.00–485.00	479.47
142	450–500	464	437.50–457.00	451.00
151	500–550	520	420.00–438.50	429.15
31	550–600	578	391.00–402.50	397.03
11	600–650	647	351.00	351.00
15	650–700	685	339.00	339.00
130	750–800	768	336.00–348.00	343.51
37	800–850	843	318.00–328.00	326.16
78	850–900	889	298.00–320.50	316.00
37	900–950	916	298.50–308.00	303.20
33	950–1000	962	303.00–305.00	303.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	547	410.00	410.00
14	550–600	583	359.00–380.00	371.31
5	650–700	698	331.00	331.00
27	750–800	791	324.00	324.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
261	900–950	925	325.50–326.00	325.75
117	950–1000	978	307.50–309.00	308.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	1000–1050	1,028	300.00	300.00
54	1050–1100	1,082	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	1000–1050	1,021	278.00–299.50	293.74
9	1100–1150	1,125	266.00	266.00

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.