Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2026-04-22

Bassett

Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Apr 22

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Apr 1Apr 22May 6 →

Receipts

6,345 head

▲ 1,755 vs last sale 4,590▲ 1,775 vs year ago 4,570 · +38.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date May 6th

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 $509.04/cwt on 352 head, up $4.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +9.35 against this barn's trailing median of $499.69.

Average price

$509.04

▲ 4.33 vs prior sale

352 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$153

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

$4.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.18

vs NE average

+30.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	535	512.86	2,744	51
Medium and Large 1	570	508.39	2,897	301

One grade step is worth $4.46/cwt here — about −$153 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale352 hd

509.04

—

NE average5 barns · 868 hd

494.86

+14.18

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+30.01

This barn, trailing median11 sales

499.69

+9.35

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

45 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	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	613.09/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,642	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	448	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,542	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,622	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	576.41/cwt	552.50–582.50	2,853	34
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	565.00/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,876	60
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	535.14/cwt	530.00–537.50	2,724	33
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,752	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	494.30/cwt	479.00–506.00	2,892	241
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	641	456.77/cwt	454.50–472.50	2,928	526
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,903	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	661	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	2,783	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	437.26/cwt	424.00–452.00	2,943	263
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	414.48/cwt	397.50–423.00	2,993	394
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	402.39/cwt	398.50–403.00	3,167	520
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	389.15/cwt	386.50–391.00	3,191	578
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1NHTC	831	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	3,166	81
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	884	369.56/cwt	356.00–376.00	3,267	691
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	921	344.27/cwt	331.25–355.00	3,171	267
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1NHTC	925	360.50/cwt	360.50–360.50	3,335	134
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	986	327.16/cwt	321.50–339.00	3,226	274
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,013	320.58/cwt	318.00–322.00	3,247	185
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,086	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,361	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	523.10/cwt	507.50–540.00	2,474	117
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	496	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,455	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,398	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	466.93/cwt	460.00–482.50	2,498	155
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	439.81/cwt	432.50–445.00	2,520	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	464.97/cwt	455.00–476.00	2,683	227
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	420.40/cwt	412.50–432.50	2,598	79
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	627	440.62/cwt	440.00–442.50	2,763	108
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	402.66/cwt	395.00–407.50	2,529	26
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	399.49/cwt	386.00–409.00	2,701	151
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	364.52/cwt	355.00–379.00	2,475	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	685	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	3,374	83
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,597	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	394.41/cwt	382.00–397.00	2,773	89
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	736	442.02/cwt	405.00–477.00	3,253	148
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1NHTC	743	391.50/cwt	391.50–391.50	2,909	76
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	369.17/cwt	363.00–372.00	2,809	131
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	763	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,831	44
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	345.82/cwt	342.00–360.00	2,818	48
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1NHTC	857	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,974	67
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,954	26
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Replacement	925	324.50/cwt	324.50–324.50	3,002	58

This sale against other markets

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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Receipts 6,345Last week 4,590Year ago 4,570

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date May 6th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	448	567.50	567.50
18	450–500	490	535.00	535.00
33	500–550	509	530.00–537.50	535.14
18	550–600	583	472.00	472.00
18	600–650	645	450.00	450.00
9	650–700	661	421.00	421.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	400–450	431	605.00–615.00	613.09
34	450–500	495	552.50–582.50	576.41
60	500–550	509	560.00–575.00	565.00
241	550–600	585	479.00–506.00	494.30
526	600–650	641	454.50–472.50	456.77
263	650–700	673	424.00–452.00	437.26
394	700–750	722	397.50–423.00	414.48
520	750–800	787	398.50–403.00	402.39
578	800–850	820	386.50–391.00	389.15
691	850–900	884	356.00–376.00	369.56
267	900–950	921	331.25–355.00	344.27
274	950–1000	986	321.50–339.00	327.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
81	800–850	831	381.00	381.00
134	900–950	925	360.50	360.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	1000–1050	1,013	318.00–322.00	320.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	416	567.50	567.50
117	450–500	473	507.50–540.00	523.10
155	500–550	535	460.00–482.50	466.93
227	550–600	577	455.00–476.00	464.97
79	600–650	618	412.50–432.50	420.40
151	650–700	676	386.00–409.00	399.49
89	700–750	703	382.00–397.00	394.41
131	750–800	761	363.00–372.00	369.17
48	800–850	815	342.00–360.00	345.82
26	850–900	883	334.50	334.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
76	700–750	743	391.50	391.50
67	850–900	857	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
108	600–650	627	440.00–442.50	440.62
83	650–700	685	492.50	492.50
148	700–750	736	405.00–477.00	442.02
44	750–800	763	371.00	371.00
58	900–950	925	324.50	324.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	505.00	505.00
10	450–500	496	495.00	495.00
12	500–550	527	455.00	455.00
27	550–600	573	432.50–445.00	439.81
26	600–650	628	395.00–407.50	402.66
15	650–700	679	355.00–379.00	364.52
12	700–750	702	370.00	370.00

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.