Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2026-05-06

Bassett

Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, May 6

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Apr 22May 6May 27 →

Receipts

1,547 head

▼ 4,798 vs last sale 6,345▼ 2,516 vs year ago 4,063 · −61.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago heavy supply, most weights of steers sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher with flat 6 and 9 weight steers 14.00 higher. Heifers less than 650 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher and 7 weights sold 1.00 higher. Demand was good to instances very good. Offerings comprised of weaned and bawling fall calves with a few yearlings in the run. Some of the fall born bawling steer and heifer calves were not discounted for not being weaned and brought the top price in some weight groups. Moderate crowd of buyers on the seats with a very active bidding and buying on the internet.

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 $508.66/cwt on 483 head, down $0.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 11 comparable sales and sits +8.97 against this barn's trailing median of $499.69.

Average price

$508.66

▼ 0.38 vs prior sale

483 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.56

vs NE average

+21.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	508.66	2,910	483

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 sale483 hd

508.66

—

NE average3 barns · 859 hd

506.11

+2.56

National average180 barns · 14,267 hd

487.55

+21.11

This barn, trailing median11 sales

499.69

+8.97

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

23 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	584.30/cwt	572.50–599.00	2,810	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	492	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,681	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	541.28/cwt	530.00–545.00	2,809	94
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	500.78/cwt	491.50–525.00	2,930	389
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	474.41/cwt	467.50–490.00	2,965	106
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	471.06/cwt	452.50–505.00	3,175	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,856	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,972	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	761	386.97/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,945	18
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	393.88/cwt	373.00–396.00	3,151	152
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,937	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	378.75/cwt	378.75–378.75	3,276	68
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	358.81/cwt	340.00–362.00	3,290	77
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,948	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	518.18/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,270	25
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	483.59/cwt	480.00–485.00	2,254	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	473.49/cwt	455.00–479.00	2,538	123
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	439.47/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,439	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	425.77/cwt	420.00–432.00	2,618	33
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	394.35/cwt	382.50–405.00	2,689	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,788	74
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	361.40/cwt	354.00–375.00	2,797	83
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,693	8

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 May 6, 2026

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

Receipts 1,547Last week 6,345Year ago 4,063

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	450–500	481	572.50–599.00	584.30
94	500–550	519	530.00–545.00	541.28
389	550–600	585	491.50–525.00	500.78
106	600–650	625	467.50–490.00	474.41
46	650–700	674	452.50–505.00	471.06
7	700–750	743	400.00	400.00
18	750–800	761	385.00–391.00	386.97
152	800–850	800	373.00–396.00	393.88
68	850–900	865	378.75	378.75
77	900–950	917	340.00–362.00	358.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	492	545.00	545.00
11	650–700	695	411.00	411.00
8	800–850	809	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	351	555.00	555.00
25	400–450	438	515.00–525.00	518.18
18	450–500	466	480.00–485.00	483.59
123	500–550	536	455.00–479.00	473.49
19	550–600	555	435.00–445.00	439.47
33	600–650	615	420.00–432.00	425.77
36	650–700	682	382.50–405.00	394.35
74	700–750	704	396.00	396.00
83	750–800	774	354.00–375.00	361.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	612	440.00	440.00

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.