Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2023-01-05

Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Thu, Jan 5
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852
Receipts
4,400 head
▲ 660 vs last sale 3,740▼ 1,650 vs year ago 6,050 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First Sale of the New Year, one day later due to over 22 inches of snow in the area. Compared with the last sale of the year most lots of 500 to 750 lbs steers traded 3.00 to 10.00 higher with 650 lbs steers 3.00 lower. Heifer offerings 450 to 550 lbs traded 2.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers and an active internet bidding. Next Auction Date Jan 11th expecting 6,000 head starting at 10:00 am No weigh-ups

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $214.43/cwt on 2,574 head.
Average price
$214.43
2,574 head · 650 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,395
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$9.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.81
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1651214.801,3992,475
Medium and Large 1-2626205.401,28699
One grade step is worth $9.39/cwt here — about $114 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale2,574 hd
214.43
—
NE average6 barns · 7,768 hd
204.62
+9.81
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

35 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338235.00/cwt235.00–235.007946
Steers—Medium and Large 1363262.50/cwt262.50–262.5095324
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed464251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,16541
Steers—Medium and Large 1485240.51/cwt235.00–241.001,166121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2496228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,13118
Steers—Medium and Large 1537229.12/cwt222.00–231.501,230133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568208.23/cwt202.00–213.001,18321
Steers—Medium and Large 1586227.79/cwt225.00–229.001,335272
Steers—Medium and Large 1NHTC630221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,392164
Steers—Medium and Large 1632212.48/cwt205.00–219.001,343204
Steers—Medium and Large 1673208.70/cwt200.00–214.001,405631
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy675219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,478171
Steers—Medium and Large 1NHTC679206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,399120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,39546
Steers—Medium and Large 1735201.65/cwt199.50–205.501,482409
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2751190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,4318
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy753204.75/cwt204.75–204.751,542113
Steers—Medium and Large 1772200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,54872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371220.97/cwt220.00–222.0082012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed404231.00/cwt231.00–231.0093342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424213.71/cwt212.00–216.0090646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427199.81/cwt193.00–203.0085316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,076160
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2498215.75/cwt213.00–218.501,07432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518215.29/cwt210.00–216.501,115272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524201.58/cwt200.00–203.001,05619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568204.58/cwt195.00–211.001,162279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement618207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,282187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623189.14/cwt180.25–194.001,178207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,17816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676183.16/cwt182.00–185.001,238140
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement697191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,33187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1702176.95/cwt169.50–183.001,24269

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.