Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2023-09-06

Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Sep 6
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,450 head
▲ 2,880 vs last sale 570▲ 815 vs year ago 2,635 · +30.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 0▼ 120 vs year ago 235 · −51.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings from two weeks ago a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates for Sept 20th and 28th.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $262.29/cwt on 2,038 head.
Average price
$262.29
2,038 head · 876 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,299
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$551
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$6.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.10
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2660268.711,774101
Medium and Large 1888261.952,3251,937
One grade step is worth $6.75/cwt here — about −$551 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 sale2,038 hd
262.29
—
NE average4 barns · 4,648 hd
254.19
+8.10
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,650$2,69354

Every lot

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575278.33/cwt273.00–284.001,60034
Steers—Medium and Large 1609294.00/cwt294.00–294.001,79033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,64114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,6558
Steers—Medium and Large 1681277.10/cwt276.00–278.001,88796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,96245
Steers—Medium and Large 1742283.50/cwt283.50–283.502,104140
Steers—Medium and Large 1754269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,0288
Steers—Medium and Large 1829262.30/cwt262.00–262.752,174230
Steers—Medium and Large 1887265.55/cwt257.00–267.252,355607
Steers—Medium and Large 1NHTC913259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,36563
Steers—Medium and Large 1916260.22/cwt250.00–266.002,384342
Steers—Medium and Large 1956256.25/cwt256.25–256.252,450133
Steers—Medium and Large 11,030241.50/cwt241.50–241.502,487165
Steers—Medium and Large 11,059237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,515120
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2551253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,39423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558284.50/cwt284.50–284.501,58818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600271.25/cwt271.25–271.251,62840
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731252.16/cwt248.00–258.001,84347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1818244.21/cwt235.00–247.001,998221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1NHTC818239.25/cwt239.25–239.251,95770
Heifers—Medium and Large 1NHTC871239.75/cwt239.75–239.752,088144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878242.02/cwt236.50–244.002,125320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Spayed911239.75/cwt239.75–239.752,18458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1916240.01/cwt227.00–242.502,198127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1NHTC928237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,199124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1970235.56/cwt234.00–238.002,285100
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,019223.82/cwt223.50–224.002,28114
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,056227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,40219
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4302,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6722,735.48/head2,685.00–2,860.002,73549

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.