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Bassett

Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2025-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-12

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Nov 12

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Nov 5Nov 12Nov 19 →

Receipts

4,180 head

▲ 2,555 vs last sale 1,625▲ 660 vs year ago 3,520 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's auction started the day early selling 700 weigh-ups. Yearling offerings followed with high demand and finished the day with weaned and non-weaned Spring calves. Compared with last week steers calves traded sharply higher, with a limited number of heifer calves to compare. Next Auction Date Nov 19th: Special yearling, calves, bred cows and pairs weigh ups at 9:00 am

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 $458.42/cwt on 1,070 head. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −41.27 against this barn's trailing median of $499.69.

Average price

$458.42

1,070 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,524

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$38.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.61

vs NE average

+33.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	459.50	2,530	1,040
Medium and Large 1-2	548	421.00	2,307	30

One grade step is worth $38.50/cwt here — about $223 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale1,070 hd

458.42

—

NE average8 barns · 6,211 hd

438.80

+19.61

National average177 barns · 31,012 hd

424.87

+33.55

This barn, trailing median11 sales

499.69

−41.27

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

48 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,752	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	548.86/cwt	532.50–561.00	2,075	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	545.10/cwt	532.50–560.00	2,246	42
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	427	511.23/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,183	47
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	442	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,210	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	503.67/cwt	490.00–523.00	2,367	119
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,357	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	465.87/cwt	440.00–496.00	2,464	493
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,235	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	453.75/cwt	422.50–479.00	2,586	547
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,472	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	380.28/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,377	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	422.21/cwt	402.50–431.00	2,651	370
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	433.78/cwt	431.00–439.00	2,768	233
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	643	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,427	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	404.04/cwt	390.00–421.00	2,715	271
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	674	382.17/cwt	362.50–387.50	2,576	51
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	710	413.50/cwt	413.50–413.50	2,936	100
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	390.69/cwt	389.00–393.00	2,833	100
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	359.62/cwt	355.50–369.00	2,618	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	766	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	3,018	85
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	2,687	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	366.05/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,833	137
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	355.90/cwt	342.00–358.00	2,940	77
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	3,149	54
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	917	344.23/cwt	314.00–349.00	3,157	60
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	3,363	102
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,024	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,328	51
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,065	344.33/cwt	342.75–349.00	3,667	222
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,074	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	3,319	9
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	488.45/cwt	471.00–500.00	1,841	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	448.29/cwt	432.50–457.50	1,892	76
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,875	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	456.31/cwt	441.00–470.00	2,195	181
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	420.16/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,025	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	424.36/cwt	413.00–430.00	2,283	120
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,946	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	404.95/cwt	390.00–417.00	2,288	149
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	385.54/cwt	371.00–395.00	2,452	43
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	370.83/cwt	362.50–376.00	2,436	39
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	657	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,201	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,365	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,579	10
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,727	34
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Spayed	875	321.04/cwt	315.00–325.50	2,809	58
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	947	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,210	125
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1Spayed	1,001	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	3,223	58
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,139	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	3,075	7

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 Nov 12, 2025

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Receipts 4,180Last week 1,625Year ago 3,520

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1100–1150	1,139	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	377	471.00–500.00	488.45
76	400–450	422	432.50–457.50	448.29
181	450–500	481	441.00–470.00	456.31
120	500–550	538	413.00–430.00	424.36
149	550–600	565	390.00–417.00	404.95
6	700–750	704	336.00	336.00
10	750–800	764	337.50	337.50
34	800–850	824	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	439	427.00	427.00
19	450–500	482	400.00–435.00	420.16
8	550–600	556	350.00	350.00
10	650–700	657	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	600–650	636	371.00–395.00	385.54
39	650–700	657	362.50–376.00	370.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	1000–1050	1,001	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
58	850–900	875	315.00–325.50	321.04
125	900–950	947	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	442	500.00	500.00
14	600–650	643	377.50	377.50
51	650–700	674	362.50–387.50	382.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
370	600–650	628	402.50–431.00	422.21
271	650–700	672	390.00–421.00	404.04
100	700–750	725	389.00–393.00	390.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	310	565.00	565.00
20	350–400	378	532.50–561.00	548.86
42	400–450	412	532.50–560.00	545.10
119	450–500	470	490.00–523.00	503.67
493	500–550	529	440.00–496.00	465.87
547	550–600	570	422.50–479.00	453.75
233	600–650	638	431.00–439.00	433.78
32	700–750	728	355.50–369.00	359.62
137	750–800	774	360.00–370.00	366.05
77	800–850	826	342.00–358.00	355.90
54	850–900	882	357.00	357.00
60	900–950	917	314.00–349.00	344.23
102	950–1000	965	348.50	348.50
51	1000–1050	1,024	325.00	325.00
9	1050–1100	1,074	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	400–450	427	500.00–520.00	511.23
20	450–500	487	484.00	484.00
21	500–550	529	422.50	422.50
9	550–600	592	417.50	417.50
25	600–650	625	360.00–387.50	380.28
5	750–800	772	348.00	348.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	700–750	710	413.50	413.50
85	750–800	766	394.00	394.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
222	1050–1100	1,065	342.75–349.00	344.33

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.