Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2026-01-07

Bassett

Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Jan 7

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Dec 10Jan 7Jan 14 →

Receipts

6,535 head

▲ 1,265 vs last sale 5,270▲ 5 vs year ago 6,530 · +0.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in a few weeks an adequate market comparison is not applicable, However, a sharply higher undertone was noted. Several loads of fancy Sandhill offerings at the first sale of the New Year. Demand was very good with several buyers at the auction and active internet bidding for all offerings. Next Auction Date Jan 14th Special Feeder Cattle Auction NO WEIGH UPS, Jan 21st Special Bred Cows and Heifers

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 $494.94/cwt on 1,165 head. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits −4.75 against this barn's trailing median of $499.69.

Average price

$494.94

1,165 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$125

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

$5.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.47

vs NE average

+28.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	494.98	2,820	1,157
Medium and Large 1-2	551	489.00	2,694	8thin

One grade step is worth $5.98/cwt here — about $125 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 sale1,165 hd

494.94

—

NE average4 barns · 1,834 hd

489.47

+5.47

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

+28.61

This barn, trailing median11 sales

499.69

−4.75

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

36 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	612.50/cwt	612.50–612.50	2,432	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	567.05/cwt	560.00–580.00	2,614	43
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	497.50/cwt	497.50–497.50	2,403	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	518.35/cwt	497.50–533.00	2,732	336
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	551	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	2,694	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	484.79/cwt	456.00–501.00	2,826	539
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	595	486.61/cwt	486.00–488.00	2,895	282
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	426.64/cwt	420.00–430.00	2,701	66
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	463.95/cwt	437.00–476.00	2,951	992
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	411.96/cwt	410.00–413.00	2,760	23
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	434.85/cwt	422.00–452.00	2,935	764
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	697	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,137	84
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	704	438.00/cwt	438.00–438.00	3,084	160
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1NHTC	708	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	3,151	84
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	419.17/cwt	401.00–435.00	3,056	912
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	391.73/cwt	390.00–396.00	2,911	91
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	774	398.47/cwt	391.00–407.00	3,084	342
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1NHTC	780	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	3,292	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	784	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	3,261	76
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	787	386.94/cwt	379.00–388.00	3,045	41
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	382.85/cwt	371.00–385.00	3,166	89
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	349	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	2,059	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,320	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	504.67/cwt	497.50–520.00	2,412	50
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	435.77/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,305	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	461.30/cwt	447.50–474.00	2,459	222
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	445.41/cwt	430.00–457.50	2,570	177
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	586	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,485	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,655	52
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,424	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	417.71/cwt	401.00–426.00	2,615	266
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	665	412.91/cwt	404.00–420.00	2,746	198
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	387.94/cwt	365.00–394.00	2,607	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	720	431.88/cwt	394.00–452.50	3,110	117
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	365.37/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,631	35
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,574	12

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 Jan 7, 2026

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

Receipts 6,535Last week 5,270Year ago 6,530

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	349	590.00	590.00
14	400–450	444	522.50	522.50
50	450–500	478	497.50–520.00	504.67
222	500–550	533	447.50–474.00	461.30
177	550–600	577	430.00–457.50	445.41
266	600–650	626	401.00–426.00	417.71
29	650–700	672	365.00–394.00	387.94
35	700–750	720	363.00–370.00	365.37
12	750–800	757	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	600–650	600	442.50	442.50
198	650–700	665	404.00–420.00	412.91
117	700–750	720	394.00–452.50	431.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	529	435.00–437.50	435.77
19	550–600	586	424.00	424.00
11	600–650	612	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	483	497.50	497.50
8	550–600	551	489.00	489.00
66	600–650	633	420.00–430.00	426.64
23	650–700	670	410.00–413.00	411.96
91	700–750	743	390.00–396.00	391.73
41	750–800	787	379.00–388.00	386.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	397	612.50	612.50
43	450–500	461	560.00–580.00	567.05
336	500–550	527	497.50–533.00	518.35
539	550–600	583	456.00–501.00	484.79
992	600–650	636	437.00–476.00	463.95
764	650–700	675	422.00–452.00	434.85
912	700–750	729	401.00–435.00	419.17
342	750–800	774	391.00–407.00	398.47
89	800–850	827	371.00–385.00	382.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
84	700–750	708	445.00	445.00
77	750–800	780	422.00	422.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
282	550–600	595	486.00–488.00	486.61
84	650–700	697	450.00	450.00
160	700–750	704	438.00	438.00
76	750–800	784	416.00	416.00

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.