Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2026-04-01

Bassett

Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Apr 1

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Mar 11Apr 1Apr 22 →

Receipts

4,590 head

▲ 2,605 vs last sale 1,985▼ 226 vs year ago 4,816 · −4.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers and heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. A rollover auction was held with money raised will be donated to ranch wildfire relief. Next Auction Date April 15th Teilke S5 Angus Bull Auction & Special Bred Cows and Pairs Weigh Ups start at 9 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 $504.71/cwt on 245 head. That ranks 7 of 11 comparable sales and sits +5.02 against this barn's trailing median of $499.69.

Average price

$504.71

245 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$175

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

$0.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.80

vs NE average

+21.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	515	505.00	2,601	6thin
Medium and Large 1	550	504.70	2,776	239

One grade step is worth $0.30/cwt here — about −$175 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 sale245 hd

504.71

—

NE average7 barns · 1,099 hd

495.91

+8.80

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

+21.53

This barn, trailing median11 sales

499.69

+5.02

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

42 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	399	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,414	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	583.53/cwt	575.00–587.50	2,597	38
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	466	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,481	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,772	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,601	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	521.66/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,723	87
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,802	152
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	474.84/cwt	451.00–485.50	2,939	610
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	437.06/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,775	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	440.67/cwt	420.00–452.00	3,010	376
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	419.88/cwt	415.50–422.00	3,040	233
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	386.28/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,862	51
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	393.93/cwt	386.50–400.00	3,081	283
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	379.76/cwt	366.50–397.00	3,133	170
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	372.06/cwt	367.00–374.00	3,237	236
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	871	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	3,066	9
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	354.38/cwt	344.00–365.00	3,289	194
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	344.50/cwt	344.50–344.50	3,273	105
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,112	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	520.63/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,155	20
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,175	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	492.62/cwt	490.00–497.50	2,340	38
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	452.64/cwt	451.00–455.00	2,195	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	469.16/cwt	450.00–481.00	2,435	70
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	435.67/cwt	435.00–437.50	2,348	22
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	455.37/cwt	447.00–458.00	2,582	119
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	593	408.12/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,420	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	417.43/cwt	407.50–435.50	2,609	256
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	666	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,651	58
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	388.33/cwt	379.00–400.00	2,645	239
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	697	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,481	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	371.02/cwt	361.00–381.50	2,705	300
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	353.65/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,712	101
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,662	9
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	811	327.59/cwt	327.00–328.00	2,657	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	814	367.95/cwt	356.00–399.00	2,995	101
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,865	60
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	877	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,920	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	924	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,901	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,959	13
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,030	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,997	14
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,050	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	3,056	16

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 Apr 1, 2026

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

Receipts 4,590Last week 1,985Year ago 4,816

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	1000–1050	1,030	291.00	291.00
16	1050–1100	1,050	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	361	585.00	585.00
20	400–450	414	515.00–525.00	520.63
38	450–500	475	490.00–497.50	492.62
70	500–550	519	450.00–481.00	469.16
119	550–600	567	447.00–458.00	455.37
256	600–650	625	407.50–435.50	417.43
239	650–700	681	379.00–400.00	388.33
300	700–750	729	361.00–381.50	371.02
101	750–800	767	340.00–370.00	353.65
60	800–850	845	339.00	339.00
11	900–950	924	314.00	314.00
13	950–1000	983	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	400–450	435	500.00	500.00
15	450–500	485	451.00–455.00	452.64
22	500–550	539	435.00–437.50	435.67
42	550–600	593	400.00–420.00	408.12
7	650–700	697	356.00	356.00
9	750–800	790	337.00	337.00
29	800–850	811	327.00–328.00	327.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
58	650–700	666	398.00	398.00
101	800–850	814	356.00–399.00	367.95
21	850–900	877	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	399	605.00	605.00
38	400–450	445	575.00–587.50	583.53
14	450–500	478	580.00	580.00
87	500–550	522	520.00–530.00	521.66
152	550–600	566	495.00	495.00
610	600–650	619	451.00–485.50	474.84
376	650–700	683	420.00–452.00	440.67
233	700–750	724	415.50–422.00	419.88
283	750–800	782	386.50–400.00	393.93
170	800–850	825	366.50–397.00	379.76
236	850–900	870	367.00–374.00	372.06
194	900–950	928	344.00–365.00	354.38
105	950–1000	950	344.50	344.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	466	532.50	532.50
38	600–650	635	425.00–445.00	437.06
51	700–750	741	385.00–387.50	386.28
9	850–900	871	352.00	352.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	515	505.00	505.00

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.