Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2026-07-08

Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Jul 8
● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852
Receipts
8,720 head
▲ 890 vs last sale 7,830▼ 910 vs year ago 9,630 · −9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's Annual BBQ Auction featuring Fall calves and yearlings started the day at 8:30 am. Compared with two weeks ago steers and heifers traded unevenly steady. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding throughout the day. Next Auction Dates for July 15th Special Bred Cows & Pairs, July 22nd Special Feeder Cattle Auciton

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $499.69/cwt on 59 head, down $24.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 11 comparable sales and sits +0.00 against this barn's trailing median of $499.69.
Average price
$499.69
▼ 24.13 vs prior sale
59 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$25
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.45
vs NE average
+40.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537510.952,74435
Medium and Large 1-2573483.262,76924
One grade step is worth $27.69/cwt here — about −$25 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale59 hd
499.69
—
NE average2 barns · 145 hd
499.24
+0.45
National average146 barns · 7,211 hd
459.48
+40.21
This barn, trailing median11 sales
499.69
+0.00
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
538497456415median 499.6904/0105/0607/0810/0710/28
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

52 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486533.43/cwt525.00–550.002,59242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534509.08/cwt505.00–515.002,71829
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1552520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,8706
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573483.26/cwt460.00–500.002,76924
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1NHTC602535.00/cwt535.00–535.003,22188
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614471.14/cwt465.00–480.002,89347
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615519.97/cwt517.50–527.503,198105
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673491.09/cwt484.00–495.003,305340
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674461.19/cwt422.50–473.003,10844
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1NHTC683497.00/cwt497.00–497.003,395176
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726449.93/cwt433.00–463.003,266153
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729382.69/cwt375.00–415.002,79092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773425.73/cwt408.00–438.003,291275
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1NHTC798434.00/cwt434.00–434.003,46399
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821402.89/cwt375.00–409.003,308195
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845346.00/cwt346.00–346.002,92482
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1881377.34/cwt370.00–382.003,324393
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1916358.57/cwt342.50–369.503,285336
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Natural925358.50/cwt358.50–358.503,31664
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1973355.90/cwt334.50–371.003,463894
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1NHTC976349.35/cwt346.50–355.003,410175
Steers950–1000Large 1995345.00/cwt345.00–345.003,43360
Steers1000–1050Large 11,027344.15/cwt326.00–358.003,534923
Steers1000–1050Large 1NHTC1,038352.44/cwt340.00–359.003,658156
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,057324.00/cwt324.00–324.003,42550
Steers1050–1100Large 11,068339.33/cwt317.50–345.003,624855
Steers1100–1150Large 11,128316.32/cwt299.50–321.503,56871
Steers1150–1200Large 11,153300.00/cwt300.00–300.003,45956
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,2088
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1452510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3058
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529483.38/cwt480.00–487.502,55743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532501.21/cwt492.00–506.002,666124
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,52010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1NHTC561487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,73250
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585462.92/cwt457.50–470.002,70871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612451.25/cwt449.00–452.502,762393
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627417.34/cwt410.00–421.002,61753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1NHTC629446.00/cwt446.00–446.002,80540
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement642438.00/cwt438.00–438.002,81280
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668413.31/cwt393.50–446.002,761289
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687390.11/cwt389.00–392.502,68016
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710386.94/cwt383.50–397.502,74754
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731368.92/cwt362.00–372.502,69721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Spayed770380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,92670
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774380.79/cwt375.00–381.502,947185
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2788352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,77816
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Spayed829373.72/cwt372.50–375.003,098134
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830359.20/cwt356.00–360.502,981211
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1852357.19/cwt331.50–364.503,04390
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1921344.14/cwt329.75–356.003,170251
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1984305.00/cwt305.00–305.003,00164
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,017300.56/cwt300.00–302.003,057153

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.