Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2026-07-22

Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Jul 22
● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852
Receipts
2,925 head
▼ 5,795 vs last sale 8,720▲ 890 vs year ago 2,035 · +43.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the report from two weeks ago, the Bassett Livestock Auction saw limited heifer offerings, with 750 lb heifers trading 15.00 lower. Steers weighing 750 to 1050 lbs also saw significant downward pressure, trading 25.00 lower. These declines are primarily attributed to the sharp losses in CME cattle futures over the past two weeks. While the Nebraska Sandhills received rain showers, the moisture arrived too late for pastures and hay crops to recover.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $471.06/cwt on 91 head, down $28.63 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 11 comparable sales and sits −28.63 against this barn's trailing median of $499.69.
Average price
$471.06
▼ 28.63 vs prior sale
91 head · 564 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+0.00
vs NE average
+52.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564471.062,65991
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale91 hd
471.06
—
NE average1 barns · 91 hd
471.06
+0.00
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
+52.02
This barn, trailing median11 sales
499.69
−28.63
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

29 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
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484531.05/cwt526.00–542.002,57034
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1546472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,57718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569470.83/cwt465.00–480.002,67973
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630446.49/cwt435.00–451.002,81339
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2638426.00/cwt426.00–426.002,7188
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672434.57/cwt430.00–439.002,92068
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,6497
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716395.22/cwt382.00–417.002,83049
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759390.27/cwt390.00–392.002,962122
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825358.07/cwt354.00–361.002,954126
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1886350.00/cwt350.00–350.003,10164
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1937339.50/cwt332.50–343.003,181179
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1987335.31/cwt333.00–336.003,310234
Steers1000–1050Large 11,037319.74/cwt316.75–323.003,316655
Steers1050–1100Large 11,072317.48/cwt313.75–321.503,403477
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1439502.20/cwt490.00–515.002,20516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481483.00/cwt483.00–483.002,32320
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1502483.00/cwt480.00–495.002,42535
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543432.50/cwt432.50–432.502,34815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570444.49/cwt432.50–446.502,53476
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580421.24/cwt406.00–437.502,44320
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626404.98/cwt397.50–420.002,53561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1652410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,67388
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682366.94/cwt362.00–371.002,50331
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713362.44/cwt353.00–381.002,58459
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1759350.11/cwt343.00–352.002,657101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1811349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,83065
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1936296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,77110
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,033290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,99632

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.