Sale reports / Nebraska / Bassett / 2026-11-11

Bassett

Name: Bassett livestock auction prices — 2026-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-11

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Nov 11

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Nov 4Nov 11latest

Receipts

5,790 head

▲ 4,200 vs last sale 1,590▲ 1,610 vs year ago 4,180 · +38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last weeks auction 450 to 550 lbs steers traded 14.0 to 20.0 higher, with no comparable offerings for heifers. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. A high demand for Black and Black White Face replacement quality heifers should be noted. Next Auction Date: Nov 18th Special Bred Cows and Pairs

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 $459.16/cwt on 1,183 head, up $22.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −11.90 against this barn's trailing median of $471.06.

Average price

$459.16

▲ 22.59 vs prior sale

1,183 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,549

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$184

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

$33.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.04

vs NE average

+46.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	460.52	2,557	1,135
Medium and Large 1-2	556	427.12	2,373	48

One grade step is worth $33.40/cwt here — about $184 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale1,183 hd

459.16

—

NE average8 barns · 3,677 hd

443.12

+16.04

National average94 barns · 10,230 hd

412.28

+46.88

This barn, trailing median13 sales

471.06

−11.90

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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.82, low $428.50, median $471.06 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

40 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	569.65/cwt	560.00–582.50	2,153	23
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	523.67/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,283	114
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	490.95/cwt	470.00–512.50	2,298	164
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	472.86/cwt	468.00–477.00	2,279	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,530	101
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,269	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	476.47/cwt	445.00–495.00	2,516	366
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	426.28/cwt	422.50–427.50	2,387	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	445.35/cwt	429.00–465.00	2,574	668
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	607	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,640	102
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	414.49/cwt	400.00–427.00	2,603	526
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	404.26/cwt	390.00–411.00	2,700	608
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	386.18/cwt	385.00–387.00	2,618	61
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	389.12/cwt	379.00–395.75	2,806	236
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	364.30/cwt	358.00–372.00	2,656	53
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	368.64/cwt	348.00–377.00	2,820	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	771	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,760	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	343.63/cwt	337.50–345.25	3,031	76
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	897	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,835	5
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	982	330.75/cwt	328.00–333.00	3,248	237
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,028	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	3,377	55
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,057	314.26/cwt	313.00–315.50	3,322	198
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,122	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	3,422	243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	477.00/cwt	477.00–477.00	1,832	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	435.60/cwt	435.00–437.50	1,830	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	457.00/cwt	450.00–471.00	1,988	118
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	459	453.51/cwt	447.50–460.00	2,082	46
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	422.40/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,057	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	517	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,223	105
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	402.46/cwt	382.50–425.00	2,097	294
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	370.84/cwt	367.50–375.00	2,062	40
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	565	433.63/cwt	410.00–447.50	2,450	229
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	385.63/cwt	377.50–405.00	2,202	78
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	369.43/cwt	357.00–377.00	2,246	68
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	615	422.52/cwt	405.00–464.00	2,598	109
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	352.81/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,346	49
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	683	396.00/cwt	372.50–400.00	2,705	54
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	734	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,415	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Spayed	854	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,793	29
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	929	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	3,047	65

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 11, 2026

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

Receipts 5,790Last week 1,590Year ago 4,180

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	450–500	482	468.00–477.00	472.86
6	500–550	524	433.00	433.00
42	550–600	560	422.50–427.50	426.28
61	650–700	678	385.00–387.00	386.18
53	700–750	729	358.00–372.00	364.30
11	750–800	771	358.00	358.00
5	850–900	897	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	378	560.00–582.50	569.65
114	400–450	436	510.00–540.00	523.67
164	450–500	468	470.00–512.50	490.95
366	500–550	528	445.00–495.00	476.47
668	550–600	578	429.00–465.00	445.35
526	600–650	628	400.00–427.00	414.49
608	650–700	668	390.00–411.00	404.26
236	700–750	721	379.00–395.75	389.12
77	750–800	765	348.00–377.00	368.64
76	850–900	882	337.50–345.25	343.63
237	950–1000	982	328.00–333.00	330.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
101	500–550	503	503.00	503.00
102	600–650	607	435.00	435.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	1000–1050	1,028	328.50	328.50
198	1050–1100	1,057	313.00–315.50	314.26
243	1100–1150	1,122	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	384	477.00	477.00
118	400–450	435	450.00–471.00	457.00
46	450–500	459	447.50–460.00	453.51
294	500–550	521	382.50–425.00	402.46
78	550–600	571	377.50–405.00	385.63
68	600–650	608	357.00–377.00	369.43
49	650–700	665	340.00–355.00	352.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	420	435.00–437.50	435.60
28	450–500	487	420.00–425.00	422.40
40	550–600	556	367.50–375.00	370.84
5	700–750	734	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
105	500–550	517	430.00	430.00
229	550–600	565	410.00–447.50	433.63
109	600–650	615	405.00–464.00	422.52
54	650–700	683	372.50–400.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	850–900	854	327.00	327.00
65	900–950	929	328.00	328.00

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.