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Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Jul 24

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Jul 24

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7 →

Receipts

3,150 head

▼ 5,570 vs last sale 8,720▼ 875 vs year ago 4,025 · −21.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from two week ago, steer offerings 600 to 750 lbs and 1000 to 1050 lbs traded unevenly steady. Steer offerings 900 lbs traded steady. Heifer offerings 600 lbs traded steady. Demand was good with active internet bidding. Next Auction Date Aug 7th

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 $339.55/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −145.83 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$339.55

137 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$27.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs NE average

+42.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	351.27	1,953	79
Medium and Large 1-2	586	323.58	1,897	58

One grade step is worth $27.69/cwt here — about $56 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 sale137 hd

339.55

—

NE average2 barns · 147 hd

339.27

+0.28

National average153 barns · 7,236 hd

297.26

+42.29

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−145.83

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.82, low $428.50, median $485.37 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

31 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,538	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,647	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,807	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	354.38/cwt	353.00–362.50	1,896	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,775	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	349.04/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,993	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	322.55/cwt	321.00–329.00	1,916	50
Steers	600–650

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Jul 24, 2024

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

Receipts 3,150Last week 8,720Year ago 4,025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	387	345.00–357.50	351.92
18	400–450	440	337.50–355.00	345.15
24	450–500	481	341.00	341.00
33	500–550	524	322.50–327.00	324.91
211	600–650	617	289.00–318.00	312.97
85	700–750	714	276.50	276.50
40	750–800	779	256.00	256.00
81	850–900	875	230.00–251.00	247.10
10	900–950	915	229.50	229.50
65	950–1000	961	225.50	225.50

Head
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Jul 24

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Jul 10Jul 24Aug 7 →

Receipts

3,150 head

▼ 5,570 vs last sale 8,720▼ 875 vs year ago 4,025 · −21.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $339.55/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −145.83 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$339.55

137 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,931

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$27.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.28

vs NE average

+42.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	351.27	1,953	79
Medium and Large 1-2	586	323.58	1,897	58

One grade step is worth $27.69/cwt here — about $56 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 sale137 hd

339.55

—

NE average2 barns · 147 hd

339.27

+0.28

National average153 barns · 7,236 hd

297.26

+42.29

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−145.83

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $523.82, low $428.50, median $485.37 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

31 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,538	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	1,647	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,807	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	354.38/cwt	353.00–362.50	1,896	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,775	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	349.04/cwt	348.00–350.00	1,993	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	322.55/cwt	321.00–329.00	1,916	50
Steers	600–650

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Jul 24, 2024

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

Receipts 3,150Last week 8,720Year ago 4,025

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	387	345.00–357.50	351.92
18	400–450	440	337.50–355.00	345.15
24	450–500	481	341.00	341.00
33	500–550	524	322.50–327.00	324.91
211	600–650	617	289.00–318.00	312.97
85	700–750	714	276.50	276.50
40	750–800	779	256.00	256.00
81	850–900	875	230.00–251.00	247.10
10	900–950	915	229.50	229.50
65	950–1000	961	225.50	225.50

Head
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

8	300–350	316	372.50	372.50
10	650–700	654	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	376	409.00	409.00
8	400–450	416	396.00	396.00
26	450–500	487	371.00	371.00
33	500–550	535	353.00–362.50	354.38
46	550–600	571	348.00–350.00	349.04
202	600–650	635	317.50–328.00	326.19
95	650–700	663	295.00–317.00	302.38
86	700–750	731	290.00–302.50	300.31
131	750–800	758	288.50–301.00	295.77
62	800–850	828	274.00	274.00
66	850–900	881	264.75	264.75
233	900–950	935	241.50–263.50	260.19
63	950–1000	977	254.00	254.00
753	1000–1050	1,030	224.25–252.00	247.64
390	1050–1100	1,059	243.00–247.25	244.68

Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	316	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,177	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	351.92/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,362	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	345.15/cwt	337.50–355.00	1,519	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,640	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	324.91/cwt	322.50–327.00	1,703	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	312.97/cwt	289.00–318.00	1,931	211
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	654	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,838	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,974	85
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,994	40
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	247.10/cwt	230.00–251.00	2,162	81
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	2,100	10
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	225.50/cwt	225.50–225.50	2,167	65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	538	330.00	330.00
50	550–600	594	321.00–329.00	322.55
5	700–750	748	287.50	287.50
11	750–800	759	273.00	273.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Feeder Cattle

Bassett

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Feeder Cattle

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