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Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Oct 2

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Oct 2

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16 →

Receipts

7,010 head

▲ 2,180 vs last sale 4,830▲ 5,075 vs year ago 1,935 · +262.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 750 to 1000 lbs steers traded unevenly steady and heifer offerings traded steady to sharply higher for 850 to 950 lbs offerings. Demand was very good today with several buyers and active internet bidding. First show of Spring calves off the cow today with high interest from buyers. Next Auction Date Oct 16th

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 $324.20/cwt on 291 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −161.17 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$324.20

291 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

vs NE average

+37.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	325.59	1,734	268
Medium and Large 1-2	542	308.00	1,669	23

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $65 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale291 hd

324.20

—

NE average5 barns · 1,001 hd

315.27

+8.93

National average169 barns · 16,180 hd

286.27

+37.93

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−161.17

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

41 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	397	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,370	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	343.04/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,492	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,542	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	331.80/cwt	329.50–334.25	1,742	224
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,669	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,682	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	90
Steers

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Oct 2, 2024

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

Receipts 7,010Last week 4,830Year ago 1,935

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	664	259.00	259.00
6	700–750	724	241.00	241.00
21	750–800	774	232.00–236.00	233.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	394	315.00	315.00
49	450–500	462	291.00–297.00	294.03
24	500–550	539	278.00	278.00
11	550–600	551	276.50	276.50
78	600–650	624	255.00–279.00	262.44
25	650–700	665	262.00	262.00

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Oct 2

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Sep 18Oct 2Oct 16 →

Receipts

7,010 head

▲ 2,180 vs last sale 4,830▲ 5,075 vs year ago 1,935 · +262.3%

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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 $324.20/cwt on 291 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −161.17 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$324.20

291 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,729

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$65

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

$17.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.93

vs NE average

+37.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	325.59	1,734	268
Medium and Large 1-2	542	308.00	1,669	23

One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $65 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale291 hd

324.20

—

NE average5 barns · 1,001 hd

315.27

+8.93

National average169 barns · 16,180 hd

286.27

+37.93

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−161.17

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

41 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	397	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,370	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	343.04/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,492	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,542	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	331.80/cwt	329.50–334.25	1,742	224
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,669	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,682	44
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	90
Steers

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Oct 2, 2024

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

Receipts 7,010Last week 4,830Year ago 1,935

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	664	259.00	259.00
6	700–750	724	241.00	241.00
21	750–800	774	232.00–236.00	233.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	394	315.00	315.00
49	450–500	462	291.00–297.00	294.03
24	500–550	539	278.00	278.00
11	550–600	551	276.50	276.50
78	600–650	624	255.00–279.00	262.44
25	650–700	665	262.00	262.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,241	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	294.03/cwt	291.00–297.00	1,358	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	539	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,498	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	276.50/cwt	276.50–276.50	1,524	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	262.44/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,638	78
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,720	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,742	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,823	161
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,745	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	250.66/cwt	245.50–253.25	1,913	221
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	774	233.52/cwt	232.00–236.00	1,807	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Spayed	790	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	1,930	50
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Spayed	820	239.69/cwt	235.50–242.00	1,965	72
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	242.30/cwt	238.00–244.50	2,096	254
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Spayed	869	244.88/cwt	241.25–246.00	2,128	357
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	911	239.10/cwt	232.00–246.00	2,178	312
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	223.27/cwt	220.00–232.50	2,072	358
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Spayed	971	234.75/cwt	233.00–237.50	2,279	264
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	217.35/cwt	211.50–218.50	2,130	525
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,008	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,208	12
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Spayed	1,024	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,324	60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
50	750–800	790	244.25	244.25
72	800–850	820	235.50–242.00	239.69
357	850–900	869	241.25–246.00	244.88
312	900–950	911	232.00–246.00	239.10
264	950–1000	971	233.00–237.50	234.75
60	1000–1050	1,024	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	397	345.00	345.00
26	400–450	435	342.50–345.00	343.04
36	450–500	478	322.50	322.50
224	500–550	525	329.50–334.25	331.80
44	550–600	572	294.00	294.00
22	600–650	644	283.00	283.00
43	650–700	654	286.00	286.00
27	700–750	740	274.00	274.00
152	750–800	777	253.00–267.50	261.96
223	800–850	845	263.50–264.00	263.68
240	850–900	884	246.50–255.25	250.62
571	900–950	925	240.25–254.00	247.76
1,039	950–1000	977	236.50–250.50	245.39
381	1000–1050	1,018	240.50–246.25	244.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	542	308.00	308.00
14	600–650	635	272.00	272.00
29	800–850	820	241.00–248.50	246.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
240	900–950	935	260.25	260.25

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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

This sale against other markets