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Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Dec 4

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Dec 4

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Nov 13Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

3,450 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 3,520▲ 345 vs year ago 3,105 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. A very high demand for steers should be noted with several buyers at the auction, out of state buyers, and internet bidding. Next Auction Date Dec 11th Special Feeder Cattle Auction, Dec 17th Special Weigh Up Auction, Dec 18th Special Holiday Bred Cow & Bred Heifer Auction

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 $365.15/cwt on 1,229 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −120.23 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$365.15

1,229 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$35.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.40

vs NE average

+40.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	367.63	2,021	1,142
Medium and Large 1-2	524	332.62	1,743	87

One grade step is worth $35.01/cwt here — about $278 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 sale1,229 hd

365.15

—

NE average8 barns · 4,033 hd

348.75

+16.40

National average191 barns · 35,386 hd

325.14

+40.01

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−120.23

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,630	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,548	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	409	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,759	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,566	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	402.64/cwt	385.00–413.00	1,711	41
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	394.51/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,827	284
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	370.57/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,775	51
Steers

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Dec 4, 2024

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

Receipts 3,450Last week 3,520Year ago 3,105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	334	377.50–385.00	383.18
57	350–400	375	355.00–367.00	361.52
59	400–450	423	366.00–370.00	368.93
101	450–500	478	335.00–353.50	343.21
216	500–550	527	327.00–347.50	333.65
82	550–600	578	294.00–311.00	297.68
98	600–650	608	290.00–291.50	291.38
15	650–700	655	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	409	332.50

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Dec 4

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Nov 13Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

3,450 head

▼ 70 vs last sale 3,520▲ 345 vs year ago 3,105 · +11.1%

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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 $365.15/cwt on 1,229 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −120.23 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$365.15

1,229 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$35.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.40

vs NE average

+40.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	367.63	2,021	1,142
Medium and Large 1-2	524	332.62	1,743	87

One grade step is worth $35.01/cwt here — about $278 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 sale1,229 hd

365.15

—

NE average8 barns · 4,033 hd

348.75

+16.40

National average191 barns · 35,386 hd

325.14

+40.01

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−120.23

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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,630	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,548	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	409	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,759	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,566	22
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	402.64/cwt	385.00–413.00	1,711	41
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	394.51/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,827	284
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	370.57/cwt	362.50–372.50	1,775	51
Steers

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Dec 4, 2024

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

Receipts 3,450Last week 3,520Year ago 3,105

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	334	377.50–385.00	383.18
57	350–400	375	355.00–367.00	361.52
59	400–450	423	366.00–370.00	368.93
101	450–500	478	335.00–353.50	343.21
216	500–550	527	327.00–347.50	333.65
82	550–600	578	294.00–311.00	297.68
98	600–650	608	290.00–291.50	291.38
15	650–700	655	273.50	273.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	409	332.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	383.18/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,280	29
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	361.52/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,356	57
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,360	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	368.93/cwt	366.00–370.00	1,561	59
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	343.21/cwt	335.00–353.50	1,641	101
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	324.38/cwt	316.00–327.50	1,573	68
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	306.10/cwt	281.00–317.50	1,598	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	333.65/cwt	327.00–347.50	1,758	216
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	569	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,849	41
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	297.68/cwt	294.00–311.00	1,721	82
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	606	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,818	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	291.38/cwt	290.00–291.50	1,772	98
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	273.50/cwt	273.50–273.50	1,791	15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
41	550–600	569	325.00	325.00
17	600–650	606	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	379	430.00	430.00
41	400–450	425	385.00–413.00	402.64
284	450–500	463	380.00–400.00	394.51
368	500–550	532	342.50–368.00	356.73
118	550–600	577	335.00–347.50	341.49
384	600–650	608	332.00–350.00	339.86
158	650–700	671	302.50–334.00	315.49
24	750–800	787	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	392	395.00	395.00
22	400–450	411	381.00	381.00
51	450–500	479	362.50–372.50	370.57
87	500–550	524	317.50–338.00	332.62
74	600–650	619	292.00–320.00	308.14
10	700–750	740	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	409	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
162	500–550	520	379.00–400.00	394.05
494	550–600	566	366.00–376.00	373.32
80	650–700	654	342.00	342.00

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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

This sale against other markets