Find a sale report

Pick a state, a barn and a sale — the full USDA report loads right below · 396 barns across 30 states

Sale barns

396

USDA AMS · every reported barnNov 6

States

USDA · every state with barn dataNov 6

Newest report

Nov 6

USDA · by the report's own datesale barns

Search for a sale

Every sale USDA reported, back to each barn's first

State

Sale barn

Sale date

Just reported:Richmond Livestock Auction, KY Fri, Nov 6Stockmen's Livestock Exchange, ND Thu, Nov 5Mobridge Livestock Exchange, SD Thu, Nov 5Billings Livestock Commission, MT Thu, Nov 5Ogallala, NE Thu, Nov 5Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS Thu, Nov 5Valentine, NE Thu, Nov 5Dalhart Livestock Auction, TX Thu, Nov 5

Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Dec 11

Open on its own page →

Nebraska · the report as USDA filed it, with per-head values and grade spreads. Use the address of its own page to share or bookmark it.

Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Dec 11

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Dec 4Dec 11Jan 8 →

Receipts

5,575 head

▲ 2,125 vs last sale 3,450▲ 1,845 vs year ago 3,730 · +49.5%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week, smaller packages of consignments as steers traded unevenly steady, no comparable offerings for heifers. All calves offered today were weaned. Demand was good with active internet bidding. Very cold weather in the area. Next Auction Date TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17 - SPECIAL WEIGH UP AUCTION 11 A.M, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18 - SPECIAL HOLIDAY BRED COWS & BRED HEIFERS AUCTION, 9:00 A.M. NO WEIGH UPS

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 $358.39/cwt on 712 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −126.98 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$358.39

712 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.41

vs NE average

+34.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	360.00	1,977	654
Medium and Large 1-2	551	340.24	1,875	58

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale712 hd

358.39

—

NE average8 barns · 3,594 hd

346.98

+11.41

National average189 barns · 32,417 hd

323.71

+34.68

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−126.98

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	437.03/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,652	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,568	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,687	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,643	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	389.40/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,830	183
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,748	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	351.79/cwt	341.00–357.00	1,864	25
Steers	500–550

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Dec 11, 2024

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

Receipts 5,575Last week 3,450Year ago 3,730

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	427	359.00	359.00
42	500–550	507	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	338	371.00	371.00
10	350–400	368	353.00	353.00
64	400–450	428	333.00–341.00	338.46
39	450–500	489	328.00–345.00	340.57
51	500–550	516	330.00	330.00
39	550–600	586	311.00–315.00	312.85
32	600–650

Loading the Bassett Livestock Auction sale…

Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Dec 11

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Dec 4Dec 11Jan 8 →

Receipts

5,575 head

▲ 2,125 vs last sale 3,450▲ 1,845 vs year ago 3,730 · +49.5%

View

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 $358.39/cwt on 712 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −126.98 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$358.39

712 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

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

$19.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.41

vs NE average

+34.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	360.00	1,977	654
Medium and Large 1-2	551	340.24	1,875	58

One grade step is worth $19.76/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale712 hd

358.39

—

NE average8 barns · 3,594 hd

346.98

+11.41

National average189 barns · 32,417 hd

323.71

+34.68

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−126.98

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	437.03/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,652	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,568	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,687	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,643	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	389.40/cwt	378.00–400.00	1,830	183
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,748	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	351.79/cwt	341.00–357.00	1,864	25
Steers	500–550

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Dec 11, 2024

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

Receipts 5,575Last week 3,450Year ago 3,730

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	427	359.00	359.00
42	500–550	507	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	338	371.00	371.00
10	350–400	368	353.00	353.00
64	400–450	428	333.00–341.00	338.46
39	450–500	489	328.00–345.00	340.57
51	500–550	516	330.00	330.00
39	550–600	586	311.00–315.00	312.85
32	600–650

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	450–500	487	312.50–317.50	313.73
9	500–550	524	323.00	323.00
5	800–850	827	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	435.00–440.00	437.03
16	400–450	427	395.00	395.00
183	450–500	470	378.00–400.00	389.40
166	500–550	535	350.00–370.50	356.03
323	550–600	564	345.00–360.00	352.50
669	600–650	632	314.50–344.50	327.71
770	650–700	675	301.00–321.00	310.65
683	700–750	733	287.00–305.00	296.58
146	750–800	752	294.25–297.00	295.58
8	900–950	923	240.00	240.00
452	950–1000	974	260.25	260.25
111	1000–1050	1,032	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
165	500–550	534	377.00–387.00	378.68
340	600–650	628	350.00–357.50	353.38
180	700–750	706	310.00–314.00	312.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
423	1100–1150	1,121	242.00–243.75	242.88

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,254	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,299	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	427	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,533	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	338.46/cwt	333.00–341.00	1,449	64
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	487	313.73/cwt	312.50–317.50	1,528	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	340.57/cwt	328.00–345.00	1,665	39
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	507	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,754	42
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,703	51
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	524	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,693	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	312.85/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,833	39
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,760	32
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	270.96/cwt	269.00–274.00	1,813	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,768	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	253.00/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,981	86
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	827	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,819	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,975	10
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,024	4
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,122	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,244	3

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	392	400.00	400.00
5	400–450	438	375.00	375.00
14	450–500	498	351.00	351.00
25	500–550	530	341.00–357.00	351.79
33	550–600	567	323.00–339.00	331.49
18	750–800	778	257.50	257.50
4	800–850	826	252.50	252.50

Find a sale report

Search for a sale

Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Dec 11

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

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