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Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Feb 26

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Feb 26

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Feb 5Feb 26Mar 19 →

Receipts

4,165 head

▲ 1,245 vs last sale 2,920▲ 4,165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Due to weather conditions, a reschedule of last weeks auction, selling today. No recent test of market for an accurate comparison, a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 - HALL RANCH BLACK ANGUS BULL AUCTION & SPECIAL BRED COWS & BRED HEIFERS AUCTION, WEIGH UPS 9 A.M WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19 - SPECIAL FEEDER CATTLE AUCTION, WEIGH UPS 9 A.M.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.39/cwt on 634 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −109.45 against this barn's trailing median of $440.84.

Average price

$331.39

634 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$25.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

vs NE average

+23.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	334.07	1,862	567
Medium and Large 1-2	583	308.76	1,801	67

One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about $61 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 sale634 hd

331.39

—

NE average9 barns · 1,540 hd

325.76

+5.63

National average192 barns · 19,560 hd

307.56

+23.83

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.84

−109.45

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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $485.41, low $389.69, median $440.84 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

35 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,559	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	445.24/cwt	437.50–452.50	1,630	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	433.93/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,827	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	397.11/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,914	105
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	383.10/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,881	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	389.21/cwt	373.00–395.00	1,993	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	358.50/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,886	41
Steers	550–600

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Feb 26, 2025

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

Receipts 4,165Last week 2,920Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	341	405.00–415.00	410.40
7	400–450	416	365.00	365.00
7	500–550	508	327.50	327.50
60	550–600	592	301.00–312.00	306.57
53	600–650	618	295.00–297.00	295.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	432.50	432.50
16	350–400	398	385.00	385.00
48	400–450	430	371.00–388.00	380.11
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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Feb 26

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Feb 5Feb 26Mar 19 →

Receipts

4,165 head

▲ 1,245 vs last sale 2,920▲ 4,165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.39/cwt on 634 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −109.45 against this barn's trailing median of $440.84.

Average price

$331.39

634 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$25.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.63

vs NE average

+23.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	334.07	1,862	567
Medium and Large 1-2	583	308.76	1,801	67

One grade step is worth $25.31/cwt here — about $61 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 sale634 hd

331.39

—

NE average9 barns · 1,540 hd

325.76

+5.63

National average192 barns · 19,560 hd

307.56

+23.83

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.84

−109.45

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

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $485.41, low $389.69, median $440.84 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

35 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,559	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	445.24/cwt	437.50–452.50	1,630	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	433.93/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,827	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	397.11/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,914	105
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	491	383.10/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,881	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	389.21/cwt	373.00–395.00	1,993	48
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	358.50/cwt	355.00–367.50	1,886	41
Steers	550–600

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Feb 26, 2025

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

Receipts 4,165Last week 2,920Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	341	405.00–415.00	410.40
7	400–450	416	365.00	365.00
7	500–550	508	327.50	327.50
60	550–600	592	301.00–312.00	306.57
53	600–650	618	295.00–297.00	295.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	316	432.50	432.50
16	350–400	398	385.00	385.00
48	400–450	430	371.00–388.00	380.11
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Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,367	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	341	410.40/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,399	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	398	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,532	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	416	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,518	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	380.11/cwt	371.00–388.00	1,634	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	369.99/cwt	352.50–377.00	1,709	94
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,664	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	347.21/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,819	165
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	328.67/cwt	313.00–340.00	1,877	402
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	306.57/cwt	301.00–312.00	1,815	60
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	618	295.22/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,824	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	310.26/cwt	301.00–317.00	1,939	495
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	633	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,121	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	296.97/cwt	279.50–311.00	1,981	346
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	276.02/cwt	271.00–277.50	1,960	151
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	719	324.27/cwt	301.00–349.00	2,332	208
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	262.53/cwt	254.50–269.00	2,021	77
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	2,074	20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	633	335.00	335.00
208	700–750	719	301.00–349.00	324.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
70	650–700	692	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	491	380.00–385.00	383.10
41	500–550	526	355.00–367.50	358.50
17	550–600	584	337.50–338.00	337.70
6	650–700	698	301.00	301.00
21	800–850	834	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	339	460.00	460.00
15	350–400	366	437.50–452.50	445.24
24	400–450	421	430.00–435.00	433.93
105	450–500	482	390.00–405.00	397.11
48	500–550	512	373.00–395.00	389.21
296	550–600	579	342.50–364.00	354.93
177	600–650	631	324.00–351.00	342.35
261	650–700	672	311.00–329.00	319.00
290	700–750	725	305.00–325.50	314.99
190	750–800	774	292.00–305.00	300.93
31	850–900	851	281.00	281.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · 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

Heifers · 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