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Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Jun 25

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Jun 25

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← May 28Jun 25Jul 9 →

Receipts

8,075 head

▲ 5,083 vs last sale 2,992▲ 1,280 vs year ago 6,795 · +18.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

It's been several weeks, since last auction, a trend will not be given. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Cooler weather past few days with scattered showers and storms throughout the Sandhills Next auction Date July 9th Annual Barbecue Yearling and Fall Calves 8:00 am start time

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 $436.42/cwt on 506 head. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −48.95 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$436.42

506 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$9.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.41

vs NE average

+66.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	437.71	2,396	435
Medium and Large 1-2	539	428.52	2,309	71

One grade step is worth $9.19/cwt here — about $87 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 sale506 hd

436.42

—

NE average3 barns · 578 hd

433.01

+3.41

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

+66.84

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−48.95

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

48 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,133	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	464.06/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,149	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	446.48/cwt	438.00–463.00	2,152	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,536	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	527	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,314	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	434.46/cwt	423.00–451.00	2,316	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	458.37/cwt	454.00–474.00	2,448	104

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Jun 25, 2025

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

Receipts 8,075Last week 2,992Year ago 6,795

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	439.00	439.00
41	450–500	485	370.00–412.00	393.51
15	500–550	534	382.50–397.50	390.40
15	550–600	591	358.00–367.50	363.70
6	600–650	638	339.00	339.00
34	700–750	739	287.00–319.50	294.31
7	750–800	755	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	450–500	471	438.00–444.00	441.48
341	500–550	529	392.00–422.00	408.01

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Jun 25

● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← May 28Jun 25Jul 9 →

Receipts

8,075 head

▲ 5,083 vs last sale 2,992▲ 1,280 vs year ago 6,795 · +18.8%

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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 $436.42/cwt on 506 head. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −48.95 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$436.42

506 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$9.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.41

vs NE average

+66.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	437.71	2,396	435
Medium and Large 1-2	539	428.52	2,309	71

One grade step is worth $9.19/cwt here — about $87 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 sale506 hd

436.42

—

NE average3 barns · 578 hd

433.01

+3.41

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

+66.84

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−48.95

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

48 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,133	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	464.06/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,149	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	446.48/cwt	438.00–463.00	2,152	35
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	484.00/cwt	484.00–484.00	2,536	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	527	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,314	80
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	434.46/cwt	423.00–451.00	2,316	50
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	458.37/cwt	454.00–474.00	2,448	104

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Jun 25, 2025

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

Receipts 8,075Last week 2,992Year ago 6,795

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	431	439.00	439.00
41	450–500	485	370.00–412.00	393.51
15	500–550	534	382.50–397.50	390.40
15	550–600	591	358.00–367.50	363.70
6	600–650	638	339.00	339.00
34	700–750	739	287.00–319.50	294.31
7	750–800	755	252.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	450–500	471	438.00–444.00	441.48
341	500–550	529	392.00–422.00	408.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
974	1000–1050	1,037	289.50–296.00	294.85
106	1050–1100	1,099	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	431	495.00	495.00
15	450–500	463	460.00–472.50	464.06
104	500–550	534	454.00–474.00	458.37
207	550–600	567	398.00–438.00	417.00
314	600–650	629	382.50–397.00	391.19
381	650–700	662	373.00–396.00	382.94
638	700–750	727	351.00–367.00	359.61
174	750–800	776	348.50–352.00	350.33
332	800–850	825	325.50–339.50	332.40
15	950–1000	982	283.00	283.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,892	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Natural	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	27
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	441.48/cwt	438.00–444.00	2,079	60
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	393.51/cwt	370.00–412.00	1,909	41
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	408.01/cwt	392.00–422.00	2,158	341
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	390.40/cwt	382.50–397.50	2,085	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Natural	536	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	2,267	111
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Natural	588	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,308	90
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	363.70/cwt	358.00–367.50	2,149	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	592	377.27/cwt	370.00–396.00	2,233	208
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	366.88/cwt	350.00–384.00	2,267	447
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,112	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,163	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	657	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,398	92
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	336.89/cwt	323.00–351.00	2,304	498
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	332.48/cwt	328.50–333.00	2,377	102
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	739	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,616	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	739	294.31/cwt	287.00–319.50	2,175	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,903	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	298.95/cwt	289.00–307.50	2,347	392
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	881	284.20/cwt	280.50–287.00	2,504	504
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,548	111
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	963	270.94/cwt	270.25–275.25	2,609	324

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
92	650–700	657	365.00	365.00
77	700–750	739	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
27	450–500	455	420.00	420.00
111	500–550	536	423.00	423.00
90	550–600	588	392.50	392.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	623	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	500–550	524	484.00	484.00
222	600–650	628	405.00–408.00	407.18
129	700–750	716	370.00–381.00	374.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	450–500	482	438.00–463.00	446.48
50	500–550	533	423.00–451.00	434.46
21	550–600	553	405.00–427.00	414.38
32	650–700	689	348.00–357.00	351.83
47	750–800	798	315.00–326.00	317.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	624	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
80	500–550	527	439.00	439.00
180	600–650	618	390.00	390.00
88	700–750	702	366.00	366.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	618	403.00	403.00

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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