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Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Sep 3

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Sep 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 17 →

Receipts

1,430 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 1,545▼ 1,110 vs year ago 2,540 · −43.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings from last we a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good throughout the day with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date Sept 17th Special Feeder Cattle Auction

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 $408.70/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −32.15 against this barn's trailing median of $440.84.

Average price

$408.70

32 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$42.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NE average

+37.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	415.40	2,364	27
Medium and Large 1-2	549	372.50	2,045	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.90/cwt here — about $319 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 sale32 hd

408.70

—

NE average1 barns · 32 hd

408.70

+0.00

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

+37.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.84

−32.15

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

27 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	457.84/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,234	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,648	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,712	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,739	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,527	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	388.04/cwt	384.50–408.50	2,899	101
Steers	850–900

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Sep 3, 2025

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

Receipts 1,430Last week 1,545Year ago 2,540

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	850–900	895	340.50	340.50
64	900–950	943	335.00	335.00
79	950–1000	974	332.00–333.00	332.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	569	412.00–427.50	415.40
8	600–650	634	399.00	399.00
68	650–700	671	370.00	370.00
34	750–800	788	350.00	350.00
16	800–850	825	353.50	353.50
8	850–900	872	343.00	343.00
158	900–950	931	329.00–352.00

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Sep 3

● Final27 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 17 →

Receipts

1,430 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 1,545▼ 1,110 vs year ago 2,540 · −43.7%

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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 $408.70/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 4 of 14 comparable sales and sits −32.15 against this barn's trailing median of $440.84.

Average price

$408.70

32 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$42.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NE average

+37.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	415.40	2,364	27
Medium and Large 1-2	549	372.50	2,045	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.90/cwt here — about $319 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 sale32 hd

408.70

—

NE average1 barns · 32 hd

408.70

+0.00

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

+37.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

440.84

−32.15

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

27 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,995	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	457.84/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,234	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	463.00/cwt	463.00–463.00	2,648	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,712	38
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,739	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,527	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	747	388.04/cwt	384.50–408.50	2,899	101
Steers	850–900

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Sep 3, 2025

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

Receipts 1,430Last week 1,545Year ago 2,540

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	850–900	895	340.50	340.50
64	900–950	943	335.00	335.00
79	950–1000	974	332.00–333.00	332.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	550–600	569	412.00–427.50	415.40
8	600–650	634	399.00	399.00
68	650–700	671	370.00	370.00
34	750–800	788	350.00	350.00
16	800–850	825	353.50	353.50
8	850–900	872	343.00	343.00
158	900–950	931	329.00–352.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	458	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,912	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	549	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,045	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	415.40/cwt	412.00–427.50	2,364	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	634	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,530	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,483	68
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,758	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	789	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,683	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,916	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,991	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Spayed	895	340.50/cwt	340.50–340.50	3,047	15
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	339.39/cwt	329.00–352.00	3,160	158
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	943	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	3,159	64
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Spayed	974	332.83/cwt	332.00–333.00	3,242	79
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	981	333.85/cwt	332.00–339.00	3,275	146
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,028	326.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	3,358	67
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,082	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	3,430	39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	417.50	417.50
5	500–550	549	372.50	372.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	789	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	420	475.00	475.00
16	450–500	488	455.00–460.00	457.84
7	700–750	702	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	572	463.00	463.00
38	600–650	638	425.00	425.00
6	650–700	660	415.00	415.00
101	700–750	747	384.50–408.50	388.04
110	850–900	873	352.75–377.00	359.28
55	900–950	912	368.50–370.50	368.90
139	1000–1050	1,019	343.00–347.50	347.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
100	900–950	936	375.00	375.00

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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

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