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Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Sep 17

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Sep 17

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Sep 3Sep 17Sep 24 →

Receipts

3,565 head

▲ 2,135 vs last sale 1,430▼ 1,265 vs year ago 4,830 · −26.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's auction started the day with Fall calves, load lots of yearling steers, followed by spade heifers, guaranteed and pregged checked open heifers. Compared with two weeks ago, 850 lbs steers traded 10.00 higher and 900 to 950 lbs heifers traded steady to 6.00 lower. Demand was good with a full crowd and several buyers at the sale with active internet bidding. Next Auction Date Sept 24th Special Feeder Cattle 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 $392.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −92.87 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$392.50

8 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−74.22

vs NE average

−12.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	598	392.50	2,347	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

392.50

—

NE average6 barns · 410 hd

466.72

−74.22

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−12.14

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−92.87

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

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,347	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	365.58/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,453	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	402.38/cwt	393.00–406.00	2,793	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,715	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,692	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	376.48/cwt	361.00–378.25	2,982	77
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	358.58/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,998	39
Steers	850–900

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Sep 17, 2025

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

Receipts 3,565Last week 1,430Year ago 4,830

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	1000–1050	1,024	313.00–326.00	322.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	572	400.00	400.00
28	650–700	667	387.50	387.50
13	700–750	735	352.00	352.00
54	750–800	782	339.00–359.50	355.68
205	800–850	831	327.50–354.00	344.07
138	850–900	885	323.00–348.00	334.21
317	900–950	933	326.00–340.00	332.92
208	950–1000	969

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Sep 17

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Sep 3Sep 17Sep 24 →

Receipts

3,565 head

▲ 2,135 vs last sale 1,430▼ 1,265 vs year ago 4,830 · −26.2%

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 $392.50/cwt on 8 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −92.87 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$392.50

8 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,347

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−74.22

vs NE average

−12.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	598	392.50	2,347	8thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale8 hd

392.50

—

NE average6 barns · 410 hd

466.72

−74.22

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−12.14

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

−92.87

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

29 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,347	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	365.58/cwt	360.00–382.50	2,453	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	694	402.38/cwt	393.00–406.00	2,793	43
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,715	12
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	769	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,692	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	792	376.48/cwt	361.00–378.25	2,982	77
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	836	358.58/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,998	39
Steers	850–900

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Sep 17, 2025

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

Receipts 3,565Last week 1,430Year ago 4,830

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	1000–1050	1,024	313.00–326.00	322.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	572	400.00	400.00
28	650–700	667	387.50	387.50
13	700–750	735	352.00	352.00
54	750–800	782	339.00–359.50	355.68
205	800–850	831	327.50–354.00	344.07
138	850–900	885	323.00–348.00	334.21
317	900–950	933	326.00–340.00	332.92
208	950–1000	969

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	642	370.00	370.00
13	750–800	775	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	800–850	826	336.00	336.00
183	850–900	896	332.50–341.00	338.25
126	900–950	902	343.50	343.50
195	950–1000	963	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
435	1000–1050	1,029	320.00–351.00	336.14
153	1050–1100	1,064	330.00–333.00	331.01
15	1100–1150	1,117	320.00	320.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,288	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	642	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,375	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,585	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,587	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,616	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	355.68/cwt	339.00–359.50	2,781	54
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Spayed	826	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,775	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	344.07/cwt	327.50–354.00	2,859	205
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	334.21/cwt	323.00–348.00	2,958	138
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Spayed	896	338.25/cwt	332.50–341.00	3,031	183
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	902	343.50/cwt	343.50–343.50	3,098	126
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	332.92/cwt	326.00–340.00	3,106	317
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Spayed	963	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	3,082	195
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	333.79/cwt	319.00–341.00	3,234	208
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,024	322.71/cwt	313.00–326.00	3,305	47
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,072	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	3,248	14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	598	392.50	392.50
37	650–700	671	360.00–382.50	365.58
8	750–800	769	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	650–700	694	393.00–406.00	402.38
12	700–750	724	375.00	375.00
77	750–800	792	361.00–378.25	376.48
39	800–850	836	355.00–360.00	358.58
414	850–900	882	362.00–378.50	369.32
344	900–950	929	349.50–360.00	358.15
329	950–1000	986	336.00–354.25	346.82

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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