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Bassett Livestock Auction · Wed, Feb 4

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Feb 4

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 18 →

Receipts

1,925 head

▼ 4,550 vs last sale 6,475▼ 995 vs year ago 2,920 · −34.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week, 550 lbs steers traded 4.00 higher and 700 to 750 lbs steers traded 11.00 higher. Heifer offerings 500 to 650 lbs traded unevenly steady. Demand was very good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction dates for Feb 11th Special Bred Cows and Heifers Feb. 18th 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 $500.98/cwt on 303 head. That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +15.61 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$500.98

303 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$23.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

vs NE average

+17.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	502.66	2,776	281
Medium and Large 1-2	554	479.54	2,657	22

One grade step is worth $23.12/cwt here — about $120 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 sale303 hd

500.98

—

NE average9 barns · 3,515 hd

496.91

+4.07

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

+17.95

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

+15.61

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

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,434	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	561.00/cwt	561.00–561.00	2,625	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	516.03/cwt	507.50–519.50	2,709	114
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,725	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	459.08/cwt	444.00–477.50	2,585	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	493.53/cwt	483.00–496.50	2,818	167
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	443.75/cwt	442.00–446.00	2,747	53
Steers	600–650

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Feb 4, 2026

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

Receipts 1,925Last week 6,475Year ago 2,920

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	425	542.50	542.50
70	450–500	486	486.00–521.00	508.75
5	500–550	536	447.50	447.50
152	550–600	578	425.00–445.00	435.55
155	600–650	629	395.00–425.00	419.73
134	650–700	675	376.00–400.00	383.21
7	700–750	701	370.00	370.00
39	750–800	777	352.00–354.00	352.57
20	800–850	830	326.50	326.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

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Bassett

Feeder Cattle · Bassett, Nebraska · Wed, Feb 4

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1852

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 18 →

Receipts

1,925 head

▼ 4,550 vs last sale 6,475▼ 995 vs year ago 2,920 · −34.1%

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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 $500.98/cwt on 303 head. That ranks 8 of 12 comparable sales and sits +15.61 against this barn's trailing median of $485.37.

Average price

$500.98

303 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$23.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.07

vs NE average

+17.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	502.66	2,776	281
Medium and Large 1-2	554	479.54	2,657	22

One grade step is worth $23.12/cwt here — about $120 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 sale303 hd

500.98

—

NE average9 barns · 3,515 hd

496.91

+4.07

National average143 barns · 13,122 hd

483.03

+17.95

This barn, trailing median12 sales

485.37

+15.61

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

31 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,434	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	561.00/cwt	561.00–561.00	2,625	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	516.03/cwt	507.50–519.50	2,709	114
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,725	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	459.08/cwt	444.00–477.50	2,585	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	493.53/cwt	483.00–496.50	2,818	167
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	619	443.75/cwt	442.00–446.00	2,747	53
Steers	600–650

Bassett Livestock Auction - Bassett, NE

Wed Feb 4, 2026

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

Receipts 1,925Last week 6,475Year ago 2,920

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	400–450	425	542.50	542.50
70	450–500	486	486.00–521.00	508.75
5	500–550	536	447.50	447.50
152	550–600	578	425.00–445.00	435.55
155	600–650	629	395.00–425.00	419.73
134	650–700	675	376.00–400.00	383.21
7	700–750	701	370.00	370.00
39	750–800	777	352.00–354.00	352.57
20	800–850	830	326.50	326.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt

Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	409	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,106	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,306	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	508.75/cwt	486.00–521.00	2,473	70
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	478.15/cwt	477.50–480.00	2,343	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	2,399	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	435.55/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,517	152
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	585	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,442	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,820	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	419.73/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,640	155
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	663	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	3,017	20
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	383.21/cwt	376.00–400.00	2,587	134
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	681	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,503	12
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,594	7
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	766	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,581	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	352.57/cwt	352.00–354.00	2,739	39
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,710	20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	600	470.00	470.00
20	650–700	663	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	545	500.00	500.00
11	550–600	563	444.00–477.50	459.08
53	600–650	619	442.00–446.00	443.75
5	700–750	706	390.00	390.00
25	750–800	780	368.00	368.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	427	570.00	570.00
17	450–500	468	561.00	561.00
114	500–550	525	507.50–519.50	516.03
167	550–600	571	483.00–496.50	493.53
197	600–650	632	453.00–473.00	464.01
90	650–700	666	421.00–443.00	433.85
157	700–750	717	400.50–438.00	420.81
137	750–800	764	379.00–413.00	396.99
46	800–850	810	369.00–370.50	370.21
19	850–900	875	340.00	340.00

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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