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Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 2, 2025

4,508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $327.96/cwt +4.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,348/hd at 716 lb · 696 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $362.98/cwt +6.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,324/hd at 640 lb · 618 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $297.56/cwt +10.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,136/hd at 718 lb · 311 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,508

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–423 414 27 452.50–467.50 $456.86 $1,891
434 unweaned 434 9 430.00 $430.00 $1,866
456–490 480 23 412.50–425.00 $421.38 $2,023
502–504 503 63 420.00–427.00 $423.44 $2,130 +27.80
527 unweaned 527 22 383.00 $383.00 $2,018
551–593 569 194 373.00–405.00 $394.75 $2,246 +19.67
603 unweaned 603 10 368.00 $368.00 $2,219
617–645 641 608 353.50–372.50 $362.90 $2,326 +6.31
657–694 679 80 334.00–350.00 $342.39 $2,325 +4.22
702–742 716 696 310.00–337.50 $327.96 $2,348 +4.71
814–849 835 236 286.00–301.50 $294.59 $2,460
874–884 876 73 276.00–286.50 $284.90 $2,496
918 fancy 918 183 286.25 $286.25 $2,628
907–941 925 60 263.50–276.75 $270.28 $2,500
958–991 975 270 262.50–272.75 $271.49 $2,647
1034 1034 64 265.50 $265.50 $2,745
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
457 thin fleshed 457 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,965
513 513 35 385.00 $385.00 $1,975
565 565 7 326.00 $326.00 $1,842 -28.00
631–637 634 27 345.00–348.00 $346.85 $2,199 +27.25
708 708 6 286.00 $286.00 $2,025 -18.00
766 766 12 291.00 $291.00 $2,229

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 unweaned 313 7 470.00 $470.00 $1,471
381 unweaned 381 8 427.00 $427.00 $1,627
410–413 412 30 397.50–412.50 $401.91 $1,656
457 thin fleshed 457 10 390.00 $390.00 $1,782
463–499 493 29 330.00–350.00 $333.24 $1,643 -38.19
505–534 519 131 338.00–364.00 $353.61 $1,835 +8.22
564 unweaned 564 10 301.00 $301.00 $1,698
567–596 585 178 326.00–357.00 $346.69 $2,028
602–639 622 287 313.50–330.50 $323.00 $2,009 +30.44
644 unweaned 644 7 289.00 $289.00 $1,861
659–691 674 171 289.50–315.50 $306.78 $2,068 +17.91
701–737 718 311 287.50–312.00 $297.56 $2,136 +10.06
762–798 780 161 268.00–288.00 $273.38 $2,132 +4.63
810–836 819 56 265.50–269.00 $268.17 $2,196
810–846 828 131 281.00–303.00 $290.97 $2,409
864–894 881 70 257.00–269.50 $262.28 $2,311
887 887 11 270.00 $270.00 $2,395
905 905 17 252.00 $252.00 $2,281
976 976 41 246.50 $246.50 $2,406
1038 1038 6 231.00 $231.00 $2,398
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
409 thin fleshed 409 9 425.00 $425.00 $1,738
447 447 11 373.00 $373.00 $1,667
542 542 12 282.00 $282.00 $1,528
634–643 639 35 308.00–310.00 $308.91 $1,974
679–697 684 23 281.00–286.00 $284.45 $1,946
735 735 13 280.00 $280.00 $2,058
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522 522 13 327.00 $327.00 $1,707
655 655 10 297.00 $297.00 $1,945

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.