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Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 23, 2025

4,274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $286.68/cwt +4.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,671/hd at 932 lb · 585 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $299.49/cwt +14.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,603/hd at 869 lb · 499 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $331.88/cwt +3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $2,353/hd at 709 lb · 368 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,274

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 8 495.00 $495.00 $1,658
358–386 unweaned 370 24 485.00–490.00 $487.18 $1,803
443–448 446 47 457.50–467.00 $461.51 $2,058 +4.65
455–469 461 40 440.00–450.00 $444.07 $2,047 +22.69
469–499 unweaned 482 57 412.50–419.00 $415.70 $2,004
508–536 522 163 410.00–433.00 $417.07 $2,177 -6.37
551–590 570 211 382.50–412.50 $394.05 $2,246 -0.70
584–593 unweaned 586 41 370.00–383.00 $375.97 $2,203
616–649 unweaned 635 63 357.00–365.00 $361.63 $2,296 -6.37
633–648 635 71 352.50–377.50 $373.91 $2,374 +11.01
655 unweaned 655 28 363.00 $363.00 $2,378
670–687 679 199 328.00–339.00 $335.35 $2,277 -7.04
700–710 709 368 305.50–340.00 $331.88 $2,353 +3.92
760–785 769 231 298.00–311.00 $309.09 $2,377
798 798 80 299.50 $299.50 $2,390
809–838 816 99 298.00–310.00 $306.89 $2,504 +12.30
857 857 71 298.50 $298.50 $2,558 +13.60
851–875 871 428 291.50–303.25 $299.65 $2,610 +14.75
928 928 65 289.50 $289.50 $2,687 +19.22
906–943 932 520 284.00–291.00 $286.33 $2,669 +16.05
992 992 60 280.00 $280.00 $2,778 +8.51
1029 1029 49 265.50 $265.50 $2,732 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
346 unweaned 346 7 482.50 $482.50 $1,669
395 unweaned 395 14 462.50 $462.50 $1,827
479 unweaned 479 18 405.00 $405.00 $1,940
490 490 18 395.00 $395.00 $1,936
515–534 529 39 391.00–402.50 $393.87 $2,084 +8.87
607–641 625 31 300.00–347.50 $323.49 $2,022 -23.36
823 823 21 267.50 $267.50 $2,202
890–892 891 15 280.00–283.00 $281.00 $2,504

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 5 420.00 $420.00 $1,386
406–441 431 54 380.00–397.50 $392.42 $1,691 -9.49
455–487 469 25 376.00–390.00 $383.60 $1,799 +50.36
466–471 unweaned 469 61 385.00–401.00 $394.67 $1,851
502–548 523 181 362.50–387.50 $370.06 $1,935 +16.45
540 unweaned 540 29 363.00 $363.00 $1,960
550–592 575 177 326.00–367.50 $342.70 $1,971 -3.99
575–596 unweaned 589 39 337.50–345.00 $339.41 $1,999 +38.41
608–639 618 123 320.00–338.00 $330.63 $2,043 +7.63
635 635 94 339.00 $339.00 $2,153 +16.00
657–680 674 208 294.50–330.00 $316.91 $2,136 +10.13
696 696 49 317.00 $317.00 $2,206 +10.22
766 766 51 287.75 $287.75 $2,204 +14.37
856 856 12 246.00 $246.00 $2,106 -16.28
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
394 unweaned 394 15 390.00 $390.00 $1,537
445 445 8 355.00 $355.00 $1,580 -18.00
467 unweaned 467 7 357.50 $357.50 $1,670
492–493 493 20 367.50 $367.50 $1,812
694 694 30 286.50 $286.50 $1,988 +2.05

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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.