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Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 28, 2025

2,834 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $399.53/cwt +36.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,501/hd at 626 lb · 334 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $389.41/cwt +11.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 535 lb · 287 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $304.91/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,708/hd at 888 lb · 285 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,834 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384 384 8 492.50 $492.50 $1,891 -24.32
421–447 436 19 457.00 $457.00 $1,993 -40.50
465 unweaned 465 14 450.00 $450.00 $2,092 —
451–473 467 35 465.00–480.00 $475.86 $2,222 +39.80
486 486 5 437.50 $437.50 $2,126 +1.44
508–535 524 49 428.00–447.00 $439.72 $2,304 +39.06
527–531 529 22 415.00–420.00 $417.28 $2,207 +16.62
535–539 fancy 538 133 470.00–475.00 $471.16 $2,535 —
568 unweaned 568 42 399.00 $399.00 $2,266 —
570 fancy 570 72 431.00 $431.00 $2,457 —
564–591 573 28 391.00–401.00 $397.68 $2,279 +22.98
605–645 626 108 375.00–391.00 $385.75 $2,415 +23.04
610–638 fancy 626 226 403.00–407.50 $406.11 $2,542 —
650 unweaned 650 15 374.00 $374.00 $2,431 —
675–698 690 72 348.00–369.00 $358.54 $2,474 +14.83
702–745 724 221 334.00–359.00 $350.06 $2,534 +17.85
781–798 793 20 321.00–324.00 $323.11 $2,562 +9.42
800–819 814 126 319.50–324.00 $321.73 $2,619 +13.48
853–899 888 285 298.00–306.50 $304.91 $2,708 +6.70
967 967 105 291.00 $291.00 $2,814 +17.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–538 529 18 390.00–407.50 $399.30 $2,112 +16.80
569–585 570 77 370.00–372.50 $372.33 $2,122 —
692 692 7 335.00 $335.00 $2,318 +7.50
747 747 5 322.00 $322.00 $2,405 —
885–899 893 27 278.50–282.00 $280.59 $2,506 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
417 unweaned 417 8 409.00 $409.00 $1,706 —
422–446 438 74 435.00–450.00 $444.35 $1,946 +47.80
437–442 440 19 420.00–425.00 $422.65 $1,860 +26.10
474–487 484 32 404.00–415.00 $406.69 $1,968 +14.86
534 unweaned 534 27 387.50 $387.50 $2,069 —
534 fancy 534 87 403.00 $403.00 $2,152 —
510–546 536 173 376.00–391.00 $382.87 $2,052 +5.31
551–597 571 81 359.50–372.00 $364.05 $2,079 +26.33
601 unweaned 601 10 343.00 $343.00 $2,061 —
620–624 fancy 623 74 364.00–369.00 $365.41 $2,277 —
609–642 628 96 336.00–351.00 $342.89 $2,153 +21.42
666 fancy 666 14 351.00 $351.00 $2,338 —
654–686 667 47 322.50–336.00 $329.66 $2,199 +3.27
704 fancy 704 73 326.50 $326.50 $2,299 —
713–742 734 55 298.00–310.00 $308.09 $2,261 +8.23
753–772 761 17 282.50–299.00 $292.11 $2,223 -11.17
818 fancy 818 60 303.75 $303.75 $2,485 —
832–847 841 49 272.50–286.25 $283.63 $2,385 -5.87
896 896 18 279.00 $279.00 $2,500 —
900–914 907 23 264.00–264.50 $264.24 $2,397 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 7 402.50 $402.50 $1,570 —
457 457 7 385.00 $385.00 $1,759 +35.00
517–538 523 22 352.50–355.00 $353.20 $1,847 —
570 570 11 342.00 $342.00 $1,949 —
675 675 5 310.00 $310.00 $2,092 —
701 701 6 290.00 $290.00 $2,033 —

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Reading this report

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.