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Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 25, 2025

7,774 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $362.46/cwt +12.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,620/hd at 723 lb · 855 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $395.00/cwt -4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,471/hd at 626 lb · 767 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.27/cwt +6.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,320/hd at 680 lb · 590 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 7,774

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 14 495.00 $495.00 $2,133 +38.00
452–469 463 15 460.00–472.50 $464.06 $2,149 -11.80
524 fancy 524 44 484.00 $484.00 $2,536 +12.84
527 527 80 439.00 $439.00 $2,314 +21.72
505–544 534 104 454.00–474.00 $458.37 $2,448 +41.09
550–592 567 207 398.00–438.00 $417.00 $2,364 +19.32
618 618 180 390.00 $390.00 $2,410 +4.25
618 thin fleshed 618 28 403.00 $403.00 $2,491
624 unweaned 624 23 359.00 $359.00 $2,240
625–630 fancy 628 222 405.00–408.00 $407.18 $2,557 +1.07
620–649 629 314 382.50–397.00 $391.19 $2,461 +5.44
651–684 662 381 373.00–396.00 $382.94 $2,535 +24.40
702 702 88 366.00 $366.00 $2,569 +15.94
706–722 fancy 716 129 370.00–381.00 $374.12 $2,679
712–745 727 638 351.00–367.00 $359.61 $2,614 +9.55
766–788 776 174 348.50–352.00 $350.33 $2,719 +27.22
802–842 825 332 325.50–339.50 $332.40 $2,742 +10.67
982 982 15 283.00 $283.00 $2,779 -8.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1049 1037 974 289.50–296.00 $294.85 $3,058
1099 1099 106 279.00 $279.00 $3,066
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
452–495 482 35 438.00–463.00 $446.48 $2,152
514–546 533 50 423.00–451.00 $434.46 $2,316 +35.16
550–555 553 21 405.00–427.00 $414.38 $2,292 +42.05
666–698 689 32 348.00–357.00 $351.83 $2,424 +16.83
795–799 798 47 315.00–326.00 $317.33 $2,532

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 27 420.00 $420.00 $1,911 +13.31
462–487 471 60 438.00–444.00 $441.48 $2,079 +34.79
506–548 529 341 392.00–422.00 $408.01 $2,158 +25.14
536 536 111 423.00 $423.00 $2,267 +40.13
588 588 90 392.50 $392.50 $2,308 +28.45
565–598 592 208 370.00–396.00 $377.27 $2,233 +13.22
606–641 618 447 350.00–384.00 $366.88 $2,267 +23.99
623 unweaned 623 11 339.00 $339.00 $2,112 -4.00
657 657 92 365.00 $365.00 $2,398 +35.34
652–699 684 498 323.00–351.00 $336.89 $2,304 +7.23
704–717 715 102 328.50–333.00 $332.48 $2,377 +24.39
739 739 77 354.00 $354.00 $2,616 +45.91
762–797 785 392 289.00–307.50 $298.95 $2,347 +6.84
874–886 881 504 280.50–287.00 $284.20 $2,504 +5.20
910 910 111 280.00 $280.00 $2,548 +15.76
963–968 963 324 270.25–275.25 $270.94 $2,609
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 8 439.00 $439.00 $1,892
464–498 485 41 370.00–412.00 $393.51 $1,909 +8.51
527–542 534 15 382.50–397.50 $390.40 $2,085 +37.20
590–591 591 15 358.00–367.50 $363.70 $2,149 +21.70
638 638 6 339.00 $339.00 $2,163
707–749 739 34 287.00–319.50 $294.31 $2,175
755 755 7 252.00 $252.00 $1,903

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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.