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Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 23, 2025

1,827 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.30/cwt +30.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,965/hd at 911 lb · 323 head
light 9-weight M&L 1 steers $334.38/cwt +17.26 vs last sale · ≈ $3,106/hd at 929 lb · 242 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.75/cwt +5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,745/hd at 840 lb · 69 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,827

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Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1018–1038 1033 327 316.00–318.25 $317.77 $3,283 +13.03
1074 1074 300 315.75 $315.75 $3,391 +23.80
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511 511 5 452.50 $452.50 $2,312 +16.00
560–593 577 38 442.50–459.00 $450.12 $2,597 +26.05
666 666 22 407.00 $407.00 $2,711 +32.79
704–734 722 69 362.50–386.00 $379.31 $2,739 -0.17
758–798 769 64 340.00–350.00 $347.13 $2,669 -5.70
830 830 24 334.00 $334.00 $2,772 -2.61
908 908 62 327.50 $327.50 $2,974 +10.38
936 fancy 936 180 336.75 $336.75 $3,152
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 8 402.50 $402.50 $2,343
689 689 30 379.00 $379.00 $2,611 +26.00

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
506–509 507 24 427.50–430.00 $429.48 $2,177 -29.77
558 558 9 425.00 $425.00 $2,372 +18.00
600–611 606 57 376.00–385.00 $377.56 $2,288 -0.16
659–693 680 64 347.00–351.00 $348.72 $2,371 -2.28
708–710 709 31 339.00–341.00 $340.29 $2,413 +15.29
750–794 767 55 324.50–329.50 $327.50 $2,512 -6.73
840 840 69 326.75 $326.75 $2,745 +5.47
858–888 878 51 306.50–311.75 $310.19 $2,723 +2.66
906–910 908 260 324.00–334.00 $329.01 $2,987 +30.01
925 925 63 310.00 $310.00 $2,868 +18.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 6 395.00 $395.00 $1,943 -24.48
789 789 9 306.50 $306.50 $2,418

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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.