Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 15, 2025

3,358 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $493.18/cwt ≈ $2,895/hd at 587 lb · 328 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $539.32/cwt ≈ $2,815/hd at 522 lb · 301 head

heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $372.50/cwt ≈ $3,647/hd at 979 lb · 285 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	3,358	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–445	428	24	562.00–602.50	$577.91	$2,473	—
450–455	452	30	567.00–585.00	$578.35	$2,614	—
504–543	522	301	514.00–547.50	$539.32	$2,815	—
578–598	587	328	477.50–497.00	$493.18	$2,895	—
613–635 unweaned	617	149	455.00–478.00	$470.34	$2,902	—
663–680 unweaned	672	151	455.00–457.50	$456.23	$3,066	—
711	711	27	419.00	$419.00	$2,979	—
759–798	786	37	394.00–409.00	$398.30	$3,131	+8.22
812	812	31	395.00	$395.00	$3,207	+12.01
852	852	135	388.00	$388.00	$3,306	+13.50
920–948	940	222	362.50–369.00	$368.08	$3,460	-1.37
979	979	285	372.50	$372.50	$3,647	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
443	443	6	547.50	$547.50	$2,425	—
478–488	484	16	480.00–495.00	$489.45	$2,369	—
513–532	519	133	487.50–505.00	$499.35	$2,592	—
592	592	27	467.50	$467.50	$2,768	—
619 unweaned	619	31	434.00	$434.00	$2,686	—
686	686	10	392.50	$392.50	$2,693	±0.00
790	790	7	363.00	$363.00	$2,868	—
834	834	7	372.00	$372.00	$3,102	+6.56

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	103	330.25	$330.25	$3,765	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
361	361	10	602.50	$602.50	$2,175	—
406–412	411	40	533.00–537.50	$534.11	$2,195	—
468–497	474	162	477.50–500.00	$492.55	$2,335	—
510–518	513	177	462.00–504.00	$476.45	$2,444	—
559 fancy	559	31	482.00	$482.00	$2,694	—
570–597	579	63	425.00–447.50	$439.40	$2,544	+64.40
628	628	12	387.50	$387.50	$2,434	—
681–696	686	44	375.00–407.50	$386.24	$2,650	+19.29
723	723	72	390.00	$390.00	$2,820	+34.00
751–783	754	106	343.00–376.00	$370.15	$2,791	+5.61
802	802	70	362.00	$362.00	$2,903	+15.83
858–883	869	51	336.00–355.00	$342.48	$2,976	—
911–926	919	38	331.00–337.50	$334.47	$3,074	-8.86
925	925	134	339.50	$339.50	$3,140	-3.83
979	979	106	329.00	$329.00	$3,221	+7.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
388	388	5	520.00	$520.00	$2,018	—
422–424	423	17	505.00–510.00	$507.95	$2,149	—
454–487	474	63	462.00–475.00	$470.93	$2,232	—
525–538	533	15	441.00–447.50	$444.94	$2,372	—
573–589	583	31	400.00–402.50	$400.95	$2,338	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1047	1047	51	314.50	$314.50	$3,293	—

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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.