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Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 29, 2025

2,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.41/cwt -42.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,581/hd at 573 lb · 319 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $462.24/cwt -77.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,441/hd at 528 lb · 265 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $401.79/cwt -54.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,666/hd at 664 lb · 244 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,622 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 28 540.00 $540.00 $2,095 —
406–448 423 65 515.00–519.00 $517.42 $2,189 -60.49
451–471 463 117 490.00–512.50 $501.42 $2,322 -76.93
500–549 528 265 443.00–491.00 $462.24 $2,441 -77.08
558–595 573 226 420.00–462.00 $440.29 $2,523 -52.89
573 fancy 573 93 475.00 $475.00 $2,722 —
609–647 unweaned 630 160 397.50–418.00 $401.62 $2,530 -68.72
639 639 9 381.00 $381.00 $2,435 —
648 fancy 648 49 429.00 $429.00 $2,780 —
654 654 46 399.00 $399.00 $2,609 —
663 fancy 663 55 424.00 $424.00 $2,811 —
650–686 unweaned 667 143 380.00–403.00 $394.15 $2,629 -62.08
707 unweaned 707 43 376.00 $376.00 $2,658 —
757 757 34 358.00 $358.00 $2,710 -40.30
938 938 36 333.00 $333.00 $3,124 -35.08
962–999 990 28 316.00–321.00 $317.21 $3,140 -55.29
1055 1055 59 341.00 $341.00 $3,598 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1019–1038 1035 132 330.50–339.75 $338.30 $3,501 —
1055 1055 58 333.50 $333.50 $3,518 —
1101 1101 150 330.50 $330.50 $3,639 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 27 475.00 $475.00 $2,128 -72.50
452–495 483 46 442.50–480.00 $470.59 $2,273 -18.86
585–587 586 17 410.00–414.00 $412.82 $2,419 -54.68
612 unweaned 612 5 358.00 $358.00 $2,191 -76.00
666 unweaned 666 12 355.00 $355.00 $2,364 —
686 686 15 355.50 $355.50 $2,439 -37.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 21 510.00 $510.00 $1,785 -92.50
414–429 424 41 472.50–477.50 $474.29 $2,011 -59.82
473–475 474 42 430.00–441.00 $434.96 $2,062 -57.59
506–548 510 63 425.00–439.00 $437.57 $2,232 -38.88
554–572 559 181 457.00–471.00 $463.42 $2,591 +24.02
600–649 611 70 360.00–377.00 $373.13 $2,280 -14.37
608–637 unweaned 616 94 365.00–385.00 $377.00 $2,322 —
652 652 11 353.00 $353.00 $2,302 -33.24
815 815 15 322.50 $322.50 $2,628 -39.50
894 894 20 308.50 $308.50 $2,758 -33.98
974 974 14 304.50 $304.50 $2,966 -24.50
1063 1063 7 288.00 $288.00 $3,061 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–481 467 18 417.50–422.50 $419.38 $1,959 -51.55
526 526 20 400.00 $400.00 $2,104 -44.94
558–569 563 67 407.50–430.00 $417.35 $2,350 +16.40
614–644 unweaned 629 20 353.00–357.50 $355.20 $2,234 —

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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.