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Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 5, 2025

1,684 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $417.24/cwt -33.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,396/hd at 574 lb · 277 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $438.03/cwt -24.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,334/hd at 533 lb · 169 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $430.75/cwt -6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,202/hd at 511 lb · 168 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,684

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 6 512.50 $512.50 $1,753
358 358 13 557.50 $557.50 $1,996 +17.50
425–446 442 81 487.00–492.50 $488.83 $2,161 -28.59
456–495 472 142 447.50–482.00 $459.99 $2,171 -41.43
527 fancy 527 94 449.00 $449.00 $2,366
536–546 540 75 412.50–440.00 $424.28 $2,291 -37.96
559 fancy 559 76 440.00 $440.00 $2,460 -35.00
558–597 580 201 390.00–416.00 $408.64 $2,370 -31.65
646 unweaned 646 85 394.00 $394.00 $2,545 -7.62
661 unweaned 661 11 365.00 $365.00 $2,413 -29.15
708 unweaned 708 18 368.00 $368.00 $2,605 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 22 507.50–530.00 $512.61 $2,040
435 435 14 425.00 $425.00 $1,849 -50.00
457–490 463 41 432.50–442.50 $439.16 $2,033 -31.43
643 unweaned 643 9 362.50 $362.50 $2,331 +4.50

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–395 390 32 440.00–464.00 $450.87 $1,758
431–448 438 59 430.00–445.00 $438.90 $1,922 -35.39
457–486 471 71 392.50–417.50 $408.26 $1,923 -26.70
505 fancy 505 107 440.50 $440.50 $2,225
515–545 522 61 402.50–422.50 $413.64 $2,159 -23.93
574 574 61 417.00 $417.00 $2,394 -46.42
607–618 unweaned 613 42 405.50–435.00 $418.71 $2,567 +41.71
848 848 9 297.00 $297.00 $2,519 -25.50
914 914 74 318.00 $318.00 $2,907
964–973 972 78 261.00–298.00 $292.82 $2,846 -11.68
982 982 60 291.25 $291.25 $2,860 -13.25
1017 1017 5 276.50 $276.50 $2,812
1069–1087 1083 29 264.50–265.50 $265.26 $2,873 -22.74
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431–447 441 66 372.50–427.50 $416.29 $1,836
518–532 527 42 385.00–397.50 $393.11 $2,072 -6.89

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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.