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Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 12, 2025

4,302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $426.68/cwt +32.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,696/hd at 632 lb · 603 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $453.75/cwt +36.51 vs last sale · ≈ $2,586/hd at 570 lb · 547 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $465.87/cwt +27.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,464/hd at 529 lb · 493 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,302 — —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 8 565.00 $565.00 $1,752 +52.50
362–396 378 20 532.50–561.00 $548.86 $2,075 -8.64
406–434 412 42 532.50–560.00 $545.10 $2,246 +56.27
450–490 470 119 490.00–523.00 $503.67 $2,367 +43.68
504–549 529 493 440.00–496.00 $465.87 $2,464 +41.59
550–597 570 547 422.50–479.00 $453.75 $2,586 +45.11
601–645 unweaned 628 370 402.50–431.00 $422.21 $2,651 +28.21
635–645 638 233 431.00–439.00 $433.78 $2,768 —
652–696 unweaned 672 271 390.00–421.00 $404.04 $2,715 +39.04
710 fancy 710 100 413.50 $413.50 $2,936 —
722–729 unweaned 725 100 389.00–393.00 $390.69 $2,833 +22.69
711–736 728 32 355.50–369.00 $359.62 $2,618 —
766 fancy 766 85 394.00 $394.00 $3,018 —
753–792 774 137 360.00–370.00 $366.05 $2,833 —
824–836 826 77 342.00–358.00 $355.90 $2,940 —
882 882 54 357.00 $357.00 $3,149 —
914–938 917 60 314.00–349.00 $344.23 $3,157 —
965 965 102 348.50 $348.50 $3,363 —
1024 1024 51 325.00 $325.00 $3,328 —
1074 1074 9 309.00 $309.00 $3,319 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1057–1088 1065 222 342.75–349.00 $344.33 $3,667 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414–448 427 47 500.00–520.00 $511.23 $2,183 +86.23
442 unweaned 442 15 500.00 $500.00 $2,210 —
487 487 20 484.00 $484.00 $2,357 +44.84
529 529 21 422.50 $422.50 $2,235 —
592 592 9 417.50 $417.50 $2,472 —
600–647 625 25 360.00–387.50 $380.28 $2,377 —
643 unweaned 643 14 377.50 $377.50 $2,427 +15.00
654–693 unweaned 674 51 362.50–387.50 $382.17 $2,576 —
772 772 5 348.00 $348.00 $2,687 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369–391 377 13 471.00–500.00 $488.45 $1,841 +37.58
414–440 422 76 432.50–457.50 $448.29 $1,892 +9.39
450–493 481 181 441.00–470.00 $456.31 $2,195 +48.05
503–549 538 120 413.00–430.00 $424.36 $2,283 +10.72
552–583 565 149 390.00–417.00 $404.95 $2,288 -12.05
634–637 unweaned 636 43 371.00–395.00 $385.54 $2,452 -33.17
654–659 unweaned 657 39 362.50–376.00 $370.83 $2,436 —
704 704 6 336.00 $336.00 $2,365 —
764 764 10 337.50 $337.50 $2,578 —
824 824 34 331.00 $331.00 $2,727 +34.00
858–899 875 58 315.00–325.50 $321.04 $2,809 —
947 947 125 339.00 $339.00 $3,210 +21.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1001 1001 58 322.00 $322.00 $3,223 —
1139 1139 7 270.00 $270.00 $3,075 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 7 427.00 $427.00 $1,875 +10.71
479–485 482 19 400.00–435.00 $420.16 $2,025 —
556 556 8 350.00 $350.00 $1,946 —
657 657 10 335.00 $335.00 $2,201 —

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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.