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Bassett Livestock Auction Market Report

Bassett, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 10, 2025

5,044 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $440.88/cwt -28.84 vs last sale · ≈ $2,758/hd at 626 lb · 653 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $413.80/cwt -18.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,781/hd at 672 lb · 632 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $402.13/cwt +2.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,877/hd at 715 lb · 542 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 5,044 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 336 7 595.00 $595.00 $1,999 —
420 420 56 540.00 $540.00 $2,268 +8.05
466 466 12 517.50 $517.50 $2,412 -3.26
500–544 533 167 461.00–507.00 $478.04 $2,548 -13.65
553–589 568 208 452.50–480.00 $462.39 $2,626 -12.51
604–641 624 489 425.00–448.00 $436.14 $2,722 +3.13
630 fancy 630 164 455.00 $455.00 $2,866 -45.00
653–692 672 632 395.00–422.00 $413.80 $2,781 -13.21
701 fancy 701 152 421.00 $421.00 $2,951 ±0.00
701–741 721 390 382.00–400.00 $394.77 $2,846 -0.20
753–788 760 383 362.50–392.00 $385.80 $2,932 +14.79
882 882 10 323.50 $323.50 $2,853 —
985–987 987 183 316.50–344.50 $342.67 $3,382 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1031–1046 1036 689 327.00–340.25 $335.69 $3,478 —
1072 1072 65 315.00 $315.00 $3,377 —
1118–1138 1120 514 304.50–320.25 $313.84 $3,515 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–444 442 18 502.50–507.50 $504.46 $2,230 —
454 454 7 400.00 $400.00 $1,816 -95.00
516–548 527 57 456.00–470.00 $459.24 $2,420 +10.27
579–596 589 49 432.50–437.50 $433.60 $2,554 -3.29
604–644 630 48 410.00–416.00 $413.96 $2,608 +2.50
755–788 768 32 351.00 $351.00 $2,696 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 14 472.50 $472.50 $2,022 +12.50
455–467 463 31 450.00–465.00 $455.23 $2,108 +28.49
500–546 522 137 417.00–437.00 $425.72 $2,222 -8.28
557–584 572 125 392.50–414.00 $407.30 $2,330 -8.14
606–648 628 86 370.00–396.00 $376.61 $2,365 +4.61
658 658 18 387.00 $387.00 $2,546 +28.87
724 724 30 363.50 $363.50 $2,632 —
818 818 39 322.00 $322.00 $2,634 —
850–874 864 24 303.50–329.50 $314.16 $2,714 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 9 305.00 $305.00 $1,330 -97.50
471–493 483 42 405.00–440.00 $414.10 $2,000 —
544 544 74 408.00 $408.00 $2,220 —
566–574 568 34 362.50–370.00 $367.77 $2,089 -6.48
621 621 24 346.00 $346.00 $2,149 —
676–691 681 18 329.00–350.00 $342.90 $2,335 —
818 818 7 316.50 $316.50 $2,589 —

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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.