Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2019-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offering from two weeks ago a trend will not be given for steer or heifers. Demand was good with high internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Dec 20th & 26th Special Weigh Up Auction, Dec 27th Holiday Cow Classic starting at 9 am

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.59/cwt on 1,423 head.

Average price

$165.59

1,423 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$9.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	167.66	945	1,126
Medium and Large 1-2	545	157.71	859	297

One grade step is worth $9.96/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,423 hd

165.59

—

NE average9 barns · 17,726 hd

165.27

+0.32

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

39 lots · USDA AMS · Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	149.86/cwt	146.00–153.00	808	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	140.43/cwt	140.00–141.00	802	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	171.42/cwt	171.00–173.00	903	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	155.16/cwt	153.00–159.00	960	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	584	156.53/cwt	151.00–159.00	914	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	166.13/cwt	164.50–175.00	960	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	541	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	983	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	416	185.21/cwt	181.00–187.50	770	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	778	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	401	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	155.65/cwt	154.00–160.00	668	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	144.14/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,028	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	620	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	147.08/cwt	140.00–154.00	853	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	149.77/cwt	149.00–152.00	589	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	148.03/cwt	145.50–152.00	706	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	149.67/cwt	148.00–150.50	919	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	856	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,083	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.87/cwt	178.00–186.00	860	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	177.77/cwt	173.00–183.50	789	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	159.51/cwt	154.00–166.00	932	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	145.29/cwt	140.00–148.00	991	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	172.55/cwt	170.00–176.00	623	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	157.07/cwt	150.00–161.50	975	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	177.32/cwt	170.00–185.50	934	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	639	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	160.20/cwt	152.00–164.00	823	74
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,196	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	14,771	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	175.60/cwt	167.50–180.00	992	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	153.58/cwt	145.00–157.00	803	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.81/cwt	155.00–162.00	762	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	139.62/cwt	138.50–140.00	864	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	147.61/cwt	146.00–150.00	627	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	603	7

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Fri Dec 13, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,690Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 500Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	539	146.00–153.00	149.86
25	—	571	140.00–141.00	140.43
20	—	415	154.00	154.00
19	—	480	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	401	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	144.50	144.50
30	—	393	149.00–152.00	149.77
16	—	477	145.50–152.00	148.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	580	140.00–154.00	147.08
109	—	523	145.00–157.00	153.58
72	—	480	155.00–162.00	158.81
48	—	619	138.50–140.00	139.62
24	—	425	146.00–150.00	147.61
9	—	308	165.00	165.00
7	—	376	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	527	171.00–173.00	171.42
55	—	619	153.00–159.00	155.16
90	—	578	164.50–175.00	166.13
9	—	455	193.00	193.00
17	—	416	181.00–187.50	185.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	505	155.00	155.00
53	—	584	151.00–159.00	156.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	541	181.75	181.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	429	154.00–160.00	155.65
23	—	713	143.00–145.00	144.14
45	—	614	148.00–150.50	149.67
38	—	495	173.00	173.00
13	—	584	154.00–166.00	159.51
11	—	397	161.00	161.00
74	—	514	152.00–164.00	160.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	700	154.75	154.75
97	—	473	178.00–186.00	181.87
91	—	444	173.00–183.50	177.77
83	—	682	140.00–148.00	145.29
48	—	361	170.00–176.00	172.55
197	—	621	150.00–161.50	157.07
115	—	527	170.00–185.50	177.32
87	—	565	167.50–180.00	175.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,196	1,235.00	1,235.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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