Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in several weeks a market trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from start to finish with several buyers in house and buying off the internet. Several lots of weigh up cattle went back to the country to feed or breed. Most lots of cattle were light to medium fleshed. Most consignments of pairs had at least one round of vaccinations. Light rain in the trade area early Friday morning will help the grass green up and flourish.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.69/cwt on 742 head.

Average price

$134.69

742 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$2.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.22

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	135.14	843	613
Medium and Large 1-2	556	132.57	736	129

One grade step is worth $2.57/cwt here — about $107 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 sale742 hd

134.69

—

NE average4 barns · 3,347 hd

133.47

+1.22

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,712	82.05	1,404	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,324	57.27	758	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,225	50.12	614	45

Every lot, as filed

58 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	746	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	787	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	136.25/cwt	134.00–139.50	704	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	135.54/cwt	134.50–139.50	747	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	647	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	815	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	472	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	173.20/cwt	172.50–174.00	722	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,024	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	994	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	160.33/cwt	159.00–161.00	749	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	153.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	873	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	1,389.86/cwt	1,385.00–1,400.00	19,917	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,376	1,645.78/cwt	1,600.00–1,675.00	22,646	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,500	1,163.62/cwt	1,100.00–1,185.00	17,454	22
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	1,983.77/cwt	1,925.00–2,035.00	20,453	23
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,759.68/cwt	1,725.00–1,810.00	19,409	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	994	86.66/cwt	83.00–88.00	861	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	67.02/cwt	60.00–76.00	706	17
Bulls	—	—	1,470	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	985	1
Bulls	—	—	1,746	84.20/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,470	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	48.57/cwt	48.00–49.00	590	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	60.92/cwt	60.00–62.50	860	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	57.67/cwt	54.50–59.50	766	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,317	57.03/cwt	52.00–60.00	751	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	58.70/cwt	58.00–59.50	737	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	37.12/cwt	30.00–44.50	408	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,255	51.07/cwt	47.00–56.50	641	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,220	52.21/cwt	47.00–54.50	637	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,191	55.52/cwt	54.50–56.00	661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	551	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	551	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	1,054	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	121.06/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,007	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	138.15/cwt	135.50–139.00	1,010	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	150.18/cwt	146.00–153.00	927	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	128.86/cwt	120.50–129.75	999	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	599	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	890	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	509	154.55/cwt	141.00–159.00	787	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	666	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	135.87/cwt	135.50–136.00	822	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.79/cwt	130.00–138.00	899	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	648	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	150.18/cwt	148.50–151.00	581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	148.95/cwt	147.00–152.00	705	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	148.00/cwt	145.00–152.00	633	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	119.74/cwt	118.00–120.25	866	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	134.12/cwt	128.00–137.00	848	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	116.17/cwt	114.00–116.75	941	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	133.60/cwt	127.50–134.75	887	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	148.91/cwt	140.00–152.00	823	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	138.57/cwt	138.25–139.00	714	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	142.23/cwt	141.00–144.00	629	12

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 Apr 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,750Last week 755Year ago 3,100

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	504	148.00	148.00
9	—	427	156.00	156.00
19	—	605	135.50–136.00	135.87
33	—	672	130.00–138.00	133.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	417	172.50–174.00	173.20
11	—	857	119.50	119.50
13	—	674	147.50	147.50
22	—	467	159.00–161.00	160.33
30	—	567	150.00–160.00	153.96
38	—	927	113.75	113.75
91	—	832	118.00–122.00	121.06
99	—	731	135.50–139.00	138.15
104	—	617	146.00–153.00	150.18
147	—	775	120.50–129.75	128.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	476	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	599	148.50	148.50
21	—	509	141.00–159.00	154.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	400	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	664	118.50	118.50
30	—	517	134.00–139.50	136.25
48	—	551	134.50–139.50	135.54
12	—	442	141.00–144.00	142.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	647	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	472	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	855	107.00	107.00
12	—	387	148.50–151.00	150.18
17	—	541	140.25	140.25
33	—	473	147.00–152.00	148.95
39	—	428	145.00–152.00	148.00
61	—	723	118.00–120.25	119.74
87	—	632	128.00–137.00	134.12
89	—	810	114.00–116.75	116.17
102	—	664	127.50–134.75	133.60
133	—	553	140.00–152.00	148.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	154.00	154.00
6	—	628	125.00	125.00
19	—	515	138.25–139.00	138.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	479	115.00	115.00
6	—	565	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,433	1,385.00–1,400.00	1,389.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	40	—	1,376	1,600.00–1,675.00	1,645.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,500	1,100.00–1,185.00	1,163.62
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,031	1,925.00–2,035.00	1,983.77
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,103	1,725.00–1,810.00	1,759.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	994	83.00–88.00	86.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,054	60.00–76.00	67.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	67.00	67.00
7	—	1,746	80.00–86.50	84.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	48.00–49.00	48.57
5	—	1,411	60.00–62.50	60.92
24	—	1,328	54.50–59.50	57.67
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,317	52.00–60.00	57.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	58.00–59.50	58.70
6	—	1,099	30.00–44.50	37.12
29	—	1,255	47.00–56.50	51.07
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,220	47.00–54.50	52.21
5	—	1,191	54.50–56.00	55.52

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle