Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 500 to 650 lbs steers traded steady to 7.00 lower, a limited number of comparable offerings for heifers with 400 lbs offerings trading 5.00 higher. Demand was good with high internet bidding. Cooler temperatures in the area after a week of warm weather. Next Auction Dates Dec 29th Holiday Classic Day 1 - Weigh Up Auction Dec 30th Holiday Classic Day 2- Special Bred Cow and Heifer Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.03/cwt on 1,255 head.

Average price

$161.03

1,255 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$943

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$143

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

$3.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	509	163.71	833	287
Medium and Large 1	609	160.24	975	968

One grade step is worth $3.48/cwt here — about −$143 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 sale1,255 hd

161.03

—

NE average10 barns · 14,873 hd

160.34

+0.70

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

29 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 1	—	859	130.54/cwt	129.00–134.00	1,121	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	171.17/cwt	170.00–172.00	642	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	953	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	155.95/cwt	153.00–157.00	749	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	146.37/cwt	144.00–150.00	834	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	150.88/cwt	146.00–157.00	791	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	175.18/cwt	171.00–178.75	921	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	158.79/cwt	153.50–163.25	988	317
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.50/cwt	161.00–169.50	692	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	180.24/cwt	177.00–182.00	856	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	186.59/cwt	180.00–191.00	784	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	164.74/cwt	160.00–169.00	951	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	130.92/cwt	129.00–132.00	795	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	138.60/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,087	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	167.49/cwt	156.00–168.00	826	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	139.74/cwt	134.00–142.75	880	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.87/cwt	143.00–155.00	988	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	940	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	174.27/cwt	172.00–177.00	732	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	147.26/cwt	142.50–149.00	1,043	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	152.03/cwt	149.50–155.00	871	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	144.19/cwt	136.00–149.50	888	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	135.19/cwt	128.00–137.00	994	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	830	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	159.89/cwt	159.00–160.50	852	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	714	6

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 11, 2020

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

Receipts 2,270Last week 6,280Year ago 2,690

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	859	129.00–134.00	130.54
24	—	375	170.00–172.00	171.17
32	—	701	136.00	136.00
65	—	480	153.00–157.00	155.95
77	—	570	144.00–150.00	146.37
92	—	524	146.00–157.00	150.88
103	—	418	161.00–169.50	165.50
98	—	630	134.00–142.75	139.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	607	129.00–132.00	130.92
7	—	427	157.00	157.00
8	—	715	131.50	131.50
20	—	597	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
144	—	526	171.00–178.75	175.18
8	—	372	196.00	196.00
317	—	622	153.50–163.25	158.79
36	—	475	177.00–182.00	180.24
46	—	420	180.00–191.00	186.59
106	—	577	160.00–169.00	164.74
64	—	784	135.00–141.00	138.60
202	—	673	143.00–155.00	146.87
6	—	311	194.00	194.00
39	—	708	142.50–149.00	147.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	493	156.00–168.00	167.49
67	—	420	172.00–177.00	174.27
13	—	573	149.50–155.00	152.03
19	—	616	136.00–149.50	144.19
19	—	735	128.00–137.00	135.19
50	—	533	159.00–160.50	159.89
6	—	388	184.00	184.00

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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