Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2021-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from two weeks ago with 600 lbs steers trading steady and 600 lbs heifers trading 4.00 higher. A very high demand for replacement quality heifers should be noted. A week of cold weather in the area with snow again today. Next Auction dates for Feb 19th and 26th

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.52/cwt on 2,239 head.

Average price

$145.52

2,239 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$14.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	672	146.97	988	2,014
Medium and Large 1-2	700	132.50	928	225

One grade step is worth $14.48/cwt here — about $60 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 sale2,239 hd

145.52

—

NE average6 barns · 6,950 hd

143.72

+1.80

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

35 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	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	158.34/cwt	157.00–161.50	785	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	164.28/cwt	157.00–168.00	724	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,091	168
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.81/cwt	151.00–166.00	846	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	139.41/cwt	131.50–149.00	1,009	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	153.32/cwt	146.50–157.50	966	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,141	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	183.89/cwt	182.00–185.00	881	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	170.35/cwt	165.00–174.00	973	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	147.44/cwt	142.75–152.00	978	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	152.51/cwt	136.00–160.00	898	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	684	150.26/cwt	150.00–150.50	1,028	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	140.81/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,070	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	715	166.93/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,194	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	143.89/cwt	141.00–145.75	1,059	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	179.56/cwt	171.00–182.50	955	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	854	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	139.63/cwt	130.50–145.50	1,075	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	154.99/cwt	149.00–160.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,146	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	850	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	797	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,259	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	784	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	144.66/cwt	138.50–150.00	906	337
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	128.60/cwt	128.60–128.60	997	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.62/cwt	136.00–145.50	949	222
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	187.65/cwt	186.00–191.00	794	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	174.43/cwt	172.00–178.00	773	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	128.07/cwt	125.00–135.00	987	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	159.54/cwt	159.00–161.00	919	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,073	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	898	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	127.67/cwt	127.50–128.00	853	29

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 Feb 12, 2021

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

Receipts 3,260Last week 5,232Year ago 3,340

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	805	124.00	124.00
27	—	496	157.00–161.50	158.34
44	—	441	157.00–168.00	164.28
168	—	866	126.00	126.00
185	—	523	151.00–166.00	161.81
211	—	724	131.50–149.00	139.41
277	—	589	136.00–160.00	152.51
218	—	770	130.50–145.50	139.63
337	—	626	138.50–150.00	144.66
222	—	675	136.00–145.50	140.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	684	150.00–150.50	150.26
151	—	715	162.00–172.00	166.93
45	—	797	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	592	144.25	144.25
10	—	616	138.00	138.00
17	—	541	145.00	145.00
104	—	775	128.60	128.60
9	—	475	150.00	150.00
9	—	858	125.00	125.00
18	—	724	124.00	124.00
29	—	668	127.50–128.00	127.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
218	—	630	146.50–157.50	153.32
21	—	861	132.50	132.50
32	—	479	182.00–185.00	183.89
52	—	571	165.00–174.00	170.35
92	—	663	142.75–152.00	147.44
66	—	760	138.00–142.50	140.81
112	—	736	141.00–145.75	143.89
122	—	532	171.00–182.50	179.56
50	—	820	139.75	139.75
18	—	423	186.00–191.00	187.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	541	149.00–160.00	154.99
10	—	443	172.00–178.00	174.43
16	—	771	125.00–135.00	128.07
22	—	576	159.00–161.00	159.54

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