Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2022-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Another very hot day in NE, temperatures over 100 degrees. Demand was good with an active internet today. Next Auction Dates Aug 12th Special Fall Bred Cow and Heifer Auction, Aug 19th and 16th Special Cattle Auctions

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.61/cwt on 2,526 head.

Average price

$172.61

2,526 head · 781 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

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

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.02

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	629	175.32	1,103	285
Medium and Large 1	800	172.26	1,379	2,241

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale2,526 hd

172.61

—

NE average7 barns · 6,429 hd

177.63

−5.02

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

42 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	—	570	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,123	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	936	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,505	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,400	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	190.45/cwt	184.00–201.00	1,200	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	952	158.62/cwt	155.35–163.25	1,510	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	208.11/cwt	208.00–209.00	1,409	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	230.57/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,185	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,249	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	171.74/cwt	162.00–178.50	1,602	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	186.79/cwt	175.50–190.00	1,621	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	180.06/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,484	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	157.13/cwt	155.50–157.50	1,601	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	204.04/cwt	201.00–205.50	1,489	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	223.71/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,409	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,501	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	198.09/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,080	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	161.84/cwt	159.50–164.00	1,560	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	187.98/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,239	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,348	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	200.39/cwt	190.00–205.00	794	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	189.79/cwt	179.00–206.00	1,179	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	165.78/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,399	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	201.18/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,571	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	168.10/cwt	159.00–174.50	1,382	721
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	709	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,301	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	917	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,522	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	909	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,700	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,193	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,384	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	737	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	179.48/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,287	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	180.63/cwt	170.00–184.25	1,367	298
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	184.06/cwt	177.00–189.00	1,246	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	162.42/cwt	160.25–164.00	1,481	356
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	186.32/cwt	182.50–190.00	963	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	167.53/cwt	165.50–168.00	1,310	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	169.45/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,213	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	173.99/cwt	173.00–175.00	999	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	193.15/cwt	191.50–194.00	757	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	816	21

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 Aug 5, 2022

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

Receipts 4,495Last week 0Year ago 4,915

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	197.00	197.00
14	—	498	188.00	188.00
18	—	1,010	149.00	149.00
66	—	867	161.00–162.00	161.51
70	—	630	184.00–201.00	190.45
111	—	952	155.35–163.25	158.62
721	—	822	159.00–174.50	168.10
178	—	717	175.00–182.00	179.48
298	—	757	170.00–184.25	180.63
313	—	677	177.00–189.00	184.06
356	—	912	160.25–164.00	162.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	709	183.50	183.50
61	—	917	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	412	179.00	179.00
9	—	615	171.00	171.00
53	—	517	182.50–190.00	186.32
54	—	782	165.50–168.00	167.53
102	—	716	165.00–174.00	169.45
19	—	574	173.00–175.00	173.99
20	—	392	191.50–194.00	193.15
21	—	451	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	677	208.00–209.00	208.11
24	—	514	225.00–232.00	230.57
28	—	560	223.00	223.00
121	—	933	162.00–178.50	171.74
184	—	868	175.50–190.00	186.79
78	—	824	178.00–185.00	180.06
44	—	1,019	155.50–157.50	157.13
55	—	730	201.00–205.50	204.04
72	—	630	219.00–231.00	223.71
93	—	964	159.50–164.00	161.84
202	—	781	194.00–202.00	201.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	944	159.00	159.00
24	—	545	194.00–205.00	198.09
17	—	659	180.00–195.00	187.98
31	—	719	187.50	187.50
32	—	396	190.00–205.00	200.39
37	—	621	179.00–206.00	189.79
54	—	844	160.00–170.00	165.78
10	—	582	205.00	205.00
11	—	791	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	909	187.00	187.00

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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