Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2023-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from two weeks ago a trend will not be given. Several buyers in the barn today and very active internet bidding. A high demand for light weight grass calves and home raised cattle off the ranch. Next Auction Date March 24th Special Bred Cow Auction

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.08/cwt on 2,003 head.

Average price

$209.08

2,003 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$130

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

$23.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.12

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	592	210.99	1,248	1,843
Medium and Large 1-2	598	187.05	1,118	160

One grade step is worth $23.95/cwt here — about $130 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 sale2,003 hd

209.08

—

NE average10 barns · 11,701 hd

197.96

+11.12

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

37 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	—	567	206.32/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,170	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	200.83/cwt	190.00–211.00	962	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	182.71/cwt	177.50–186.00	1,319	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	903	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,680	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,565	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	871	192.25/cwt	192.25–192.25	1,674	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	222.68/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,405	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	266.58/cwt	262.00–274.50	1,346	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	288.91/cwt	288.00–289.00	1,280	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	808	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,648	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	608	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,493	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,479	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,438	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	202.61/cwt	186.50–205.00	1,234	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	780	201.25/cwt	201.25–201.25	1,570	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	238.19/cwt	219.00–255.00	1,260	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,307	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,407	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	199.80/cwt	196.00–201.00	1,457	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	220.96/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,021	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	201.97/cwt	191.00–205.50	1,283	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	492	233.29/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,148	265
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	801	187.75/cwt	187.75–187.75	1,504	210
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	653	244.25/cwt	244.25–244.25	1,595	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,683	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,489	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	260.75/cwt	260.75–260.75	1,478	207
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,248	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	741	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,408	175
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	223.57/cwt	216.50–226.00	1,198	443
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	192.25/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,273	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	191.13/cwt	185.50–199.00	1,084	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	224.48/cwt	224.00–225.00	970	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,262	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	172.29/cwt	164.00–184.50	1,079	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	936	26

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 Mar 10, 2023

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

Receipts 4,085Last week 1,640Year ago 4,230

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
208	—	567	200.00–218.00	206.32
76	—	722	177.50–186.00	182.71
9	—	891	166.00	166.00
14	—	771	186.50	186.50
182	—	609	186.50–205.00	202.61
185	—	462	215.00–226.00	220.96
443	—	536	216.50–226.00	223.57
20	—	662	187.00–195.00	192.25
30	—	432	224.00–225.00	224.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	479	190.00–211.00	200.83
18	—	856	174.00	174.00
10	—	697	179.00	179.00
48	—	567	185.50–199.00	191.13
5	—	760	166.00	166.00
32	—	626	164.00–184.50	172.29
6	—	433	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
265	—	492	231.00–235.00	233.29
26	—	400	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
210	—	801	187.75	187.75
175	—	741	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	903	186.00	186.00
167	—	871	192.25	192.25
25	—	808	204.00	204.00
116	—	780	201.25	201.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	817	191.50	191.50
247	—	631	210.00–226.00	222.68
208	—	505	262.00–274.50	266.58
72	—	443	288.00–289.00	288.91
85	—	579	243.00	243.00
179	—	729	196.00–201.00	199.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	608	245.50	245.50
76	—	653	244.25	244.25
87	—	765	220.00	220.00
207	—	567	260.75	260.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	529	219.00–255.00	238.19
11	—	554	236.00	236.00
50	—	635	191.00–205.50	201.97

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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