Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2023-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Aug 18th Special Bred Cow and Heifer Auction Aug 25th Special Fall calf and feeder auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $250.90/cwt on 1,726 head.

Average price

$250.90

1,726 head · 870 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$255

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

$24.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.72

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	690	267.62	1,847	139
Medium and Large 1	891	251.25	2,239	1,238
Large 1	865	242.99	2,102	349

One grade step is worth $24.63/cwt here — about −$255 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 sale1,726 hd

250.90

—

NE average3 barns · 4,959 hd

257.62

−6.72

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

53 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	Large 1	—	913	225.16/cwt	223.50–226.00	2,056	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	930	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,344	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	649	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	669	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,756	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,035	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	244.07/cwt	239.25–252.00	1,784	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	288.75/cwt	285.00–291.50	1,969	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,465	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,762	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,485	7
Steers	Large 1	—	830	255.25/cwt	255.25–255.25	2,119	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	248.08/cwt	238.75–252.25	2,439	393
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,971	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	261.16/cwt	260.50–263.50	2,102	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	236.62/cwt	235.25–241.00	2,167	277
Steers	Large 1	—	965	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	2,282	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	226.99/cwt	220.00–228.75	2,343	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	331.22/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,638	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	291.83/cwt	290.00–294.00	1,643	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	304.41/cwt	304.00–305.00	1,875	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	272.59/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,957	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	258.09/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,918	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	303.08/cwt	297.50–307.00	1,806	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	242.61/cwt	237.50–256.00	2,140	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,229	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,062	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,527	8
Heifers	Large 1	—	794	237.52/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,886	266
Heifers	Large 1	—	676	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,663	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,214	10
Steers	Large 1	—	721	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,824	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,363	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,153	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,371	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	240.81/cwt	236.00–241.75	2,187	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,156	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	906	239.75/cwt	239.75–239.75	2,172	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	253.15/cwt	250.50–256.00	1,706	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	241.99/cwt	237.00–243.75	2,321	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	223.50/cwt	223.50–223.50	1,994	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,840	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	206.13/cwt	204.00–211.00	2,074	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	260.84/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,508	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	240.77/cwt	237.00–244.00	1,743	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	351	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	226.45/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,914	65

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 4, 2023

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

Receipts 3,191Last week 60Year ago 4,495

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	913	223.50–226.00	225.16
134	—	830	255.25	255.25
73	—	965	236.50	236.50
49	—	721	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	930	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	866	235.00	235.00
9	—	762	245.00	245.00
11	—	444	330.00	330.00
12	—	635	277.50	277.50
7	—	536	277.00	277.00
5	—	653	277.00	277.00
18	—	563	290.00–294.00	291.83
59	—	743	252.50–260.00	258.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	682	285.00–291.50	288.75
393	—	983	238.75–252.25	248.08
18	—	782	252.00	252.00
99	—	805	260.50–263.50	261.16
277	—	916	235.25–241.00	236.62
73	—	1,032	220.00–228.75	226.99
8	—	427	330.00–332.50	331.22
15	—	504	325.00	325.00
24	—	616	304.00–305.00	304.41
88	—	718	267.50–280.00	272.59
17	—	596	297.50–307.00	303.08
128	—	882	237.50–256.00	242.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	649	259.00	259.00
85	—	731	239.25–252.00	244.07
10	—	1,096	202.00	202.00
20	—	480	284.00	284.00
5	—	408	282.50	282.50
32	—	1,009	235.00	235.00
86	—	908	236.00–241.75	240.81
14	—	1,117	193.00	193.00
124	—	674	250.50–256.00	253.15
92	—	959	237.00–243.75	241.99
7	—	582	260.00	260.00
28	—	892	223.50	223.50
23	—	751	245.00	245.00
65	—	845	224.00–227.00	226.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	669	262.50	262.50
121	—	906	239.75	239.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	260.00	260.00
12	—	452	272.00	272.00
96	—	950	217.00	217.00
8	—	606	252.00	252.00
10	—	687	235.00	235.00
23	—	1,006	204.00–211.00	206.13
24	—	578	253.00–265.00	260.84
11	—	724	237.00–244.00	240.77
8	—	351	270.00	270.00
6	—	874	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
266	—	794	235.00–242.50	237.52
46	—	676	246.00	246.00

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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