Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2026-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-11

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 active bidding at the sale barn and internet. Next Auction Dates for Sept 18th Weigh Ups Sept 25th Special Spring Calves and Feeders

Weight class

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $390.00/cwt on 17 head, down $55.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −55.56 against this barn's trailing median of $445.56.

Average price

$390.00

▼ 55.56 vs prior sale

17 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−11.92

vs NE average

+37.32 vs national

What quality paid 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	662	390.00	2,582	17thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

11 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $459.14, low $390.00, median $445.56 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale17 hd

390.00

—

NE average4 barns · 185 hd

401.92

−11.92

National average129 barns · 4,750 hd

352.68

+37.32

This barn, trailing median11 sales

445.56

−55.56

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$3,700	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,301	$3,915	10

Every lot, as filed

25 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	Large 1	1050–1100	1,066	286.73/cwt	284.00–290.00	3,057	22
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	300.30/cwt	300.00–300.50	3,030	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,239	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,027	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,593	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	435.53/cwt	432.50–440.00	2,130	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	340.18/cwt	322.50–345.25	2,786	299
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	351.06/cwt	337.50–355.25	3,086	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,582	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,917	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,686	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	358.26/cwt	355.00–362.50	2,440	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	324.12/cwt	318.00–330.00	2,830	43
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,021	333.75/cwt	333.75–333.75	3,408	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	384.09/cwt	372.50–385.00	2,954	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	333.92/cwt	310.00–340.25	3,262	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	842	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	356.91/cwt	330.00–363.00	2,613	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	344.39/cwt	340.25–348.50	3,220	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,171	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	308.42/cwt	297.00–316.50	2,859	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	304.53/cwt	303.00–307.50	2,951	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,482	3,530.56/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,531	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	5

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 Sep 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,900Last week 2,270Year ago 1,125

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 93Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	1000–1050	1,009	300.00–300.50	300.30
22	1050–1100	1,066	284.00–290.00	286.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	489	432.50–440.00	435.53
36	500–550	536	405.00	405.00
6	550–600	574	390.00	390.00
29	650–700	681	355.00–362.50	358.26
115	700–750	732	330.00–363.00	356.91
299	800–850	819	322.50–345.25	340.18
43	850–900	873	318.00–330.00	324.12
29	900–950	927	297.00–316.50	308.42
68	950–1000	969	303.00–307.50	304.53
10	1000–1050	1,027	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	755	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	662	390.00	390.00
8	700–750	726	370.00	370.00
108	750–800	769	372.50–385.00	384.09
7	800–850	831	351.00	351.00
266	850–900	879	337.50–355.25	351.06
122	900–950	935	340.25–348.50	344.39
261	950–1000	977	310.00–340.25	333.92
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	1000–1050	1,021	333.75	333.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	842	307.50	307.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,482	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,530.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,119	4,300.00	4,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,455	3,700.00	3,700.00

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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