Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from two weeks ago a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was moderate to good with high internet bidding today. Cool dry weather in the area. Next Auction Dates for October 25th, Special Spring Calf and Feeder Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.65/cwt on 1,115 head.

Average price

$164.65

1,115 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$909

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$7.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.28

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	165.37	919	1,005
Medium and Large 1-2	519	158.12	821	110

One grade step is worth $7.25/cwt here — about $98 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 sale1,115 hd

164.65

—

NE average13 barns · 23,776 hd

158.37

+6.28

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

40 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	157.17/cwt	151.00–159.50	814	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	160.05/cwt	152.00–164.50	912	378
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	176.80/cwt	171.00–179.50	780	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	188.03/cwt	183.00–193.50	615	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	619	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	960	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	140.09/cwt	133.00–142.00	852	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.72/cwt	142.00–144.50	813	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	152.42/cwt	147.00–159.00	629	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,103	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	748	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,055	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	865	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,259	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	872	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	152.24/cwt	149.00–154.00	938	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	177.52/cwt	169.00–179.75	847	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,223	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,063	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	567	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	992	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	162.08/cwt	161.75–162.50	776	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	150.24/cwt	150.00–150.50	998	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	171.86/cwt	167.00–172.25	870	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	182.67/cwt	171.00–191.00	712	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,322	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,320	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	149.01/cwt	143.50–155.00	703	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	164.99/cwt	153.00–168.00	624	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,184	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,277	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	140.58/cwt	140.00–142.00	609	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	537	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.32/cwt	143.00–149.50	778	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	558	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	942	10

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	518	151.00–159.50	157.17
5	—	733	153.50	153.50
12	—	585	149.00	149.00
45	—	479	161.75–162.50	162.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
378	—	570	152.00–164.50	160.05
50	—	441	171.00–179.50	176.80
25	—	327	183.00–193.50	188.03
10	—	807	156.00	156.00
128	—	477	169.00–179.75	177.52
27	—	789	155.00	155.00
11	—	690	154.00	154.00
152	—	506	167.00–172.25	171.86
36	—	390	171.00–191.00	182.67
14	—	853	155.00	155.00
9	—	965	136.75	136.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	616	149.00–154.00	152.24
68	—	664	150.00–150.50	150.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	567	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	696	138.00	138.00
7	—	576	130.50	130.50
23	—	601	144.00	144.00
8	—	366	149.00	149.00
5	—	791	136.00	136.00
38	—	433	140.00–142.00	140.58
8	—	474	138.00	138.00
7	—	342	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	608	133.00–142.00	140.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	566	142.00–144.50	143.72
36	—	413	147.00–159.00	152.42
17	—	788	140.00	140.00
6	—	748	141.00	141.00
112	—	472	143.50–155.00	149.01
48	—	378	153.00–168.00	164.99
24	—	840	141.00	141.00
7	—	1,047	122.00	122.00
62	—	528	143.00–149.50	147.32
26	—	310	180.00	180.00
10	—	668	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	500	163.00	163.00

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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