Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2019-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings from last week for steers or heifers a trend will not be given. Next Auction Dates for Nov 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.53/cwt on 409 head.

Average price

$158.53

409 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$14.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	594	159.50	947	382
Medium and Large 1-2	545	144.78	789	27

One grade step is worth $14.72/cwt here — about $158 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 sale409 hd

158.53

—

NE average11 barns · 18,439 hd

159.92

−1.39

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

27 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	—	328	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,172	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	137.48/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,273	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	148.90/cwt	148.50–149.50	710	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	143.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	749	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	142.76/cwt	142.50–143.00	829	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	137.30/cwt	136.00–139.50	726	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.77/cwt	147.00–149.00	625	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	802	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,323	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,393	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,673	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,287	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,459	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.79/cwt	164.00–175.50	803	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,289	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	861	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	160.02/cwt	149.00–166.50	909	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	143.59/cwt	142.00–145.00	814	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	921	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	991	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,338	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	146.58/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,203	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	978	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	740	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,058	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 Oct 25, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 2,330Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparable offerings from last week for steers or heifers a trend will not be given. Next Auction Dates for Nov 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd and 29th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	173.50	173.50
6	—	781	150.00	150.00
9	—	448	179.00	179.00
34	—	473	164.00–175.50	169.79
37	—	859	150.00	150.00
89	—	530	160.00–165.00	162.52
151	—	568	149.00–166.50	160.02
4	—	397	175.00	175.00
5	—	608	151.50	151.50
5	—	991	135.00	135.00
14	—	821	144.00–147.00	146.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	150.00	150.00
22	—	567	142.00–145.00	143.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	610	147.00	147.00
16	—	663	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	926	135.00–139.50	137.48
23	—	477	148.50–149.50	148.90
42	—	522	141.00–150.00	143.50
51	—	581	142.50–143.00	142.76
15	—	423	147.00–149.00	147.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	529	136.00–139.50	137.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	655	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	740	143.00	143.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,323	710.00	710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,241	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,287	735.00	735.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,202	1,225.00	1,225.00

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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