Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2019-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offerings from last week a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was moderate to good with high internet bidding. Cooler weather in the area. Next Auction Nov 29th Special Day After Thanksgiving Calf and Feeder Auction Expecting 6500 head starting at 9:00 with Yearlings. December 6th Special Bred Cow Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.20/cwt on 951 head.

Average price

$165.20

951 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$915

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$2.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.62

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	165.45	925	871
Medium and Large 1-2	500	162.46	812	80

One grade step is worth $2.99/cwt here — about $112 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 sale951 hd

165.20

—

NE average9 barns · 12,779 hd

164.58

+0.62

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

47 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 1-2Unweaned	—	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	142.52/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,194	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	147.54/cwt	144.00–151.00	779	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	154.94/cwt	148.00–159.00	604	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	143.03/cwt	139.00–144.50	820	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	735	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	469	141.69/cwt	139.50–143.50	665	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	442	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	756	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	518	154.89/cwt	153.00–157.50	802	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	860	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	904	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	185.86/cwt	181.00–189.00	799	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	183.90/cwt	182.00–188.25	897	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	467	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	575	153.75/cwt	152.00–154.50	884	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	740.97/cwt	725.00–750.00	9,099	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,396	1,032.16/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	14,409	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,412	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	10,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,431	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,806	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	578	160.42/cwt	153.50–164.60	927	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	151.84/cwt	149.00–153.50	969	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	734	141.61/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,039	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	153.41/cwt	153.00–154.00	959	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	143.51/cwt	140.00–146.00	963	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	383	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	689	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	636	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	166.10/cwt	161.00–175.00	867	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	150.46/cwt	147.00–154.00	987	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	148.09/cwt	145.00–153.00	789	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	136.35/cwt	135.00–139.00	837	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,301	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	696	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	137.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	812	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	542	141.49/cwt	139.75–142.00	767	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	164.69/cwt	157.00–168.00	772	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	169.67/cwt	168.25–177.00	699	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	912	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	947	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	136.23/cwt	131.00–138.50	1,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,286	4

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 Nov 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,790Last week 630Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	442	146.00	146.00
33	—	469	139.50–143.50	141.69
26	—	542	139.75–142.00	141.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	146.00	146.00
10	—	838	141.00–143.50	142.52
33	—	528	144.00–151.00	147.54
55	—	900	144.50	144.50
11	—	470	148.00	148.00
9	—	589	130.00–140.00	137.82
26	—	680	139.25	139.25
10	—	765	131.00–138.50	136.23
4	—	967	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	390	148.00–159.00	154.94
46	—	573	139.00–144.50	143.03
71	—	533	145.00–153.00	148.09
41	—	614	135.00–139.00	136.35
147	—	469	157.00–168.00	164.69
42	—	412	168.25–177.00	169.67
33	—	663	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	529	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	442	171.00	171.00
24	—	518	153.00–157.50	154.89
9	—	467	174.00	174.00
17	—	575	152.00–154.50	153.75
14	—	383	180.00	180.00
6	—	636	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	515	167.00	167.00
17	—	563	160.50	160.50
36	—	625	153.00–154.00	153.41
15	—	671	140.00–146.00	143.51
5	—	707	146.50	146.50
6	—	808	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	199.00	199.00
61	—	430	181.00–189.00	185.86
173	—	488	182.00–188.25	183.90
276	—	578	153.50–164.60	160.42
69	—	638	149.00–153.50	151.84
32	—	734	140.00–147.00	141.61
104	—	522	161.00–175.00	166.10
49	—	656	147.00–154.00	150.46
5	—	310	185.00	185.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,228	725.00–750.00	740.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,396	950.00–1,125.00	1,032.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,431	825.00	825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,412	735.00	735.00

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