Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2019-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offering from last week a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with high internet activity. Cooler weather in the area with snow and freezing rain. Next Auction Dates: Dec 6th Special Bred Cow and Heifer Auction, Dec 13th Special Calf Auction, Dec 20th Special Cattle Auction, Thursday, Dec 26th Special Weigh Up Auction- Holiday Cow Classic Day 1, Dec 27th Special Bred Heifer Auction - Holiday Cow Classic Day 2, Dec 28th Special Bred Cow Auction Dispersions - Holiday Cow Classic Day 3

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.48/cwt on 2,775 head.

Average price

$163.48

2,775 head · 648 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$14.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	649	164.76	1,068	2,531
Medium and Large 1-2	638	150.20	958	244

One grade step is worth $14.56/cwt here — about $110 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 sale2,775 hd

163.48

—

NE average3 barns · 4,979 hd

165.79

−2.31

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

57 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 1-2	—	538	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,186	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	615	144.78/cwt	143.00–146.00	890	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	972	144.57/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,405	246
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	568	144.58/cwt	142.00–149.50	821	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	514	145.36/cwt	144.50–147.50	747	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	737	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	155.13/cwt	153.00–156.50	977	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	149.12/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,065	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	193.94/cwt	188.00–195.50	851	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	182.23/cwt	180.00–183.00	893	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	151.07/cwt	145.25–152.00	1,301	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	149.73/cwt	146.00–153.00	1,385	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	179.84/cwt	175.00–183.00	942	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.39/cwt	166.00–169.00	959	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	154.74/cwt	144.75–158.00	1,210	274
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	160.15/cwt	145.00–163.75	1,067	498
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	185.28/cwt	184.50–186.50	778	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	678	145.05/cwt	143.00–148.50	983	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	723	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	184.76/cwt	172.00–186.50	859	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	158.36/cwt	153.50–165.00	909	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	610	162.65/cwt	159.00–165.00	992	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	719	165.47/cwt	159.50–168.75	1,190	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	723	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	850	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,283	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,155	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,306	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	151.99/cwt	143.00–159.50	877	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	148.20/cwt	146.00–149.50	932	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,303	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	559	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,409	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	932	146.85/cwt	146.85–146.85	1,369	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	141.64/cwt	139.00–144.50	882	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	143.52/cwt	140.00–147.50	759	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	149.44/cwt	148.00–156.00	725	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	138.09/cwt	137.00–139.50	935	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	142.71/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,126	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	146.45/cwt	141.50–153.00	849	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,343	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	144.32/cwt	136.00–145.75	1,046	234
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	151.34/cwt	144.00–153.60	1,226	354
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	933	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	149.95/cwt	146.00–151.50	642	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	391	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	594	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,255	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,251	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.06/cwt	136.00–138.00	865	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	510	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	796	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	950	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2NHTC	—	713	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,048	12

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	538	138.00	138.00
8	—	841	141.00	141.00
16	—	916	137.00	137.00
28	—	878	142.50	142.50
34	—	631	136.00–138.00	137.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	615	143.00–146.00	144.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
246	—	972	144.00–146.00	144.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	568	142.00–149.50	144.58
37	—	514	144.50–147.50	145.36
6	—	339	161.00	161.00
20	—	610	153.00	153.00
27	—	428	146.00–151.50	149.95
30	—	391	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	958	136.00	136.00
17	—	327	171.00	171.00
58	—	1,008	139.75	139.75
64	—	932	146.85	146.85
66	—	623	139.00–144.50	141.64
73	—	529	140.00–147.50	143.52
75	—	485	148.00–156.00	149.44
84	—	677	137.00–139.50	138.09
104	—	789	140.00–144.00	142.71
206	—	580	141.50–153.00	146.45
215	—	872	154.00	154.00
234	—	725	136.00–145.75	144.32
354	—	810	144.00–153.60	151.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	580	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	374	197.00	197.00
61	—	630	153.00–156.50	155.13
63	—	714	147.00–153.00	149.12
77	—	439	188.00–195.50	193.94
104	—	490	180.00–183.00	182.23
148	—	861	145.25–152.00	151.07
165	—	925	146.00–153.00	149.73
208	—	524	175.00–183.00	179.84
273	—	573	166.00–169.00	167.39
274	—	782	144.75–158.00	154.74
498	—	666	145.00–163.75	160.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	420	184.50–186.50	185.28
24	—	678	143.00–148.50	145.05
44	—	370	195.50	195.50
102	—	465	172.00–186.50	184.76
130	—	574	153.50–165.00	158.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	610	159.00–165.00	162.65
165	—	719	159.50–168.75	165.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	176.00	176.00
7	—	528	161.00	161.00
7	—	882	145.50	145.50
8	—	802	144.00	144.00
10	—	700	138.00	138.00
15	—	478	166.00	166.00
17	—	923	141.50	141.50
55	—	577	143.00–159.50	151.99
84	—	629	146.00–149.50	148.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	510	156.00	156.00
16	—	640	148.50	148.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	713	147.00	147.00

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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