Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-03

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 several buyers today. Next Auction Dates for Jan 10th and 24th Special Calf and Feeder Auction, Jan 17th Special Bred Cow and Heifer Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.04/cwt on 1,580 head.

Average price

$172.04

1,580 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$45

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

$5.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.10

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	172.56	1,046	1,430
Medium and Large 1-2	599	167.08	1,001	150

One grade step is worth $5.48/cwt here — about $45 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 sale1,580 hd

172.04

—

NE average3 barns · 3,684 hd

161.94

+10.10

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

34 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	—	309	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	622	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.03/cwt	155.00–169.00	698	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	913	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	147.61/cwt	146.00–151.00	844	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	169.08/cwt	166.00–170.00	815	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	178.37/cwt	170.35–189.00	1,029	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	192.96/cwt	187.50–197.50	1,023	347
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	148.39/cwt	146.00–150.25	1,074	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	193.69/cwt	190.00–197.00	850	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	191.31/cwt	191.00–191.50	916	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	196.01/cwt	192.00–202.00	715	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	182.92/cwt	182.50–184.00	931	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,172	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.60/cwt	146.00–151.00	709	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	154.55/cwt	147.00–159.00	824	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	155.59/cwt	155.50–156.00	996	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,019	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	165.74/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,036	273
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	155.90/cwt	150.00–157.35	1,073	284
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	781	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	610	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	142.28/cwt	141.00–143.00	906	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	142.76/cwt	138.00–145.00	946	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	165.54/cwt	163.00–168.75	879	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	881	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	626	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	989	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	558	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	879	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	169.78/cwt	169.50–170.25	895	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	813	17

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$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	309	187.00	187.00
20	—	366	170.00	170.00
45	—	423	155.00–169.00	165.03
90	—	624	146.25	146.25
103	—	572	146.00–151.00	147.61
113	—	482	166.00–170.00	169.08
147	—	663	138.00–145.00	142.76
189	—	531	163.00–168.75	165.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	474	146.00–151.00	149.60
61	—	533	147.00–159.00	154.55
9	—	596	131.00	131.00
18	—	401	152.00	152.00
79	—	637	141.00–143.00	142.28
7	—	699	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	626	158.00	158.00
114	—	558	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	535	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	577	170.35–189.00	178.37
347	—	530	187.50–197.50	192.96
55	—	724	146.00–150.25	148.39
57	—	439	190.00–197.00	193.69
32	—	479	191.00–191.50	191.31
39	—	365	192.00–202.00	196.01
149	—	767	152.75	152.75
273	—	625	162.00–167.00	165.74
284	—	688	150.00–157.35	155.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	717	140.00	140.00
10	—	670	142.00	142.00
22	—	509	182.50–184.00	182.92
44	—	640	155.50–156.00	155.59
67	—	579	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	527	169.50–170.25	169.78
17	—	430	189.00	189.00

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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