Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 500 to 600 lbs steers traded steady to 8.00 higher, 750 lbs steers traded 5.00 lower, 500 to 700 lbs heifers traded steady to 6.00 lower. Demand was good with high internet bidding. Cooler weather in the area with rain and snow. Next Auction Date: Jan 31st Special Calf and Feeder Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.19/cwt on 2,511 head.

Average price

$165.19

2,511 head · 635 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,049

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$111

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

$1.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.82

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	581	166.18	965	610
Medium and Large 1	653	164.88	1,076	1,901

One grade step is worth $1.30/cwt here — about −$111 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 sale2,511 hd

165.19

—

NE average11 barns · 19,234 hd

164.37

+0.82

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

37 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 1Fancy	—	600	179.25/cwt	179.25–179.25	1,076	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	718	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,188	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	578	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,148	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,049	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.79/cwt	156.00–163.00	684	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	137.26/cwt	134.50–139.00	972	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	213.49/cwt	204.00–216.50	777	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,138	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	135.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,175	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	177.43/cwt	173.00–182.00	1,022	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	144.49/cwt	139.50–147.25	1,127	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	153.13/cwt	146.00–159.75	1,041	231
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	192.90/cwt	186.50–201.50	1,011	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	150.02/cwt	144.00–154.50	1,076	292
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	191.55/cwt	186.00–194.00	818	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,053	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	930	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	143.75/cwt	143.00–145.00	950	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	175.75/cwt	170.00–182.50	903	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	198.45/cwt	191.00–202.00	917	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	154.48/cwt	152.50–160.00	998	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	166.08/cwt	162.00–170.00	807	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	158.65/cwt	152.00–164.00	830	204
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	152.77/cwt	148.00–156.00	878	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	184.48/cwt	178.00–186.00	898	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	166.65/cwt	162.50–174.00	1,027	265
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	167.59/cwt	166.00–171.50	982	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	157.69/cwt	155.50–159.00	740	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.91/cwt	142.50–152.00	924	334
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	886	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	854	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	141.52/cwt	136.00–145.50	951	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	727	147.43/cwt	146.10–152.00	1,072	164
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	82

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	600	179.25	179.25
80	—	718	165.50	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	364	204.00–216.50	213.49
30	—	816	139.50	139.50
105	—	870	133.00–139.00	135.00
205	—	576	173.00–182.00	177.43
218	—	780	139.50–147.25	144.49
231	—	680	146.00–159.75	153.13
261	—	524	186.50–201.50	192.90
292	—	717	144.00–154.50	150.02
23	—	427	186.00–194.00	191.55
42	—	462	191.00–202.00	198.45
265	—	616	162.50–174.00	166.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	795	132.50	132.50
15	—	741	125.50	125.50
37	—	661	143.00–145.00	143.75
104	—	514	170.00–182.50	175.75
118	—	646	152.50–160.00	154.48
109	—	487	178.00–186.00	184.48
213	—	586	166.00–171.50	167.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	359	171.00	171.00
10	—	323	179.00	179.00
34	—	890	129.00	129.00
37	—	807	130.00	130.00
61	—	423	156.00–163.00	161.79
128	—	708	134.50–139.00	137.26
172	—	486	162.00–170.00	166.08
204	—	523	152.00–164.00	158.65
289	—	575	148.00–156.00	152.77
334	—	625	142.50–152.00	147.91
162	—	672	136.00–145.50	141.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	469	155.50–159.00	157.69
9	—	537	150.00	150.00
27	—	644	137.50	137.50
91	—	589	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	727	146.10–152.00	147.43
82	—	530	170.00	170.00

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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