Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week 500 lbs steers traded 9.00 lower, 600 to 700 lbs steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. A limited number of comparable offering for heifers with 550 to 700 lbs offerings trading steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good with active internet bidding. Warmer weather in the area.

Next Auction Date: Feb 7th SVR Bull Sale & Special Bred Cow/Heifer Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.92/cwt on 1,465 head.

Average price

$158.92

1,465 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$160

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

$0.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

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	566	159.12	900	168
Medium and Large 1	667	158.89	1,060	1,297

One grade step is worth $0.22/cwt here — about −$160 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 sale1,465 hd

158.92

—

NE average9 barns · 19,092 hd

161.12

−2.20

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

26 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	—	376	171.22/cwt	168.00–174.50	644	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	125.47/cwt	121.00–127.00	980	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	165.72/cwt	164.00–171.00	699	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	166.66/cwt	160.00–169.00	848	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	148.59/cwt	148.00–148.75	936	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	133.88/cwt	131.00–135.00	979	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.30/cwt	144.00–158.75	870	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	158.17/cwt	157.00–159.00	854	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	136.14/cwt	136.00–137.00	873	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	157.95/cwt	155.50–159.00	758	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	135.28/cwt	134.00–135.75	882	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	167.03/cwt	163.00–168.25	964	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	195.60/cwt	195.00–197.00	855	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	189.16/cwt	180.00–193.00	726	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	183.11/cwt	178.50–189.00	954	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	136.63/cwt	134.00–138.50	1,119	146
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	155.59/cwt	151.75–159.00	1,058	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	167.42/cwt	160.00–174.50	1,045	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	180.79/cwt	178.00–184.00	774	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	168.81/cwt	167.50–170.00	807	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	149.61/cwt	142.25–154.00	1,073	377
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	914	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,163	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	156.01/cwt	151.00–159.50	920	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	151.37/cwt	145.50–159.00	948	46

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 Jan 31, 2020

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

Receipts 2,485Last week 4,780Year ago 0

Next Auction Date: Feb 7th SVR Bull Sale & Special Bred Cow/Heifer Auction

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	376	168.00–174.50	171.22
59	—	781	121.00–127.00	125.47
63	—	422	164.00–171.00	165.72
94	—	509	160.00–169.00	166.66
108	—	630	148.00–148.75	148.59
117	—	731	131.00–135.00	133.88
121	—	579	144.00–158.75	150.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	540	157.00–159.00	158.17
50	—	641	136.00–137.00	136.14
30	—	480	155.50–159.00	157.95
37	—	652	134.00–135.75	135.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	577	163.00–168.25	167.03
48	—	437	195.00–197.00	195.60
20	—	384	180.00–193.00	189.16
102	—	521	178.50–189.00	183.11
146	—	819	134.00–138.50	136.63
232	—	680	151.75–159.00	155.59
237	—	624	160.00–174.50	167.42
377	—	717	142.25–154.00	149.61
48	—	494	185.00	185.00
65	—	791	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	428	178.00–184.00	180.79
34	—	478	167.50–170.00	168.81
22	—	715	137.00	137.00
37	—	590	151.00–159.50	156.01
46	—	626	145.50–159.00	151.37

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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