Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. High internet activity for the day and active bidding in the barn from buyers. Next Auction Date April 10th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.67/cwt on 348 head.

Average price

$134.67

348 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$107

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

$4.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.40

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	729	134.97	984	326
Medium and Large 1-2	673	130.23	877	22

One grade step is worth $4.74/cwt here — about $107 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 sale348 hd

134.67

—

NE average4 barns · 2,661 hd

145.07

−10.40

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

14 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	—	626	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	783	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.29/cwt	121.00–125.75	827	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	757	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.65/cwt	118.00–123.00	881	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	116.81/cwt	115.00–119.00	813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	126.95/cwt	120.00–132.00	659	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,185.00/cwt	2,185.00–2,185.00	21,850	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	124.58/cwt	124.00–125.00	904	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	149.30/cwt	147.50–151.00	790	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.43/cwt	144.00–151.00	907	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	129.44/cwt	125.50–129.75	1,045	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	984	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	717	145.90/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,046	67

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 Mar 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 755Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	626	125.00	125.00
46	—	665	121.00–125.75	124.29
47	—	582	130.00	130.00
86	—	718	118.00–123.00	122.65
14	—	519	120.00–132.00	126.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	696	115.00–119.00	116.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	717	143.00–148.50	145.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	610	137.00	137.00
12	—	726	124.00–125.00	124.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	529	147.50–151.00	149.30
44	—	624	144.00–151.00	145.43
83	—	807	125.50–129.75	129.44
183	—	736	130.00–135.00	133.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,000	2,185.00	2,185.00

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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