Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of offerings for today, a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was moderate to good with several buyers and an active internet. Cooler weather with light freeze in some areas. Cow and Heifer pairs consisted mostly of Black Angus and Red Angus pairs with calves at side weighing 85 to 150 lbs. Next Auction Dates for May 22nd Special Feeder Auction

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.20/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$124.20

493 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$870

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$198

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

$24.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.48

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	457	148.11	676	14thin
Medium and Large 1	708	123.50	874	479

One grade step is worth $24.60/cwt here — about −$198 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 sale493 hd

124.20

—

NE average4 barns · 3,408 hd

129.68

−5.48

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

18 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,878.81/cwt	1,800.00–2,010.00	24,425	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,329	1,810.07/cwt	1,775.00–1,875.00	24,056	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	20,265	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,336	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,032	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,109	2,217.29/cwt	1,985.00–2,475.00	24,590	103
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,778.12/cwt	1,725.00–1,900.00	21,106	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	131.81/cwt	128.00–133.00	830	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	794	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	907	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	125.49/cwt	122.50–127.00	838	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	638	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	110.33/cwt	108.25–113.00	974	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.51/cwt	141.00–144.00	822	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	110.38/cwt	108.50–113.00	1,062	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	153.75/cwt	153.75–153.75	843	19

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 May 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 905Last week 1,750Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 205Last week 150Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,300	1,800.00–2,010.00	1,878.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,329	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,810.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,351	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,336	1,200.00	1,200.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	103	—	1,109	1,985.00–2,475.00	2,217.29
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,187	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,778.12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	630	128.00–133.00	131.81
41	—	553	143.50	143.50
196	—	775	117.00	117.00
35	—	805	115.00	115.00
153	—	668	122.50–127.00	125.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	148.25	148.25
8	—	431	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	883	108.25–113.00	110.33
5	—	781	113.00	113.00
176	—	962	108.50–113.00	110.38
19	—	548	153.75	153.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	577	141.00–144.00	142.51

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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