Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given today. A little something for everyone. Cool and wet weather in the area. Next auction date: June 12th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.91/cwt on 765 head.

Average price

$154.91

765 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$3.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.76

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	660	155.02	1,023	741
Medium and Large 1-2	639	151.30	967	24

One grade step is worth $3.73/cwt here — about $56 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 sale765 hd

154.91

—

NE average5 barns · 6,567 hd

145.14

+9.76

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

38 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 1-2	—	624	145.53/cwt	143.00–148.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	179.14/cwt	173.00–182.50	930	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,138	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	991	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	167.19/cwt	165.50–170.00	955	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	145.90/cwt	145.00–146.50	975	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	799	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,075	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	763	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	140.98/cwt	136.00–143.75	1,026	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	187.88/cwt	184.00–189.00	874	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	132.08/cwt	127.50–134.50	1,069	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	213.07/cwt	209.00–214.00	680	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	156.55/cwt	153.00–161.00	966	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	136.89/cwt	136.00–140.00	843	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	804	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	133.36/cwt	132.00–134.00	942	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	875	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	630	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	866	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,225	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	149.50/cwt	146.50–150.50	797	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	140.75/cwt	134.00–142.00	943	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	125.35/cwt	125.00–126.00	870	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	166.67/cwt	163.00–167.50	733	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.78/cwt	117.50–123.00	954	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	159.38/cwt	157.00–160.25	770	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	173.69/cwt	171.00–175.00	620	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	144.15/cwt	141.00–145.00	835	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	767	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	907	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	12,245	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	1,097.77/cwt	975.00–1,185.00	13,250	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,181	801.14/cwt	725.00–825.00	9,461	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	883.06/cwt	735.00–1,210.00	10,146	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	1,172.36/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	14,115	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,266	939.18/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	11,890	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	888.38/cwt	750.00–910.00	10,367	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	967.18/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	11,887	8

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,530Last week 905Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 205Year ago 0

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given today. A little something for everyone. Cool and wet weather in the area. Next auction date: June 12th

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	143.00–148.00	145.53
13	—	768	129.00	129.00
7	—	408	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	519	173.00–182.50	179.14
66	—	869	131.00	131.00
21	—	571	165.50–170.00	167.19
66	—	668	145.00–146.50	145.90
6	—	435	190.50	190.50
62	—	799	134.50	134.50
48	—	358	213.00	213.00
165	—	728	136.00–143.75	140.98
44	—	465	184.00–189.00	187.88
96	—	809	127.50–134.50	132.08
40	—	319	209.00–214.00	213.07
93	—	617	153.00–161.00	156.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	616	136.00–140.00	136.89
44	—	706	132.00–134.00	133.36
40	—	344	183.00	183.00
34	—	533	146.50–150.50	149.50
136	—	670	134.00–142.00	140.75
32	—	440	163.00–167.50	166.67
69	—	790	117.50–123.00	120.78
9	—	357	171.00–175.00	173.69
52	—	579	141.00–145.00	144.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	646	124.50	124.50
31	—	694	125.00–126.00	125.35
18	—	483	157.00–160.25	159.38
14	—	553	138.75	138.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	189.50	189.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	866	141.50	141.50

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	5	—	907	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,207	975.00–1,185.00	1,097.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,181	725.00–825.00	801.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,149	735.00–1,210.00	883.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,204	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,172.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,266	910.00–1,000.00	939.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,167	750.00–910.00	888.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,229	850.00–1,075.00	967.18

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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