Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 450 and 550 lbs steers traded steady to 3.00 lower, not enough comparable offers for heifers a trend will not be given. Demand was moderate to good with a large crowd on hand and active internet bidding. Snow, rain and colder weather in the area. Next Auction Date: Oct 30th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.73/cwt on 1,174 head.

Average price

$157.73

1,174 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$848

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$11.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.36

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	159.94	871	944
Medium and Large 1-2	508	148.70	756	230

One grade step is worth $11.24/cwt here — about $115 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 sale1,174 hd

157.73

—

NE average10 barns · 15,376 hd

154.38

+3.36

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

27 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	—	607	161.25/cwt	161.25–161.25	979	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	770	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	166.35/cwt	155.00–173.00	625	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	165.16/cwt	161.00–167.00	732	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.62/cwt	145.00–146.00	839	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	156.60/cwt	154.00–158.00	675	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	144.71/cwt	140.00–150.00	773	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	356	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	140.65/cwt	140.00–141.00	579	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	138.49/cwt	131.00–142.00	641	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	154.74/cwt	148.00–160.00	890	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	168.15/cwt	164.00–173.00	612	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	168.70/cwt	161.00–170.50	712	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	170.08/cwt	167.00–175.00	794	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	150.37/cwt	140.00–154.00	729	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	916	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	967	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	151.65/cwt	149.00–156.00	734	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	138.73/cwt	133.00–143.00	748	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	914	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	131.49/cwt	125.00–136.00	815	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	146.24/cwt	138.00–153.50	968	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	520	154.88/cwt	153.00–158.00	805	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	165.43/cwt	156.00–169.00	864	260
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	531	6

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 Oct 23, 2020

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

Receipts 2,010Last week 1,610Year ago 750

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	607	161.25	161.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	576	145.00–146.00	145.62
31	—	431	154.00–158.00	156.60
52	—	534	140.00–150.00	144.71
113	—	485	140.00–154.00	150.37
16	—	664	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
276	—	575	148.00–160.00	154.74
34	—	364	164.00–173.00	168.15
43	—	422	161.00–170.50	168.70
109	—	467	167.00–175.00	170.08
10	—	701	138.00	138.00
66	—	628	145.00–146.00	145.49
58	—	662	138.00–153.50	146.24
260	—	522	156.00–169.00	165.43
6	—	300	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	346	166.00	166.00
6	—	658	127.00	127.00
12	—	553	139.25	139.25
22	—	376	155.00–173.00	166.35
60	—	443	161.00–167.00	165.16
92	—	484	149.00–156.00	151.65
125	—	539	133.00–143.00	138.73
77	—	620	125.00–136.00	131.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	356	149.00	149.00
23	—	412	140.00–141.00	140.65
75	—	463	131.00–142.00	138.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	520	153.00–158.00	154.88

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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