Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2020-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from two weeks ago with 500 lbs heifers trading 7.00 higher. Demand was good with warmer weather in the area the past week. Next Auction Dates for Nov 13th Weigh up Auction Nov 20th Special Calf and Feeder Auction Nov 27th Special After Thanksgiving Calf and Feeder Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.24/cwt on 696 head.

Average price

$154.24

696 head · 611 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$5.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.14

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	615	154.62	951	644
Medium and Large 1-2	561	149.61	839	52

One grade step is worth $5.01/cwt here — about $111 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 sale696 hd

154.24

—

NE average11 barns · 15,661 hd

165.38

−11.14

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

29 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	—	837	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,161	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	799	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,492	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	21,261	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	23,180	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	170.11/cwt	160.50–175.75	689	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	143.59/cwt	141.25–146.00	833	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	149.46/cwt	141.00–153.00	942	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	609	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	141.47/cwt	138.50–145.25	951	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	173.78/cwt	173.25–179.00	857	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,090	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,076	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,342	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	149.99/cwt	140.00–153.00	820	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	157.05/cwt	143.00–168.00	672	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	894	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.21/cwt	142.00–156.00	769	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	778	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	589	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	154.84/cwt	150.00–161.00	889	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	127.81/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	131.46/cwt	131.00–131.50	1,220	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	167.22/cwt	165.00–168.50	870	71

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 Nov 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,325Last week 2,010Year ago 40

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 360

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	837	120.00	120.00
6	—	715	126.00	126.00
6	—	936	124.00	124.00
8	—	692	132.00	132.00
9	—	312	184.00	184.00
9	—	453	155.50	155.50
17	—	629	127.00	127.00
65	—	580	141.25–146.00	143.59
34	—	428	143.00–168.00	157.05
139	—	526	142.00–156.00	146.21
26	—	366	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	405	160.50–175.75	170.11
161	—	630	141.00–153.00	149.46
5	—	342	178.00	178.00
8	—	392	177.00	177.00
66	—	672	138.50–145.25	141.47
63	—	493	173.25–179.00	173.78
11	—	823	130.00–135.50	132.49
10	—	758	142.00	142.00
58	—	974	137.75	137.75
88	—	574	150.00–161.00	154.84
11	—	887	127.00–130.00	127.81
13	—	928	131.00–131.50	131.46
71	—	520	165.00–168.50	167.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	547	140.00–153.00	149.99
14	—	648	138.00	138.00
8	—	462	168.50	168.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,492	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,520	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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