Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2021-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparable offerings from two weeks ago a trend will not be given. Demand was good with an active internet. Warmer weather in the area after snow and rain first part of the week. Next Auction Dates: May 7th Special Cattle Auction

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.00/cwt on 524 head.

Average price

$137.00

524 head · 685 lb average

Value per head Derived

$938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$154

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

$3.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.81

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	570	140.53	801	62
Medium and Large 1	700	136.53	956	462

One grade step is worth $3.99/cwt here — about −$154 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 sale524 hd

137.00

—

NE average4 barns · 2,762 hd

140.81

−3.81

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

31 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	—	494	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	157.13/cwt	154.00–161.00	687	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	165.09/cwt	159.00–170.00	842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	121.00/cwt	120.50–121.50	934	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	146.05/cwt	143.00–154.00	856	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	974	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,169	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,110	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	150.98/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,022	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.22/cwt	139.00–143.00	873	70
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,112	2,242.42/cwt	2,150.00–2,300.00	24,936	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	887	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	505	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	813	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	167.40/cwt	162.00–169.50	1,024	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	887	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	1,125	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	842	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	178.83/cwt	178.00–181.25	951	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	863	123.35/cwt	123.35–123.35	1,065	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	145.49/cwt	144.00–156.00	791	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	172.13/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,012	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.04/cwt	131.00–138.50	911	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	912	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.09/cwt	125.00–128.00	977	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	997	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	7

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 Apr 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,150Last week 920Year ago 1,750

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	171.00	171.00
16	—	437	154.00–161.00	157.13
18	—	510	159.00–170.00	165.09
24	—	772	120.50–121.50	121.00
41	—	586	143.00–154.00	146.05
57	—	725	137.00	137.00
70	—	618	139.00–143.00	141.22
88	—	665	131.00–138.50	137.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	505	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	450	146.00	146.00
44	—	544	144.00–156.00	145.49
5	—	695	126.00	126.00
7	—	750	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	863	123.35	123.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	974	120.00	120.00
99	—	887	126.85	126.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	721	154.00	154.00
86	—	677	150.00–156.50	150.98
48	—	612	162.00–169.50	167.40
11	—	441	191.00	191.00
15	—	532	178.00–181.25	178.83
56	—	588	169.00–175.50	172.13
16	—	493	185.00	185.00
34	—	775	125.00–128.00	126.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	468	189.50	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	662	138.00	138.00
6	—	600	159.00	159.00
9	—	767	122.00	122.00
5	—	474	168.00	168.00
5	—	702	142.00	142.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,112	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,242.42

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Burwell