Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2021-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings for today, a trend will not be given. Demand was moderate to good, with an active internet. Next Auction Date May 21st Special Weigh Up Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.65/cwt on 398 head.

Average price

$160.65

398 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$5.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.86

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	588	161.09	946	368
Medium and Large 1-2	556	155.37	864	30

One grade step is worth $5.72/cwt here — about $82 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 sale398 hd

160.65

—

NE average6 barns · 2,440 hd

148.80

+11.86

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

28 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	—	773	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	889	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.01/cwt	147.00–155.00	699	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	118.75/cwt	117.00–120.00	854	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	148.26/cwt	143.00–151.00	787	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	159.08/cwt	156.00–166.00	603	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	140.86/cwt	135.00–146.00	793	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	163.48/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,033	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	172.47/cwt	171.00–183.00	754	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	55
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	1,104.06/cwt	875.00–1,150.00	14,309	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,384	739.05/cwt	700.00–750.00	10,228	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,351	905.57/cwt	900.00–925.00	12,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	174.52/cwt	170.00–180.50	960	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	182.52/cwt	179.00–184.00	861	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,277	716.08/cwt	710.00–725.00	9,144	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,262	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	935	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	143.45/cwt	136.00–145.00	961	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	130.62/cwt	130.00–131.50	801	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	162.35/cwt	161.00–163.00	719	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	117.59/cwt	115.00–118.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	189.12/cwt	181.00–196.00	681	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	549	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	953	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	128.43/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,042	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	825	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	719	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 May 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 900Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 735Year ago 0

A limited number of comparable offerings for today, a trend will not be given. Demand was moderate to good, with an active internet. Next Auction Date May 21st Special Weigh Up Auction

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	773	115.00	115.00
18	—	463	147.00–155.00	151.01
25	—	719	117.00–120.00	118.75
34	—	531	143.00–151.00	148.26
36	—	379	156.00–166.00	159.08
45	—	563	135.00–146.00	140.86
55	—	675	126.00	126.00
50	—	613	130.00–131.50	130.62
51	—	443	161.00–163.00	162.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	691	115.00–118.00	117.59
6	—	525	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	632	160.00–165.00	163.48
49	—	437	171.00–183.00	172.47
79	—	550	170.00–180.50	174.52
41	—	472	179.00–184.00	182.52
26	—	719	130.00	130.00
66	—	670	136.00–145.00	143.45
15	—	360	181.00–196.00	189.12
13	—	549	173.50	173.50
37	—	811	128.00–129.00	128.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	595	155.00	155.00
7	—	682	125.00	125.00
17	—	491	168.00	168.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,296	875.00–1,150.00	1,104.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,384	700.00–750.00	739.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,351	900.00–925.00	905.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,277	710.00–725.00	716.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,262	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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