Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2021-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good for all offerings of fall calves and yearlings. Several buyer today and an active internet bidding for the Annual Customer Appreciation BBQ Auction. Next Auction Date Aug 13th Special Bred Cow and Heifer Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.81/cwt on 2,601 head.

Average price

$165.81

2,601 head · 777 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$260

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

$0.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	790	165.87	1,310	2,388
Medium and Large 1-2	636	165.09	1,050	213

One grade step is worth $0.78/cwt here — about $260 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 sale2,601 hd

165.81

—

NE average5 barns · 6,245 hd

164.51

+1.30

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

48 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	—	439	174.31/cwt	174.00–174.50	765	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	138.57/cwt	133.50–140.00	1,411	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	137.54/cwt	125.00–139.50	1,349	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	890	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	150.02/cwt	147.50–153.00	1,148	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	174.14/cwt	170.00–180.00	911	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	183.31/cwt	181.00–188.00	957	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	183.47/cwt	179.00–189.50	1,163	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	192.47/cwt	188.00–196.00	926	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	718	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,091	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	640	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,053	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	159.83/cwt	154.00–162.75	1,386	621
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	183.38/cwt	177.00–187.50	1,073	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	147.05/cwt	140.00–148.10	1,404	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	162.65/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,339	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	179.21/cwt	170.50–183.50	1,202	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	159.46/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,067	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	140.62/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,291	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	144.67/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,189	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	166.35/cwt	157.50–169.50	1,274	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	169.84/cwt	164.50–172.50	1,247	380
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	155.31/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,437	442
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	152.57/cwt	147.50–156.10	1,111	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	130.80/cwt	130.50–132.00	1,393	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	171.41/cwt	162.50–175.00	992	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	162.99/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,027	119
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	143.77/cwt	143.00–144.75	1,259	158
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,105	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	170.28/cwt	170.00–170.50	824	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	150.81/cwt	150.00–156.00	553	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	873	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	153.25/cwt	153.25–153.25	1,059	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	158.77/cwt	157.00–159.50	994	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,293	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	162.41/cwt	159.50–169.00	1,116	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	169.00/cwt	165.00–173.00	972	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	168.16/cwt	161.50–173.50	1,046	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	575	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	156.25/cwt	155.50–157.50	906	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	147.76/cwt	146.00–152.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	134.26/cwt	133.00–135.00	994	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	161.88/cwt	157.00–166.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	782	10

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 Aug 6, 2021

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

Receipts 4,915Last week 1,510Year ago 4,585

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	439	174.00–174.50	174.31
32	—	1,018	133.50–140.00	138.57
51	—	981	125.00–139.50	137.54
56	—	485	183.50	183.50
66	—	765	147.50–153.00	150.02
80	—	523	170.00–180.00	174.14
186	—	669	155.00–166.00	159.46
206	—	918	137.00–145.00	140.62
246	—	822	143.00–145.00	144.67
249	—	728	147.50–156.10	152.57
6	—	395	177.00	177.00
15	—	1,065	130.50–132.00	130.80
101	—	579	162.50–175.00	171.41
119	—	630	161.00–167.00	162.99
158	—	876	143.00–144.75	143.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	718	152.00	152.00
35	—	640	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	795	139.00	139.00
13	—	484	170.00–170.50	170.28
15	—	367	150.00–156.00	150.81
18	—	526	166.00	166.00
34	—	691	153.25	153.25
40	—	626	157.00–159.50	158.77
54	—	580	155.50–157.50	156.25
7	—	321	146.00–152.00	147.76
8	—	740	133.00–135.00	134.26
11	—	445	157.00–166.00	161.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	411	188.00	188.00
69	—	522	181.00–188.00	183.31
81	—	634	179.00–189.50	183.47
87	—	481	188.00–196.00	192.47
621	—	867	154.00–162.75	159.83
94	—	585	177.00–187.50	183.38
102	—	955	140.00–148.10	147.05
111	—	823	158.00–165.00	162.65
150	—	671	170.50–183.50	179.21
6	—	363	206.00	206.00
234	—	766	157.50–169.50	166.35
380	—	734	164.50–172.50	169.84
442	—	925	153.00–158.00	155.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	937	138.00	138.00
19	—	687	159.50–169.00	162.41
34	—	575	165.00–173.00	169.00
118	—	622	161.50–173.50	168.16
6	—	355	162.00	162.00
7	—	805	151.00	151.00
7	—	865	145.00	145.00
10	—	437	179.00	179.00

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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