Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2021-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 500 to 600 lbs steers traded steady to 13.00 lower and 500 lbs heifers traded 6.00 higher. Demand was good with an active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates Nov 19th and 26th

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.80/cwt on 847 head.

Average price

$173.80

847 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$979

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$4.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.20

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	174.49	992	726
Medium and Large 1-2	534	169.62	906	121

One grade step is worth $4.88/cwt here — about $85 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 sale847 hd

173.80

—

NE average11 barns · 17,914 hd

176.00

−2.20

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

30 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 1	—	441	201.63/cwt	198.00–203.00	889	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,469	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,081	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,519	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,449	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	201.32/cwt	197.50–206.00	777	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	182.20/cwt	180.00–188.00	876	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	160.61/cwt	158.00–161.75	1,078	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	167.85/cwt	161.00–173.50	950	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	754	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	168.30/cwt	160.00–171.00	899	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	157.77/cwt	156.75–159.00	1,126	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	195.35/cwt	194.00–200.00	936	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	183.14/cwt	181.50–185.00	958	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	156.66/cwt	151.00–160.00	821	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	929	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	146.38/cwt	146.00–146.50	937	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	159.77/cwt	157.50–163.00	685	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	162.15/cwt	159.00–171.50	1,015	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	146.75/cwt	145.00–149.00	725	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	151.55/cwt	150.50–154.00	674	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.30/cwt	162.00–165.00	780	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.70/cwt	141.00–147.00	740	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.80/cwt	143.50–154.50	856	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,389	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	11,251	9

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.

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Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Fri Nov 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,430Last week 2,655Year ago 1,325

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 71Year ago 22

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	441	198.00–203.00	201.63
18	—	386	197.50–206.00	201.32
69	—	671	158.00–161.75	160.61
148	—	566	161.00–173.50	167.85
51	—	714	156.75–159.00	157.77
88	—	479	194.00–200.00	195.35
162	—	523	181.50–185.00	183.14
154	—	626	159.00–171.50	162.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	481	180.00–188.00	182.20
9	—	397	190.00	190.00
83	—	534	160.00–171.00	168.30
6	—	845	130.00	130.00
5	—	608	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	144.00	144.00
6	—	962	152.75	152.75
7	—	324	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,081	140.50	140.50
10	—	380	173.00	173.00
10	—	941	154.00	154.00
186	—	524	151.00–160.00	156.66
15	—	673	138.00	138.00
24	—	640	146.00–146.50	146.38
51	—	429	157.50–163.00	159.77
41	—	475	162.00–165.00	164.30
69	—	575	143.50–154.50	148.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	494	145.00–149.00	146.75
23	—	445	150.50–154.00	151.55
5	—	556	138.00	138.00
13	—	515	141.00–147.00	143.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,389	810.00	810.00

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