Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2022-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for replacement cows heifer or steers or heifers. Demand was moderate to good with active internet bidding.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.87/cwt on 741 head.

Average price

$179.87

741 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,230

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$64

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

$4.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.76

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	634	184.40	1,169	35
Medium and Large 1	686	179.65	1,233	706

One grade step is worth $4.75/cwt here — about −$64 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 sale741 hd

179.87

—

NE average4 barns · 3,715 hd

168.11

+11.76

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

37 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	—	663	149.05/cwt	148.00–150.00	988	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	844	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	141.55/cwt	135.00–147.50	1,087	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	177.65/cwt	176.00–179.50	934	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	164.55/cwt	156.00–169.00	1,037	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	148.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,077	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	671	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,268	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	184.85/cwt	183.50–188.50	1,185	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	142.87/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,316	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	205.65/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,002	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	776	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,319	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	546	201.48/cwt	194.00–206.00	1,100	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	184.26/cwt	183.50–184.50	1,231	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,285	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,207	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	197.55/cwt	193.00–204.00	1,112	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,252	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	857	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,116	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	180.13/cwt	180.00–180.50	1,272	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	955	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,209	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	135.25/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,128	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,336	986.57/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	13,181	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,338	1,201.80/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	16,080	68
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,342	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,788	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,583.44/cwt	1,575.00–1,600.00	19,793	13
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	993	2,394.34/cwt	2,300.00–2,450.00	23,776	39
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,341.01/cwt	1,300.00–1,375.00	15,757	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	1,021.44/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	11,430	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,239	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,488	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,824	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	961.66/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	10,107	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,361	1,159.87/cwt	1,010.00–1,250.00	15,786	23

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 Mar 25, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,420Last week 4,230Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 300Last week 0Year ago 175

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for replacement cows heifer or steers or heifers. Demand was moderate to good with active internet bidding.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	663	148.00–150.00	149.05
28	—	482	175.00	175.00
46	—	768	135.00–147.50	141.55
57	—	526	176.00–179.50	177.65
161	—	630	156.00–169.00	164.55
166	—	724	145.00–155.00	148.69
6	—	553	176.00	176.00
9	—	886	136.50	136.50
13	—	834	134.00–136.00	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	692	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	790	155.00	155.00
80	—	641	183.50–188.50	184.85
17	—	921	141.00–145.00	142.87
11	—	487	201.00–211.00	205.65
79	—	546	194.00–206.00	201.48
33	—	668	183.50–184.50	184.26
49	—	821	147.00	147.00
55	—	563	193.00–204.00	197.55
13	—	852	147.00	147.00
14	—	416	206.00	206.00
90	—	706	180.00–180.50	180.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	671	189.00	189.00
109	—	776	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	747	172.00	172.00
6	—	678	176.50	176.50
22	—	586	190.50	190.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,336	800.00–1,100.00	986.57
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	—	1,338	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,201.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,119	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,021.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,239	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,056	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,051	925.00–1,025.00	961.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,361	1,010.00–1,250.00	1,159.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,342	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,250	1,575.00–1,600.00	1,583.44
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	993	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,394.34
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,175	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,341.01

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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