Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2022-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $169.50/cwt on 467 head.

Average price

$169.50

467 head · 817 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,385

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$380

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

$30.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

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	509	199.28	1,014	15thin
Medium and Large 1	827	168.51	1,394	452

One grade step is worth $30.77/cwt here — about −$380 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 sale467 hd

169.50

—

NE average3 barns · 1,426 hd

173.20

−3.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,281	$1,085	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,000	23
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$1,085	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,451	$1,817	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,393	$1,394	40

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	955	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,430	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	178.40/cwt	176.50–184.00	1,292	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	159.79/cwt	153.50–161.25	1,377	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	166.12/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,118	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	182.59/cwt	182.00–184.00	940	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	137.99/cwt	137.25–138.50	1,257	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,539	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	199.28/cwt	197.00–202.00	1,014	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	192.97/cwt	190.50–197.00	1,206	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,260	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,169	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	165.43/cwt	162.50–171.50	1,032	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,100	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	544	207.81/cwt	205.00–209.50	1,130	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	180.01/cwt	177.00–183.00	1,031	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,377	1,257.56/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,258	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	1,440.10/head	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,440	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,451	1,817.43/head	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,817	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	23
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	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 Jun 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,080Last week 1,950Year ago 480

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 0Year ago 145

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	955	149.75	149.75
75	—	724	176.50–184.00	178.40
91	—	862	153.50–161.25	159.79
120	—	1,033	149.00	149.00
79	—	625	190.50–197.00	192.97
8	—	589	200.00	200.00
8	—	661	187.00	187.00
24	—	544	205.00–209.50	207.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	509	197.00–202.00	199.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	673	165.00–169.00	166.12
104	—	911	137.25–138.50	137.99
17	—	857	147.00	147.00
32	—	823	142.00	142.00
37	—	624	162.50–171.50	165.43
48	—	733	150.00	150.00
12	—	503	186.50	186.50
12	—	573	177.00–183.00	180.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	515	182.00–184.00	182.59

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,377	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,257.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,398	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,440.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,451	1,350.00–1,875.00	1,817.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,281	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,110	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,001	1,085.00	1,085.00

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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