Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2024-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and all weights of heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher except 600-700 lbs heifers selling steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in house and on the internet.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $259.51/cwt on 1,546 head.

Average price

$259.51

1,546 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$417

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

$12.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

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	481	271.91	1,307	16thin
Medium and Large 1	665	259.38	1,724	1,530

One grade step is worth $12.52/cwt here — about −$417 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 sale1,546 hd

259.51

—

NE average7 barns · 11,649 hd

265.83

−6.32

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

52 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	—	939	228.29/cwt	224.00–228.50	2,144	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,342	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,657	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	235.61/cwt	234.00–237.00	1,821	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,239	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	355.17/cwt	350.00–359.00	1,499	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	264.44/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,777	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	472	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,477	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,501	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	298.55/cwt	291.00–310.00	1,845	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	315.30/cwt	314.00–326.00	1,589	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,168	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	787	243.49/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,916	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	280.43/cwt	277.50–283.00	1,896	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	268.94/cwt	267.00–272.00	2,055	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,101	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	249.81/cwt	247.00–250.50	2,038	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	310.00/cwt	304.00–317.00	1,804	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,769	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	764	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,093	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	476	294.38/cwt	292.00–296.00	1,401	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,581	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	679	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	320.50/cwt	320.50–320.50	1,635	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	790	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,904	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	682	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,818	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	234.40/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,772	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	251.33/cwt	247.00–256.50	1,699	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	241.59/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,764	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,736	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,530	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	778	225.72/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,756	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	673	257.83/cwt	254.00–261.50	1,735	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	735	253.47/cwt	248.50–264.50	1,863	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	521	286.19/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,491	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,843	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	1,514	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	684	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,066	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	307.35/cwt	304.50–311.00	1,451	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	280.08/cwt	273.00–288.00	1,605	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	708	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,763	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	262.84/cwt	257.50–268.00	1,645	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,770	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	714	247.78/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,769	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,817	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	332.19/cwt	332.00–333.00	1,541	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	272.60/cwt	269.00–277.00	2,009	124

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 Feb 23, 2024

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

Receipts 3,088Last week 5,745Year ago 1,640

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	939	224.00–228.50	228.29
49	—	422	350.00–359.00	355.17
148	—	618	291.00–310.00	298.55
55	—	504	314.00–326.00	315.30
7	—	329	355.00	355.00
37	—	676	277.50–283.00	280.43
185	—	764	267.00–272.00	268.94
60	—	863	243.50	243.50
75	—	816	247.00–250.50	249.81
61	—	582	304.00–317.00	310.00
26	—	464	332.00–333.00	332.19
124	—	737	269.00–277.00	272.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	773	234.00–237.00	235.61
11	—	413	300.00	300.00
5	—	556	270.00	270.00
8	—	678	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	672	264.00–265.00	264.44
15	—	472	313.00	313.00
72	—	787	240.00–250.00	243.49
7	—	640	274.00	274.00
42	—	714	247.00–249.00	247.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	525	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	764	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	684	302.00	302.00
30	—	525	346.00	346.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	416	322.50	322.50
65	—	756	233.00–235.00	234.40
191	—	676	247.00–256.50	251.33
170	—	730	237.00–246.00	241.59
59	—	830	222.00	222.00
31	—	472	304.50–311.00	307.35
59	—	573	273.00–288.00	280.08
197	—	626	257.50–268.00	262.84
9	—	540	306.00	306.00
7	—	853	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	557	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	476	292.00–296.00	294.38
20	—	635	249.00	249.00
5	—	679	241.50	241.50
45	—	742	234.00	234.00
15	—	594	257.50	257.50
12	—	778	224.00–227.00	225.72
68	—	521	284.00–289.00	286.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	510	320.50	320.50
58	—	790	241.00	241.00
30	—	682	266.50	266.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	673	254.00–261.50	257.83
72	—	735	248.50–264.50	253.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	300	310.00	310.00
6	—	643	235.50	235.50
5	—	466	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	708	249.00	249.00

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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