Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2024-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steer or heifers. Demand was good with active internet bidding. Still no moisture in the the area or in the forecast. Next Auction Date Oct 18th

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $302.78/cwt on 230 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −187.38 against this barn's trailing median of $490.16.

Average price

$302.78

230 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$31.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.08

vs NE average

+8.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	304.16	1,703	220
Medium and Large 1-2	582	272.50	1,586	10thin

One grade step is worth $31.66/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $528.10, low $455.00, median $490.16 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale230 hd

302.78

—

NE average10 barns · 5,148 hd

311.86

−9.08

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

+8.47

This barn, trailing median13 sales

490.16

−187.38

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,574	$2,610	12

Every lot, as filed

16 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	450–500	474	288.71/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,368	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	256.55/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	212.57/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,977	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,670	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,641	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	309.83/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,289	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	266.99/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,418	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	319.82/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,497	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	290.75/cwt	282.00–296.00	1,840	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	303.55/cwt	280.50–319.00	1,715	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	501	310.97/cwt	300.00–319.75	1,558	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,574	2,609.75/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,610	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,425	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	699	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,887	34

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 Oct 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 2,770Year ago 1,400

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	416	290.00–317.50	309.83
50	450–500	474	280.00–295.00	288.71
103	500–550	531	257.50–277.50	266.99
9	550–600	588	253.00–257.00	256.55
19	600–650	625	262.50	262.50
13	650–700	696	240.00	240.00
7	850–900	889	211.00	211.00
9	900–950	930	211.00–213.00	212.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	582	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	416	342.50	342.50
56	450–500	468	315.00–321.00	319.82
18	500–550	501	300.00–319.75	310.97
202	550–600	565	280.50–319.00	303.55
178	600–650	633	282.00–296.00	290.75
34	650–700	699	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,574	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,609.75

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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