Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2025-05-30

Burwell

Replacement Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, May 30
● Final19 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851
Receipts
510 head
510 vs last sale 0 160 vs year ago 350 · +45.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's auction started the day with weigh-ups, video auction of pairs, baby calves: bulls 100 to 225 lbs $900 to $1525.00, heifer calves 115 to 250 lbs $950 to $1500 followed by cow calf pairs, bred cows calving now, and Fall bred cows. Demand was good with several buyers and active bidding from the internet. Next Auction Date 6th 13th 20th and 27th

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,091$3,41727
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,516$3,2847
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,234$3,21030
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$3,20279
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,415$2,84719
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,421$2,73580
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,253$3,1008
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,208$3,85816
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,341$3,8506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,450$3,538171
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,524$3,51714
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,436$3,30015

Every lot, as filed

19 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5006
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1723,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3973,427.16/head3,200.00–3,600.003,42738
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2903,434.24/head3,200.00–3,550.003,4343
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4363,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,30015
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2433,815.44/head3,750.00–3,850.003,8158
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4563,550.63/head3,100.00–3,800.003,551108
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 11,2533,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1008
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3562,615.20/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6157
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5163,283.70/head3,200.00–3,400.003,2847
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5883,539.40/head3,400.00–3,750.003,53911
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3413,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5463,703.41/head3,400.00–3,900.003,70319
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0913,417.07/head3,300.00–3,500.003,41727
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4502,982.47/head2,800.00–3,000.002,98212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3603,202.02/head2,500.00–3,475.003,20279
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3352,341.60/head2,200.00–2,400.002,34221
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4512,875.27/head2,150.00–3,300.002,87559
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2343,210.35/head2,900.00–3,350.003,21030

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.