Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2025-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's auction started the day with weigh ups, video auction of 2 and 3 year old Fall bred cows, Fall bred BLK/BWF cows selling at the barn, in good condition calving in Sept. followed by weaned Fall calves and yearlings. No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good throughout the day. Next Auction Date June 20th

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $410.71/cwt on 21 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −79.45 against this barn's trailing median of $490.16.

Average price

$410.71

21 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,244

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−14.19

vs NE average

+29.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	410.71	2,244	21

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale21 hd

410.71

—

NE average5 barns · 547 hd

424.90

−14.19

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+29.70

This barn, trailing median13 sales

490.16

−79.45

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,292	$3,100	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,233	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$2,024	12

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,298	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,386	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,324	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,267	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	700–750	716	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,535	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	800–850	838	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,698	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	329.28/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,860	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	944	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	808	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,270	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	357.16/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,300	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	298.75/cwt	287.00–310.00	2,046	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	600–650	633	394.50/cwt	394.50–394.50	2,497	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,458	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	2,213	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	354.64/cwt	300.00–359.50	2,514	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	809	320.91/cwt	311.00–324.00	2,596	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	897	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	899	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,760	264
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,207	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,112	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,024.22/head	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,024	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,324	6

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,035Last week 0Year ago 210

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 510Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	650–700	659	344.00	344.00
19	700–750	732	314.00	314.00
49	750–800	767	303.00	303.00
47	800–850	820	291.00	291.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	550–600	565	325.00–335.00	329.28
40	650–700	685	287.00–310.00	298.75
6	850–900	897	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
36	600–650	633	394.50	394.50
47	700–750	716	354.00	354.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
34	800–850	838	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	499	380.00	380.00
21	600–650	644	350.00–360.00	357.16
14	800–850	808	281.00	281.00
6	900–950	944	282.00	282.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	545	406.00	406.00
6	550–600	550	422.50	422.50
13	650–700	666	369.00	369.00
76	700–750	709	300.00–359.50	354.64
147	800–850	809	311.00–324.00	320.91
264	850–900	899	307.00	307.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,207	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,155	1,950.00–2,050.00	2,024.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,292	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,112	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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