Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2025-08-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's ANNUAL CUSTOMER APPRECIATION BBQ AUCTION, started the day off with 110 weigh ups, Bred fall cows to calve mid Aug. a few pairs with 200 lbs calves at side. First show of Spring calves, off the cow, followed by Fall calves then yearlings. Its been over three weeks since the last auction, a trend will not be given, however a strong demand for all offerings with several buyers and active internet bidding.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $427.32/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −62.84 against this barn's trailing median of $490.16.

Average price

$427.32

30 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$33.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.62

vs NE average

+37.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	438.48	2,448	20
Medium and Large 1-2	599	405.00	2,426	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.48/cwt here — about $22 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 sale30 hd

427.32

—

NE average2 barns · 42 hd

430.94

−3.62

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

+37.30

This barn, trailing median13 sales

490.16

−62.84

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,294	$4,500	37
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,168	$3,600	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,471	$4,700	6

Every lot, as filed

42 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	Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	293.13/cwt	287.00–299.50	2,969	81
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,024	336.14/cwt	316.50–339.25	3,442	116
Steers	Large 1	1100–1150	1,147	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	3,085	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	860	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	3,216	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	362.84/cwt	360.00–365.00	2,420	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,113	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	373.72/cwt	372.50–375.00	2,362	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,682	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	351.69/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,497	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	799	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,426	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	397.91/cwt	390.00–409.00	2,742	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	370.42/cwt	360.00–374.00	2,837	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,152	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,562	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	641	422.80/cwt	417.50–426.00	2,710	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	710	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,542	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	934	311.50/cwt	311.50–311.50	2,909	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	900–950	907	320.75/cwt	320.75–320.75	2,909	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	325.02/cwt	320.00–331.00	2,724	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	310.61/cwt	301.00–315.00	3,032	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	352.88/cwt	351.00–353.50	2,947	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	393.37/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,490	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,009	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	3,017	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	417.47/cwt	412.50–422.50	2,451	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,218	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	346.66/cwt	346.50–346.75	3,179	449
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	956	336.85/cwt	336.25–337.25	3,220	492
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	386.32/cwt	382.00–392.50	2,789	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	353.65/cwt	353.00–353.75	3,006	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	326.28/cwt	325.00–328.00	2,822	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,421	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,471	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	309.81/cwt	304.00–318.00	2,807	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	348.55/cwt	344.00–352.50	2,468	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	327.61/cwt	322.50–340.00	2,526	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	435.01/cwt	430.00–439.00	2,649	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	506.69/cwt	506.00–510.00	2,133	28

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 Aug 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,050Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 170Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
81	1000–1050	1,013	287.00–299.50	293.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	438	482.50	482.50
12	500–550	541	410.00	410.00
31	600–650	633	390.00–405.00	393.37
14	650–700	667	360.00–365.00	362.84
41	700–750	708	344.00–352.50	348.55
69	750–800	771	322.50–340.00	327.61
39	800–850	838	320.00–331.00	325.02
72	850–900	865	325.00–328.00	326.28
24	900–950	906	304.00–318.00	309.81
141	950–1000	976	301.00–315.00	310.61
36	1000–1050	1,009	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	632	372.50–375.00	373.72
13	650–700	657	327.50	327.50
7	800–850	840	305.00	305.00
34	900–950	900	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	700–750	710	358.00	358.00
64	900–950	934	311.50	311.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
66	900–950	907	320.75	320.75
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
116	1000–1050	1,024	316.50–339.25	336.14
29	1100–1150	1,147	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	850–900	860	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	599	405.00	405.00
25	600–650	641	417.50–426.00	422.80
5	650–700	675	355.00	355.00
29	700–750	710	347.50–365.00	351.69
5	750–800	799	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
28	400–450	421	506.00–510.00	506.69
8	500–550	515	470.00	470.00
12	550–600	587	412.50–422.50	417.47
26	600–650	609	430.00–439.00	435.01
56	650–700	689	390.00–409.00	397.91
28	700–750	722	382.00–392.50	386.32
56	750–800	766	360.00–374.00	370.42
49	800–850	835	351.00–353.50	352.88
59	850–900	850	353.00–353.75	353.65
449	900–950	917	346.50–346.75	346.66
492	950–1000	956	336.25–337.25	336.85

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,471	4,700.00	4,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	37	—	1,294	4,500.00	4,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,168	3,600.00	3,600.00

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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