Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2026-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with active internet bidding. Next Auction Date April 10th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $432.40/cwt on 66 head, down $9.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −11.25 against this barn's trailing median of $443.66.

Average price

$432.40

▼ 9.56 vs prior sale

66 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,339

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−34.57

vs NE average

+7.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	432.40	2,339	66

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $468.71, low $428.75, median $443.66 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 sale66 hd

432.40

—

NE average3 barns · 1,862 hd

466.97

−34.57

National average176 barns · 15,314 hd

425.19

+7.21

This barn, trailing median13 sales

443.66

−11.25

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

28 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 1-2	650–700	675	370.82/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,503	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	446	562.18/cwt	560.00–565.00	2,507	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	362.49/cwt	355.50–370.50	2,980	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	332.34/cwt	331.00–335.00	2,642	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	398	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,970	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	478.28/cwt	472.50–485.00	2,243	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	851	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,681	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	428.98/cwt	422.50–432.50	2,428	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	356.35/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,772	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,608	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	457.31/cwt	456.00–462.50	2,469	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	762	366.17/cwt	363.00–405.00	2,790	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	348.76/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,574	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	395.83/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,506	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	903	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,822	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	735	374.40/cwt	369.00–385.00	2,752	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	477.71/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,704	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,696	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	961	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,864	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	370.71/cwt	362.50–371.75	2,654	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	486.00/cwt	486.00–486.00	2,916	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	405.98/cwt	401.00–407.50	2,887	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	425.00/cwt	414.00–442.50	2,831	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	2,175	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	397.95/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,654	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	433.89/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,300	46

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.

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Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Fri Mar 27, 2026

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No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with active internet bidding. Next Auction Date April 10th.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	600–650	633	390.00–405.00	395.83
26	650–700	675	350.00–377.50	370.82
24	700–750	738	345.00–350.00	348.76
15	750–800	795	331.00–335.00	332.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	398	495.00	495.00
11	450–500	469	472.50–485.00	478.28
46	500–550	530	425.00–445.00	433.89
20	550–600	566	422.50–432.50	428.98
25	600–650	610	427.50	427.50
27	650–700	667	395.00–405.00	397.95
107	700–750	716	362.50–371.75	370.71
22	750–800	778	355.00–357.00	356.35
17	850–900	851	315.00	315.00
54	950–1000	961	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
73	700–750	735	369.00–385.00	374.40
96	750–800	762	363.00–405.00	366.17
38	900–950	903	312.50	312.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	332	655.00	655.00
23	400–450	446	560.00–565.00	562.18
22	500–550	521	517.50	517.50
13	550–600	566	475.00–480.00	477.71
41	600–650	600	486.00	486.00
43	650–700	666	414.00–442.50	425.00
42	700–750	711	401.00–407.50	405.98
29	800–850	822	355.50–370.50	362.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	500–550	540	456.00–462.50	457.31
5	700–750	735	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	621	417.50	417.50

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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