Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2026-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers and heifers. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Baby calves off the cow today 65 to 105 lbs sold for $1100 to $1700 each. Next Auction Date May 1st SPECIAL BRED COW/HEIFER & VIDEO PAIR AUCTION

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $485.13/cwt on 280 head, up $4.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −5.03 against this barn's trailing median of $490.16.

Average price

$485.13

▲ 4.79 vs prior sale

280 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,777

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$18.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.95

vs NE average

+6.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	486.59	2,794	258
Medium and Large 1-2	552	468.08	2,584	22

One grade step is worth $18.50/cwt here — about $210 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale280 hd

485.13

—

NE average4 barns · 1,037 hd

497.09

−11.95

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

+6.10

This barn, trailing median13 sales

490.16

−5.03

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

41 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	750–800	787	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,656	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	579.42/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,109	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	579.50/cwt	579.50–579.50	2,451	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	526.11/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,494	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	452.47/cwt	437.50–457.50	2,538	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	402.27/cwt	382.50–418.50	2,506	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	356.07/cwt	352.50–367.50	2,411	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,711	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	548.00/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,603	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	377	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,281	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	428.71/cwt	427.50–430.00	2,195	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	388.81/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,868	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	359.03/cwt	357.00–361.00	2,642	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	424.65/cwt	419.00–428.00	2,493	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	750–800	790	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	3,010	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	486.62/cwt	465.00–512.50	2,375	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,242	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	395.34/cwt	391.00–407.00	3,005	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	472.99/cwt	435.00–490.00	2,535	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	476.27/cwt	462.50–492.50	2,762	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	750–800	765	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	3,159	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	382.35/cwt	372.50–391.00	2,562	220
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	541	472.36/cwt	470.00–490.00	2,555	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	767	400.28/cwt	395.00–411.00	3,070	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	571.57/cwt	555.00–587.50	2,721	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	550–600	573	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,894	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	583.14/cwt	550.00–620.00	2,508	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	711	373.15/cwt	370.00–382.00	2,653	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	519.50/cwt	502.50–535.00	2,816	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	843	369.81/cwt	357.00–375.00	3,117	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	444.36/cwt	417.50–467.50	2,968	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	459.73/cwt	442.50–474.00	2,915	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	414.65/cwt	400.00–424.00	3,023	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,070	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	365.70/cwt	365.00–371.00	3,174	59

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 Apr 24, 2026

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	364	565.00–590.00	579.42
28	400–450	423	579.50	579.50
53	450–500	474	520.00–537.50	526.11
103	500–550	541	470.00–490.00	472.36
87	550–600	561	437.50–457.50	452.47
141	600–650	623	382.50–418.50	402.27
220	650–700	670	372.50–391.00	382.35
79	700–750	736	357.00–361.00	359.03
11	750–800	787	337.50	337.50
10	800–850	822	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	510.00	510.00
7	400–450	419	535.00	535.00
25	450–500	488	465.00–512.50	486.62
23	500–550	512	427.50–430.00	428.71
66	550–600	587	419.00–428.00	424.65
67	650–700	677	352.50–367.50	356.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	700–750	711	370.00–382.00	373.15
69	750–800	767	395.00–411.00	400.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	377	605.00	605.00
5	400–450	420	510.00	510.00
17	450–500	475	545.00–550.00	548.00
16	500–550	536	435.00–490.00	472.99
6	550–600	595	455.00	455.00
12	650–700	675	370.00–402.50	388.81
36	700–750	745	385.00	385.00
8	750–800	753	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
28	750–800	790	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	345	600.00	600.00
5	350–400	378	640.00	640.00
26	400–450	430	550.00–620.00	583.14
108	450–500	476	555.00–587.50	571.57
31	500–550	542	502.50–535.00	519.50
181	550–600	580	462.50–492.50	476.27
157	600–650	634	442.50–474.00	459.73
99	650–700	668	417.50–467.50	444.36
235	700–750	729	400.00–424.00	414.65
48	750–800	760	391.00–407.00	395.34
109	800–850	843	357.00–375.00	369.81
59	850–900	868	365.00–371.00	365.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
46	550–600	573	505.00	505.00
52	750–800	765	413.00	413.00

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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