Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

An auction today for all buyers, with a limited number of comparable offerings for steers and heifer, a trend will not be given, for consignments of fall and yearling cattle. Demand was moderate to good with active internet bidding. Replacement offerings consisted of all age groups majority in good condition with tagged matched calves at side, bred cows calving now and Fall offerings bred for Aug to Sept. Next Auction Date May 29th SPECIAL BRED COW/HEIFER & PAIR AUCTION

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $458.34/cwt on 68 head, down $26.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −31.82 against this barn's trailing median of $490.16.

Average price

$458.34

▼ 26.79 vs prior sale

68 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,561

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$241

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

$60.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.99

vs NE average

−15.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	497.70	2,714	24
Medium and Large 1-2	566	436.87	2,473	44

One grade step is worth $60.83/cwt here — about $241 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 sale68 hd

458.34

—

NE average4 barns · 173 hd

475.33

−16.99

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−15.36

This barn, trailing median13 sales

490.16

−31.82

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,131	$4,050	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,455	$3,600	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,493	$3,305	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,436	$3,113	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,356	$3,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,421	$4,500	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$5,476	53

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,361	3,008.76/head	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,009	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	374.35/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,650	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	535.19/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,360	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,493	3,305.26/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,305	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,625	3,373.69/head	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,421	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	5,476.33/head	4,675.00–5,750.00	5,476	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	340.32/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,780	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,274	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	332.34/cwt	320.00–343.00	3,041	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,025	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	512.04/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,719	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	422.92/cwt	415.00–436.00	2,787	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	374.68/cwt	374.00–375.00	2,615	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	443.75/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	469.01/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,692	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	499	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,925	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	395.37/cwt	390.00–409.50	2,815	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	436.87/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,473	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,684	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,555	5
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,097	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,357	8
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,278	5

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 May 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 530Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 107Last week 310Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,361	2,900.00–3,400.00	3,008.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,131	4,050.00	4,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,455	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,356	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,493	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,305.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,625	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,373.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,421	4,500.00	4,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,130	4,675.00–5,750.00	5,476.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	441	490.00–550.00	535.19
5	500–550	506	505.00	505.00
6	550–600	565	450.00	450.00
9	650–700	657	382.50	382.50
34	700–750	708	373.00–375.00	374.35
75	750–800	753	356.50	356.50
21	800–850	817	335.00–342.50	340.32
6	900–950	901	317.50	317.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	557	430.00	430.00
22	650–700	698	374.00–375.00	374.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	499	530.00	530.00
16	500–550	531	495.00–535.00	512.04
8	550–600	574	460.00–485.00	469.01
8	600–650	600	442.50–445.00	443.75
15	650–700	659	415.00–436.00	422.92
42	700–750	712	390.00–409.50	395.37
4	750–800	750	390.00	390.00
23	800–850	811	373.00	373.00
28	900–950	915	320.00–343.00	332.34
58	950–1000	989	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	566	430.00–450.00	436.87
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,015	323.00	323.00
8	1050–1100	1,097	306.00	306.00

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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