Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2026-05-15

Burwell

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

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, May 15

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851

← May 1May 15May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

530 head

▲ 530 vs last sale 0▲ 530 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

107 head

▼ 203 vs last sale 310▲ 107 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

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 5 of 13 comparable sales and sits −10.20 against this barn's trailing median of $468.53.

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.

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

468.53

−10.20

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $528.10, low $416.01, median $468.53 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	499	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,645	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	512.04/cwt	495.00–535.00	2,719	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	566	436.87/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,473	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	469.01/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,692	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	443.75/cwt	442.50–445.00	2,663	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	422.92/cwt	415.00–436.00	2,787	15
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	395.37/cwt	390.00–409.50	2,815	42
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,925	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	811	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,025	23
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	332.34/cwt	320.00–343.00	3,041	28
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	989	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,274	58
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,015	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,278	5
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,097	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	3,357	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	441	535.19/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,360	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,555	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	557	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,395	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,543	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,513	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	698	374.68/cwt	374.00–375.00	2,615	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	374.35/cwt	373.00–375.00	2,650	34
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	753	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	2,684	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	340.32/cwt	335.00–342.50	2,780	21
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	901	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,861	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
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	1,356	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
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	1,455	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	3
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
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,421	4,500.00/head	4,500.00–4,500.00	4,500	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	5,476.33/head	4,675.00–5,750.00	5,476	53

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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	566	430.00–450.00	436.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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.