Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2026-05-29

Burwell

Replacement Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, May 29
● Final12 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851
Receipts
420 head
313 vs last sale 107 90 vs year ago 510 · 17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's Bred cow and heifer auction started the day with 22 baby calves off the cow majority selling between $1000 to $1800 for larger calves. Video auction followed, Fall calving cows, then onto heifer and cow pairs, finishing the day with bred cows calving now thru summer. Some offerings in town today to lighten pasture counts. Next Auction Date June 12th Fall calves and feeders

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$4,12263
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,302$3,68171
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$2,90736
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)838$3,55018
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,534$4,40430
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,389$4,09867
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,226$5,509121

Every lot, as filed

12 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 18383,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,55018
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3562,664.33/head2,300.00–3,400.002,66412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2004,122.22/head3,200.00–4,325.004,12263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3023,681.13/head2,625.00–4,050.003,68171
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3773,028.13/head2,400.00–3,300.003,02824
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,4085,725.00/head5,725.00–5,725.005,72511
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,2465,552.70/head5,475.00–5,800.005,55361
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 11,1615,405.71/head5,100.00–5,475.005,40649
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,4204,037.63/head4,000.00–4,050.004,0384
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,5093,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9506
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3894,097.57/head3,900.00–4,500.004,09867
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,5654,612.79/head4,600.00–4,625.004,61320

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.