Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2026-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market report for today's Special Bred Female and Pair Auction with fall calves and feeders The auction started the day with 425 weigh-up cattle, then onto 19 baby calves off the cow, ranging from $650 to $1,700. Pairs were in good condition with calves tagged to match. Fall-bred females calving August through September consisted primarily of black and black-white-faced offerings bred to black Angus and Hereford bulls. Some producers brought cattle to town today to reduce pasture numbers due to short grass conditions. Next Auction Date June 19th with Weigh-Ups and June 26th Special Calf and Feeder Auction

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $455.00/cwt on 13 head, down $3.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −35.16 against this barn's trailing median of $490.16.

Average price

$455.00

▼ 3.34 vs prior sale

13 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−30.48

vs NE average

+1.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	455.00	2,639	13thin

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

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 sale13 hd

455.00

—

NE average5 barns · 148 hd

485.48

−30.48

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

+1.28

This barn, trailing median13 sales

490.16

−35.16

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,262	$4,828	66
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,447	$4,208	27
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,538	$3,324	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$4,840	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$4,211	30
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,156	$5,687	116

Every lot, as filed

34 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 1	—	1,262	4,827.82/head	3,950.00–5,100.00	4,828	66
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,447	4,208.28/head	3,750.00–4,450.00	4,208	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,538	3,324.12/head	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,324	13
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	5,681.47/head	5,200.00–5,800.00	5,681	111
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	5,800.00/head	5,800.00–5,800.00	5,800	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	4,450.01/head	4,125.00–4,500.00	4,450	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	4,839.86/head	4,300.00–5,000.00	4,840	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,307	3,937.39/head	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,937	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	399.41/cwt	377.75–406.75	3,107	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,052	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	547	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	656	397.75/cwt	397.75–397.75	2,609	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	735	349.25/cwt	349.25–349.25	2,567	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,422	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	800–850	807	353.50/cwt	353.50–353.50	2,853	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	580	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	587	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	391.31/cwt	391.00–391.50	2,864	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	400.83/cwt	400.50–402.50	3,219	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	448.86/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,980	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	3,133	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	463	506.00/cwt	506.00–506.00	2,343	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	450.60/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,843	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	750–800	799	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	716	399.76/cwt	396.50–400.00	2,862	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	602	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,829	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,890	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	491	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,283	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	350.74/cwt	347.50–354.50	2,529	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,521	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,399	14

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 Jun 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 870Last week 0Year ago 1,035

Replacement CattleReceipts 457Last week 420Year ago 23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	66	—	1,262	3,950.00–5,100.00	4,827.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,447	3,750.00–4,450.00	4,208.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,538	3,200.00–3,400.00	3,324.12
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	111	—	1,156	5,200.00–5,800.00	5,681.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,149	5,800.00	5,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,388	4,125.00–4,500.00	4,450.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,383	4,300.00–5,000.00	4,839.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,307	3,700.00–4,000.00	3,937.39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	631	440.00–470.00	450.60
13	650–700	664	445.00–455.00	448.86
40	700–750	732	391.00–391.50	391.31
82	750–800	778	377.75–406.75	399.41
84	800–850	803	400.50–402.50	400.83
30	850–900	880	356.00	356.00
10	900–950	903	338.00	338.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	580	455.00	455.00
10	600–650	602	470.00	470.00
117	700–750	716	396.50–400.00	399.76
23	800–850	807	353.50	353.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	831	344.00	344.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	799	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	463	506.00	506.00
7	500–550	547	450.00	450.00
6	600–650	622	390.00	390.00
101	650–700	656	397.75	397.75
28	700–750	735	349.25	349.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	450.00	450.00
5	450–500	491	465.00	465.00
7	550–600	592	415.00	415.00
17	650–700	686	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	587	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	623	385.00	385.00
16	650–700	660	382.00	382.00
34	700–750	721	347.50–354.50	350.74

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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