Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2026-06-26

Burwell

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Jun 26
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
660 vs last sale 870 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
297 vs last sale 457 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's auction consignments had something for every buyer today. Starting the day with weigh-up then onto baby calves off the cow, bred Fall cows calving in Aug, and cow calf pairs tagged to match. Followed by weaned Fall calves and yearlings. A definite demand for replacement cow of all ages. Next Auction Date July 10th Bred cow and heifer auciton

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $468.71/cwt on 33 head, up $39.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 13 comparable sales and sits +25.05 against this barn's trailing median of $443.66.
Average price
$468.71
39.96 vs prior sale
33 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
5.87
vs NE average
+52.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542468.712,54233
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
483460437415median 443.6601/0902/0603/0605/1508/07
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $468.71, low $428.75, median $443.66 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 sale33 hd
468.71
NE average4 barns · 448 hd
474.57
−5.87
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
+52.88
This barn, trailing median13 sales
443.66
+25.05
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,310$4,60044
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,538$4,42610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,436$4,15154
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,388$4,7003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,308$4,25729

Every lot, as filed

22 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900854335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8615
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500465540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5118
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550508499.20/cwt495.00–505.002,53612
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600562451.28/cwt450.00–452.502,53621
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950937323.00/cwt323.00–323.003,02723
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,71639
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500475555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,6366
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600585483.54/cwt482.50–485.002,82927
SteersMedium and Large 1-2800–850814365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,9716
SteersMedium and Large 1-2450–500494526.19/cwt522.50–532.502,59916
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600–650625462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,8916
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450404610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,4645
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6146
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2450–500479497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,38311
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3884,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,2113,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9008
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3424,377.65/head4,350.00–4,400.004,37820
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4054,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3924,182.86/head3,500.00–4,250.004,18332
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5014,104.31/head4,000.00–4,200.004,10422
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,5384,426.28/head4,100.00–4,650.004,42610
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3104,599.70/head4,400.00–4,650.004,60044

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.