Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2026-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The Annual Customer Appreciation BBQ Auction started the day at 8:00 AM, with the sale of weigh-up cattle and 150 to 300 lb calves. This was followed by the sale of bred fall-calving cows, offered due to drought conditions and bred for August-September. The highlight of the day featured offerings of fall calves and several loads of yearlings off grass. No recent test of market for an accurate comparison, a market trend will not be provided for steers or heifers. Demand was good, supported by several buyers and active bidding from the internet.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $491.78/cwt on 18 head, up $8.24 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 13 comparable sales and sits +1.62 against this barn's trailing median of $490.16.

Average price

$491.78

▲ 8.24 vs prior sale

18 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$83

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

$37.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.40

vs NE average

+77.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	512.50	2,588	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	562	475.21	2,671	10thin

One grade step is worth $37.29/cwt here — about −$83 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 sale18 hd

491.78

—

NE average4 barns · 55 hd

480.38

+11.40

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

+77.54

This barn, trailing median13 sales

490.16

+1.62

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)	1,291	$5,100	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$4,881	22
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,437	$3,849	52

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,075	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,838	27
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1100–1150	1,148	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	3,014	50
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,001	291.50/cwt	291.50–291.50	2,918	62
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,045	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	3,302	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	432.65/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,345	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	396.64/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,650	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	475.21/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	3,119	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	352.00/cwt	350.00–354.00	3,277	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	756	372.49/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,816	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	385.63/cwt	377.50–392.50	2,827	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,805	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	900–950	932	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	800–850	835	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,705	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	445.81/cwt	432.00–450.00	3,032	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	606	451.64/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	425.69/cwt	423.00–428.00	2,827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,494	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	402.29/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,518	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,790	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	512.50/cwt	512.50–512.50	2,588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	385.03/cwt	371.00–393.00	3,092	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	378.30/cwt	377.50–380.00	2,724	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	701	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,506	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	469.86/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,194	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	902	328.25/cwt	328.25–328.25	2,961	117
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,032	328.70/cwt	328.00–330.00	3,392	293
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,077	319.62/cwt	318.25–320.75	3,442	467
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,733	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	312.66/cwt	311.00–314.00	3,017	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,441	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	823	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,741	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,737	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,637	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,339	3,094.32/head	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,094	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	4,880.57/head	4,500.00–5,000.00	4,881	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	16

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 Aug 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,270Last week 210Year ago 3,050

Replacement CattleReceipts 93Last week 160Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	1000–1050	1,001	291.50	291.50
27	1050–1100	1,075	264.00	264.00
50	1100–1150	1,148	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	1000–1050	1,045	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	467	465.00–475.00	469.86
17	500–550	542	425.00–435.00	432.65
41	600–650	626	395.00–425.00	402.29
20	650–700	674	370.00	370.00
16	700–750	701	357.50	357.50
19	800–850	824	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	571	427.50	427.50
25	600–650	632	432.50	432.50
55	650–700	668	390.00–410.00	396.64
34	700–750	720	377.50–380.00	378.30
35	800–850	822	333.00	333.00
8	850–900	863	325.00	325.00
66	900–950	903	309.00	309.00
43	950–1000	965	311.00–314.00	312.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	800–850	835	324.00	324.00
9	900–950	932	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
71	800–850	823	333.00	333.00
117	900–950	902	328.25	328.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	562	465.00–485.00	475.21
12	600–650	606	440.00–460.00	451.64
11	650–700	664	423.00–428.00	425.69
30	700–750	733	377.50–392.50	385.63
24	750–800	756	360.00–380.00	372.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	505	512.50	512.50
7	600–650	601	465.00	465.00
37	650–700	680	432.00–450.00	445.81
57	750–800	759	411.00	411.00
46	800–850	803	371.00–393.00	385.03
236	900–950	931	350.00–354.00	352.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
293	1000–1050	1,032	328.00–330.00	328.70
467	1050–1100	1,077	318.25–320.75	319.62

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)	13	—	1,339	2,750.00–3,250.00	3,094.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,470	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,415	4,500.00–5,000.00	4,880.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,291	5,100.00	5,100.00

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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