Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2026-10-23

Burwell

Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2026-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-23

Feeder Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Oct 23

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851

← Oct 16Oct 23latest

Receipts

3,520 head

▲ 2,275 vs last sale 1,245▲ 750 vs year ago 2,770 · +27.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from two weeks ago a trend for steers and heifers will not be given. Overall market demand was good, supported by multiple active buyers and strong internet bidding. Next Auction dates Oct 30th Special Spring Calf & Feeder 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 $468.53/cwt on 1,037 head, up $7.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 12 comparable sales and sits −5.91 against this barn's trailing median of $474.44.

Average price

$468.53

▲ 7.34 vs prior sale

1,037 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$27.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.29

vs NE average

+29.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	469.62	2,611	996
Medium and Large 1-2	555	442.26	2,456	41

One grade step is worth $27.36/cwt here — about $155 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 sale1,037 hd

468.53

—

NE average9 barns · 4,448 hd

463.24

+5.29

National average183 barns · 33,329 hd

439.27

+29.26

This barn, trailing median12 sales

474.44

−5.91

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

12 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $528.10, low $416.01, median $474.44 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,815	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,100	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	540.30/cwt	539.00–545.00	2,334	37
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,193	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	496.88/cwt	492.00–500.00	2,390	42
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	511.32/cwt	510.00–525.00	2,505	345
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	485.18/cwt	467.50–492.50	2,552	429
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	453.78/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,441	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,650	76
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	454.41/cwt	431.00–465.00	2,649	491
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	420.04/cwt	417.50–422.50	2,474	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	622	411.98/cwt	405.00–418.00	2,563	47
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	433.82/cwt	423.00–445.50	2,707	363
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	403.11/cwt	393.00–417.50	2,685	287
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	679	357.33/cwt	340.00–377.50	2,426	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	789	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,959	46
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,564	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	452.92/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,925	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	471.05/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,049	99
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	468	413.69/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,936	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	438.31/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,082	54
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Replacement	478	542.42/cwt	505.00–565.00	2,593	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	505	473.09/cwt	460.00–516.00	2,389	109
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	444.01/cwt	420.00–462.50	2,291	125
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	405.45/cwt	397.50–411.00	2,161	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	423.55/cwt	407.50–435.00	2,393	66
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	388.61/cwt	370.00–402.50	2,242	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	382.92/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,409	128
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	812	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,607	79
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	913	308.87/cwt	299.00–313.00	2,820	219

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 Oct 23, 2026

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

Receipts 3,520Last week 1,245Year ago 2,770

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	425	410.00–470.00	452.92
14	450–500	468	410.00–420.00	413.69
30	500–550	533	397.50–411.00	405.45
14	550–600	577	370.00–402.50	388.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	316	495.00	495.00
10	350–400	390	460.00	460.00
99	400–450	435	470.00–480.00	471.05
54	450–500	475	425.00–450.00	438.31
125	500–550	516	420.00–462.50	444.01
66	550–600	565	407.50–435.00	423.55
128	600–650	629	375.00–407.50	382.92
79	800–850	812	321.00	321.00
219	900–950	913	299.00–313.00	308.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	478	505.00–565.00	542.42
109	500–550	505	460.00–516.00	473.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	443	495.00	495.00
42	450–500	481	492.00–500.00	496.88
27	500–550	538	435.00–460.00	453.78
14	550–600	589	417.50–422.50	420.04
47	600–650	622	405.00–418.00	411.98
11	650–700	679	340.00–377.50	357.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
76	550–600	552	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	313	580.00	580.00
13	350–400	375	560.00	560.00
37	400–450	432	539.00–545.00	540.30
345	450–500	490	510.00–525.00	511.32
429	500–550	526	467.50–492.50	485.18
491	550–600	583	431.00–465.00	454.41
363	600–650	624	423.00–445.50	433.82
287	650–700	666	393.00–417.50	403.11
46	750–800	789	375.00	375.00

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.