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Burwell Livestock Market · Fri, Jan 16

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Burwell

Feeder Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 16

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Receipts

2,950 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 2,900▼ 2,040 vs year ago 4,990 · −40.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with last week steers traded unevenly steady. No comparable offerings for heifer. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date Jan 23rd SPECIAL BRED COW & HEIFER 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 $490.16/cwt on 244 head. That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +21.63 against this barn's trailing median of $468.53.

Average price

$490.16

244 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$55.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.19

vs NE average

+18.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	494.73	2,767	224
Medium and Large 1-2	579	439.00	2,542	20

One grade step is worth $55.73/cwt here — about $225 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 sale244 hd

490.16

—

NE average9 barns · 4,014 hd

500.35

−10.19

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+18.18

This barn, trailing median13 sales

468.53

+21.63

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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $528.10, low $416.01, median $468.53 across 13 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

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. 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	517.60/cwt	492.50–542.50	2,215	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	505.52/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,391	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	532.58/cwt	480.00–552.00	2,674	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,558	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	439.00/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,542	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	478.25/cwt	472.50–482.50	2,807	149
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	419.38/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,537	11
Steers

Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Fri Jan 16, 2026

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

Receipts 2,950Last week 2,900Year ago 4,990

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
164	750–800	762	397.00–404.75	400.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	579	437.50–440.00	439.00
11	600–650	605	412.50–427.50	419.38
7	650–700	695	399.00	399.00
11	750–800	755	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	428	492.50–542.50	517.60
18	450–500	473	490.00–515.00	505.52
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Burwell

Feeder Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Jan 16

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851

← Jan 9Jan 16Jan 23 →

Receipts

2,950 head

▲ 50 vs last sale 2,900▼ 2,040 vs year ago 4,990 · −40.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $490.16/cwt on 244 head. That ranks 11 of 13 comparable sales and sits +21.63 against this barn's trailing median of $468.53.

Average price

$490.16

244 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$55.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.19

vs NE average

+18.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	494.73	2,767	224
Medium and Large 1-2	579	439.00	2,542	20

One grade step is worth $55.73/cwt here — about $225 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 sale244 hd

490.16

—

NE average9 barns · 4,014 hd

500.35

−10.19

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+18.18

This barn, trailing median13 sales

468.53

+21.63

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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $528.10, low $416.01, median $468.53 across 13 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

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. 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	517.60/cwt	492.50–542.50	2,215	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	505.52/cwt	490.00–515.00	2,391	18
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	502	532.58/cwt	480.00–552.00	2,674	66
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,558	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	439.00/cwt	437.50–440.00	2,542	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	478.25/cwt	472.50–482.50	2,807	149
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	605	419.38/cwt	412.50–427.50	2,537	11
Steers

Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Fri Jan 16, 2026

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

Receipts 2,950Last week 2,900Year ago 4,990

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
164	750–800	762	397.00–404.75	400.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	550–600	579	437.50–440.00	439.00
11	600–650	605	412.50–427.50	419.38
7	650–700	695	399.00	399.00
11	750–800	755	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	428	492.50–542.50	517.60
18	450–500	473	490.00–515.00	505.52
66

Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,031	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,143	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,426	48
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	504	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,230	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	442.77/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,276	47
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,279	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	456.11/cwt	453.00–462.00	2,572	96
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	410.20/cwt	402.50–414.00	2,428	27
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	391.33/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,442	42
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	409.64/cwt	408.00–410.00	2,585	132
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	381.58/cwt	367.00–401.00	2,599	105
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	693	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,481	36
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	712	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,827	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	362.78/cwt	343.00–383.00	2,598	106
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,792	28
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,821	66
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	3,182	60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	562.50	562.50
48	450–500	493	492.00	492.00
47	500–550	514	440.00–450.00	442.77
96	550–600	564	453.00–462.00	456.11
132	600–650	631	408.00–410.00	409.64
105	650–700	681	367.00–401.00	381.58
106	700–750	716	343.00–383.00	362.78
28	750–800	765	365.00	365.00
66	900–950	916	308.00	308.00
60	1000–1050	1,010	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	522	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	471	455.00	455.00
15	500–550	533	427.50	427.50
27	550–600	592	402.50–414.00	410.20
42	600–650	624	385.00–395.00	391.33
36	650–700	693	358.00	358.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
45	700–750	712	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	504	442.50	442.50

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Feeder Cattle

Burwell

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Feeder Cattle

How this sale compares