Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2026-09-11

Burwell

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Sep 11
● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,900 head
▼ 370 vs last sale 2,270▲ 775 vs year ago 1,125 · +68.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 93▲ 23 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was good with active bidding at the sale barn and internet. Next Auction Dates for Sept 18th Weigh Ups Sept 25th Special Spring Calves and Feeders

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
600–700 lb steers averaged $390.00/cwt on 17 head, down $55.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 11 comparable sales and sits −40.17 against this barn's trailing median of $430.17.
Average price
$390.00
▼ 55.56 vs prior sale
17 head · 662 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,582
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−11.92
vs NE average
+37.32 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1662390.002,58217thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale17 hd
390.00
—
NE average4 barns · 185 hd
401.92
−11.92
National average129 barns · 4,750 hd
352.68
+37.32
This barn, trailing median11 sales
430.17
−40.17
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 600–700 lb

11 sales
468430392354median 430.1703/0604/2408/0710/1610/30
Steers 600–700 lb: high $454.33, low $367.96, median $430.17 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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)1,455$3,7009
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,301$3,91510

Every lot

25 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,58217
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,6868
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769384.09/cwt372.50–385.002,954108
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1831351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,9177
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2842307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,5897
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1879351.06/cwt337.50–355.253,086266
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935344.39/cwt340.25–348.503,220122
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1977333.92/cwt310.00–340.253,262261
Steers1000–1050Large 11,021333.75/cwt333.75–333.753,408115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489435.53/cwt432.50–440.002,13029
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,17136
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2396
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681358.26/cwt355.00–362.502,44029
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732356.91/cwt330.00–363.002,613115
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,5296
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1819340.18/cwt322.50–345.252,786299
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873324.12/cwt318.00–330.002,83043
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1927308.42/cwt297.00–316.502,85929
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1969304.53/cwt303.00–307.502,95168
Heifers1000–1050Large 11,009300.30/cwt300.00–300.503,03072
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,027252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,59310
Heifers1050–1100Large 11,066286.73/cwt284.00–290.003,05722
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1194,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4823,530.56/head3,450.00–3,550.003,5315
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4553,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7009

This sale against other markets

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.