Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2023-11-17

Burwell

Feeder Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 17
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851
Receipts
1,560 head
▼ 390 vs last sale 1,950▲ 676 vs year ago 884 · +76.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's auction consisted mostly of Hereford influence weaned and non-weaned calves. No comparable offerings from two weeks ago a trend will not be given for steers or heifers. Demand was moderate to good with active internet bidding. Next Auction Date Nov 24th SPECIAL DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING CALF & FEEDER AUCTION

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $257.17/cwt on 514 head.
Average price
$257.17
514 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,515
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$28.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.63
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1609263.471,603206
Medium 1567256.081,453215
Medium and Large 1-2607248.881,51272
Medium 1-2558235.051,31221
One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $291 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale514 hd
257.17
—
NE average9 barns · 13,302 hd
274.81
−17.63
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

38 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 1392260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,01916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1028
Steers—Medium 1433252.14/cwt250.00–256.501,09212
Steers—Medium 1-2451252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1398
Steers—Medium and Large 1479305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4617
Steers—Medium 1514252.62/cwt250.00–255.001,29835
Steers—Medium 1-2523241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2606
Steers—Medium and Large 1532276.48/cwt265.00–286.001,47140
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561256.97/cwt256.00–262.001,44231
Steers—Medium 1570262.73/cwt260.50–265.001,49874
Steers—Medium and Large 1588271.19/cwt269.00–283.501,59559
Steers—Medium 1628256.42/cwt252.00–260.501,61037
Steers—Medium and Large 1630256.00/cwt251.00–260.001,61351
Steers—Medium and Large 1661248.78/cwt245.00–254.001,64441
Steers—Medium 1661246.37/cwt246.00–247.501,62941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,62425
Steers—Medium 1-2711210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4937
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7608
Steers—Medium and Large 1850228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9388
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 1-2347234.00/cwt234.00–234.008126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2351260.00/cwt260.00–260.009138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1404244.00/cwt244.00–244.009865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed414284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,17652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471267.76/cwt258.00–271.001,26138
Heifers—Medium 1-2479229.54/cwt224.50–234.001,09946
Heifers—Medium 1485250.43/cwt244.00–254.001,21517
Heifers—Medium 1-2500223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,1155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518251.28/cwt241.00–264.001,30298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,24412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575241.08/cwt239.00–244.001,38648
Heifers—Medium 1581234.00/cwt233.00–239.001,36030
Heifers—Medium 1604234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4136
Heifers—Medium 1-2612226.98/cwt226.00–228.001,38912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627233.01/cwt225.00–244.001,46164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,48720
Heifers—Medium 1674230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1746232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,73110
Heifers—Medium 1-2748196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4665

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.