Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2025-03-07

Burwell

Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2025-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Mar 7

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851

← Feb 28Mar 7Mar 21 →

Receipts

2,850 head

▲ 1,530 vs last sale 1,320▲ 2,850 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from last week, a sharply higher demand should be noted for the day, with active internet bidding. Next Auction Dates March 14th Special Bred cow and heifer auction March 21st Special calf and 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 $387.80/cwt on 214 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −77.06 against this barn's trailing median of $464.86.

Average price

$387.80

214 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,112

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$181

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

$48.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.19

vs NE average

+38.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	398.39	2,150	167
Medium and Large 1-2	562	350.16	1,969	47

One grade step is worth $48.22/cwt here — about $181 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 sale214 hd

387.80

—

NE average5 barns · 832 hd

367.61

+20.19

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+38.52

This barn, trailing median12 sales

464.86

−77.06

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 $522.92, low $416.01, median $464.86 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

41 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,648	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	479.70/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,737	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	392	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,695	31
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	438.21/cwt	434.00–441.00	1,819	58
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	405.25/cwt	390.00–414.00	1,884	119
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,883	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	419.99/cwt	419.00–422.50	2,129	90
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	380.17/cwt	352.50–397.50	1,969	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	373.14/cwt	367.50–385.00	2,157	77
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	336.10/cwt	329.00–342.50	1,959	32
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,208	53
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	300.13/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,978	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	333.36/cwt	322.50–335.00	2,244	197
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	717	308.95/cwt	296.00–310.00	2,215	67
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,240	33
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	810	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,475	147
Steers	800–850	Large 1	824	259.71/cwt	258.00–261.00	2,140	26
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,355	93
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	859	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,397	30
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	971	251.69/cwt	249.50–253.50	2,444	124
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,045	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,560	103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	430.80/cwt	430.00–432.50	1,581	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	384	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,536	51
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	374.40/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,580	64
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	342.42/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,637	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	361.34/cwt	355.00–368.00	1,771	130
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	350.66/cwt	340.00–357.50	1,866	143
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	344.44/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,912	90
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	572	306.47/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,753	61
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	306.85/cwt	301.00–310.00	1,924	157
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,770	24
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,912	90
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	276.57/cwt	272.50–278.00	2,008	103
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	757	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,233	29
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	787	270.35/cwt	270.35–270.35	2,128	30
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	802	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,093	14
Heifers	800–850	Large 1	834	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,018	38
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	853	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,137	103
Heifers	900–950	Large 1	933	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,263	43
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1	973	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,311	88

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.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Burwell Livestock Market - Burwell, NE

Fri Mar 7, 2025

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

Receipts 2,850Last week 1,320Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	800–850	834	242.00	242.00
103	850–900	853	250.50	250.50
43	900–950	933	242.50	242.50
88	950–1000	973	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	367	430.00–432.50	430.80
64	400–450	422	362.50–380.00	374.40
130	450–500	490	355.00–368.00	361.34
143	500–550	532	340.00–357.50	350.66
90	550–600	555	342.50–345.00	344.44
157	600–650	627	301.00–310.00	306.85
90	650–700	657	291.00	291.00
103	700–750	726	272.50–278.00	276.57
30	750–800	787	270.35	270.35
14	800–850	802	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	350–400	384	400.00	400.00
17	450–500	478	337.50–350.00	342.42
22	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
61	550–600	572	300.00–325.00	306.47
24	600–650	632	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
29	750–800	757	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	800–850	824	258.00–261.00	259.71
124	950–1000	971	249.50–253.50	251.69
103	1000–1050	1,045	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	350–400	392	432.50	432.50
22	450–500	486	387.50	387.50
15	500–550	518	352.50–397.50	380.17
32	550–600	583	329.00–342.50	336.10
69	650–700	659	300.00–301.00	300.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	347	475.00	475.00
10	350–400	362	470.00–490.00	479.70
58	400–450	415	434.00–441.00	438.21
119	450–500	465	390.00–414.00	405.25
90	500–550	507	419.00–422.50	419.99
77	550–600	578	367.50–385.00	373.14
53	600–650	609	362.50	362.50
197	650–700	673	322.50–335.00	333.36
67	700–750	717	296.00–310.00	308.95
33	750–800	775	289.00	289.00
93	800–850	838	281.00	281.00
30	850–900	859	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
147	800–850	810	305.50	305.50

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.