Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2025-04-25

Burwell

Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2025-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Apr 25

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851

← Mar 21Apr 25May 2 →

Receipts

2,320 head

▲ 550 vs last sale 1,770▼ 920 vs year ago 3,240 · −28.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent test of market for an accurate comparison for steers or heifers, a trend will not be given. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. Next Auction Date May 3rd Special Bred Cow/Heifer and Pairs with Video pair 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 $405.49/cwt on 281 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −59.37 against this barn's trailing median of $464.86.

Average price

$405.49

281 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,250

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

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

$31.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.44

vs NE average

+31.47 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	412.40	2,285	219
Medium and Large 1-2	558	381.08	2,125	62

One grade step is worth $31.33/cwt here — about $160 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale281 hd

405.49

—

NE average6 barns · 1,549 hd

398.05

+7.44

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

+31.47

This barn, trailing median12 sales

464.86

−59.37

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	506.48/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,823	17
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,104	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	442.21/cwt	442.00–442.50	2,118	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	2,184	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	424.26/cwt	419.00–425.00	2,240	63
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	393.76/cwt	375.00–407.50	2,079	32
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	556	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,057	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	409.92/cwt	392.50–417.50	2,316	147
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	367.55/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,165	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1NHTC	608	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,310	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	343.57/cwt	337.50–350.00	2,140	33
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	637	365.64/cwt	359.00–368.00	2,329	117
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,140	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	350.55/cwt	337.00–355.00	2,394	141
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	689	330.21/cwt	327.00–332.50	2,275	37
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,171	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	731	331.27/cwt	320.00–335.75	2,422	132
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	334.75/cwt	334.75–334.75	2,524	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	755	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,208	21
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,338	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,363	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,642	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,684	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	431	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,681	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	432	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,696	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	397.63/cwt	392.50–400.00	1,861	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	371.87/cwt	367.50–382.00	1,763	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	361.67/cwt	360.00–363.00	1,895	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,880	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	350.48/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,854	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	345.01/cwt	332.50–362.00	1,953	194
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,813	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	318.94/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,856	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	322.60/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,013	127
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	301.86/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,884	50
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	639	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,923	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	301.46/cwt	292.50–312.50	2,023	121
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	708	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,159	75
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	285.24/cwt	282.50–290.00	2,019	41
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	756	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,328	82
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	808	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,376	99

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 Apr 25, 2025

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

Receipts 2,320Last week 1,770Year ago 3,240

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	431	390.00	390.00
19	450–500	474	367.50–382.00	371.87
26	500–550	529	350.00–352.50	350.48
21	550–600	582	310.00–327.50	318.94
50	600–650	624	300.00–312.50	301.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
75	700–750	708	305.00	305.00
82	750–800	756	308.00	308.00
99	800–850	808	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	427.50	427.50
5	400–450	432	392.50	392.50
13	500–550	525	358.00	358.00
6	550–600	580	312.50	312.50
11	600–650	639	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	308	442.50	442.50
11	350–400	394	427.50	427.50
23	450–500	468	392.50–400.00	397.63
14	500–550	524	360.00–363.00	361.67
194	550–600	566	332.50–362.00	345.01
127	600–650	624	315.00–330.00	322.60
121	650–700	671	292.50–312.50	301.46
41	700–750	708	282.50–290.00	285.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	479	442.00–442.50	442.21
32	500–550	528	375.00–407.50	393.76
30	550–600	589	360.00–372.50	367.55
33	600–650	623	337.50–350.00	343.57
37	650–700	689	327.00–332.50	330.21
6	700–750	705	308.00	308.00
21	750–800	755	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	556	370.00	370.00
5	650–700	674	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
49	600–650	608	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	360	505.00–510.00	506.48
6	400–450	436	482.50	482.50
20	450–500	481	454.00	454.00
63	500–550	528	419.00–425.00	424.26
147	550–600	565	392.50–417.50	409.92
117	600–650	637	359.00–368.00	365.64
141	650–700	683	337.00–355.00	350.55
132	700–750	731	320.00–335.75	331.27
77	750–800	754	334.75	334.75
10	800–850	826	283.00	283.00

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.