Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2026-06-26

Burwell

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Jun 26
● Final22 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851
Feeder Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 660 vs last sale 870▲ 210 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 297 vs last sale 457▲ 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Today's auction consignments had something for every buyer today. Starting the day with weigh-up then onto baby calves off the cow, bred Fall cows calving in Aug, and cow calf pairs tagged to match. Followed by weaned Fall calves and yearlings. A definite demand for replacement cow of all ages. Next Auction Date July 10th Bred cow and heifer auciton

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $468.71/cwt on 33 head, up $39.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 13 comparable sales and sits +37.70 against this barn's trailing median of $431.00.
Average price
$468.71
▲ 39.96 vs prior sale
33 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−5.87
vs NE average
+52.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542468.712,54233
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale33 hd
468.71
—
NE average4 barns · 448 hd
474.57
−5.87
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
+52.88
This barn, trailing median13 sales
431.00
+37.70
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
483449415381median 431.0003/0605/1508/0710/0210/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $468.71, low $394.78, median $431.00 across 13 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)1,310$4,60044
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,538$4,42610
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,436$4,15154
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,388$4,7003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,308$4,25729

Every lot

22 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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1404610.00/cwt610.00–610.002,4645
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,6366
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2494526.19/cwt522.50–532.502,59916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585483.54/cwt482.50–485.002,82927
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,8916
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2814365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,9716
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,38311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508499.20/cwt495.00–505.002,53612
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562451.28/cwt450.00–452.502,53621
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6146
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,71639
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1854335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8615
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1937323.00/cwt323.00–323.003,02723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,2113,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3424,377.65/head4,350.00–4,400.004,37820
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3884,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4054,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3104,599.70/head4,400.00–4,650.004,60044
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3924,182.86/head3,500.00–4,250.004,18332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5014,104.31/head4,000.00–4,200.004,10422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5384,426.28/head4,100.00–4,650.004,42610

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.