Sale reports / Nebraska / Burwell / 2026-11-13

Burwell

Name: Burwell livestock auction prices — 2026-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Burwell, Nebraska · Fri, Nov 13

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1851

← Nov 6Nov 13latest

Receipts

3,140 head

▲ 3,140 vs last sale 0▲ 915 vs year ago 2,225 · +41.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A limited number of comparable offerings from two weeks ago, with 550 lbs steers trading 5.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers and active internet bidding. A high demand for replacement quality heifers should be noted. Next Auction Dates: Nov 20th SPECIAL CALF & FEEDER AUCTION-INCLUDING HEREFORD INFLUENCE SALE, Friday Nov 27th SPECIAL DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING CALF & 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 $443.62/cwt on 847 head, up $18.66 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 12 comparable sales and sits −16.15 against this barn's trailing median of $459.76.

Average price

$443.62

▲ 18.66 vs prior sale

847 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,472

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$41.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.25

vs NE average

+19.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	446.29	2,485	792
Medium and Large 1-2	564	405.15	2,287	55

One grade step is worth $41.14/cwt here — about $198 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale847 hd

443.62

—

NE average8 barns · 4,569 hd

448.87

−5.25

National average161 barns · 26,093 hd

424.06

+19.56

This barn, trailing median12 sales

459.76

−16.15

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 $491.78, low $416.01, median $459.76 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

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,113	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	517.12/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,239	92
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	498.76/cwt	475.00–502.50	2,414	81
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	497	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,261	52
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	521	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,527	110
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	455.01/cwt	439.00–479.00	2,393	211
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,302	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	577	394.54/cwt	355.00–410.00	2,276	39
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	433.34/cwt	415.00–442.50	2,509	471
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	423.59/cwt	416.00–428.50	2,609	313
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	394.96/cwt	355.00–400.00	2,465	76
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	372.37/cwt	368.00–377.50	2,502	32
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	387.69/cwt	379.00–396.00	2,617	284
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,822	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	404	474.19/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,916	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,926	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	430.54/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,075	262
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	519	450.50/cwt	450.50–450.50	2,338	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	536	404.10/cwt	390.00–437.50	2,166	166
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	579	452.54/cwt	405.00–474.00	2,620	69
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	393.88/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,285	282
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	360.07/cwt	350.00–367.50	2,114	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	367.31/cwt	361.00–380.00	2,281	55
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,386	30

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 Nov 13, 2026

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

Receipts 3,140Last week 0Year ago 2,225

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	525.00	525.00
21	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
26	400–450	404	465.00–480.00	474.19
262	450–500	482	410.00–442.50	430.54
166	500–550	536	390.00–437.50	404.10
282	550–600	580	375.00–400.00	393.88
55	600–650	621	361.00–380.00	367.31
30	650–700	677	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	428	450.00	450.00
12	550–600	587	350.00–367.50	360.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
56	500–550	519	450.50	450.50
69	550–600	579	405.00–474.00	452.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	395	535.00	535.00
92	400–450	433	510.00–535.00	517.12
81	450–500	484	475.00–502.50	498.76
211	500–550	526	439.00–479.00	455.01
471	550–600	579	415.00–442.50	433.34
313	600–650	616	416.00–428.50	423.59
284	650–700	675	379.00–396.00	387.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	450–500	497	455.00	455.00
16	500–550	534	431.00	431.00
39	550–600	577	355.00–410.00	394.54
76	600–650	624	355.00–400.00	394.96
32	650–700	672	368.00–377.50	372.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
110	500–550	521	485.00	485.00

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.