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Burwell Livestock Market Report

Burwell, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 22, 2021

2,726 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Burwell Livestock Market report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.40/cwt ≈ $1,046/hd at 621 lb · 434 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $184.66/cwt +31.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 564 lb · 330 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.87/cwt +5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 520 lb · 209 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,726 670 2,010
Feeder cattle 2,655 400 2,010
Replacement cattle 71 270 0

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 193.50 $193.50 $842
450–484 474 23 192.00–205.00 $193.94 $919
501–547 520 132 186.00–200.50 $194.74 $1,013
556 fancy 556 128 190.10 $190.10 $1,057
556–587 569 202 173.50–186.50 $181.21 $1,031 +28.10
605–620 fancy 612 180 174.75–178.25 $176.67 $1,081
611–648 628 254 155.00–169.00 $162.54 $1,021
652–684 672 136 150.00–162.00 $156.06 $1,049 +11.06
700–739 713 70 139.00–145.50 $143.50 $1,023 -6.50
822 822 10 139.00 $139.00 $1,143 -16.18
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 5 179.00 $179.00 $626
400–435 418 16 172.00–175.00 $173.08 $723
453–498 477 49 152.00–169.00 $161.82 $772
513–549 531 55 158.00–180.00 $167.83 $891
578–592 582 110 161.00–167.00 $165.29 $962
611–636 623 48 148.00–150.00 $149.24 $930
673 673 45 145.00 $145.00 $976

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407–448 417 31 160.00–173.00 $165.79 $691
457–495 482 69 155.00–161.00 $156.96 $757
507 507 17 160.00 $160.00 $811 +15.00
500–545 521 192 142.00–153.00 $150.06 $782 +5.06
568–597 582 108 143.00–156.00 $150.74 $877 +1.74
558–592 584 35 166.00–172.00 $167.31 $977 +18.31
616–637 625 109 142.00–152.00 $147.37 $921 -1.13
928 928 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,299 -2.78
1012 1012 4 136.00 $136.00 $1,376
1160 1160 13 127.00 $127.00 $1,473
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 6 154.00 $154.00 $508
401–442 422 58 145.00–157.00 $154.50 $652
450–485 468 32 146.00–151.00 $148.10 $693
524–528 526 24 139.00–143.00 $141.33 $743
562–581 565 31 139.00–140.00 $139.83 $790
605–644 637 23 130.00–139.00 $135.86 $865

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Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
989–1022 1006 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 69 1,150.00–1,575.00 $1,447.96

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What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.