Burwell Livestock Market Report

Burwell, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 17, 2025

4,990 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $305.22/cwt -10.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,180/hd at 714 lb · 617 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $337.08/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,080/hd at 617 lb · 503 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $315.40/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,138/hd at 678 lb · 497 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,990	2,440	0
Feeder cattle	4,990	2,440	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared with last week steers less than 600 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady. Most heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, excepts 7 weight sold 2.00 higher on a thin test. Nice run of native, ranched raised, longtime weaned and light fleshed steers and heifers though out the day. Some loads going to out of state backgrounders and yearling operations. Demand was moderate to good. Next Auction Date Jan 24th Special Bred Cow and Heifer Auction

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,515	+5.00
406–434	410	33	380.00–394.50	$392.18	$1,608	+21.80
468–494	484	411	389.00–399.00	$391.15	$1,893	+4.65
502–543	532	462	360.00–381.50	$379.39	$2,018	+19.85
560–599	582	449	332.50–353.00	$344.90	$2,007	+1.24
605–637	617	503	331.00–345.00	$337.08	$2,080	-2.99
652–694	678	497	309.00–324.00	$315.40	$2,138	-0.40
703–733	714	610	300.00–308.00	$305.59	$2,182	-9.97
743 unweaned	743	7	273.00	$273.00	$2,028	—
768–799	797	149	284.75–319.00	$286.74	$2,285	—
827	827	54	275.50	$275.50	$2,278	-4.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
369	369	7	395.00	$395.00	$1,458	+15.77
436–448	441	12	370.00–375.00	$372.88	$1,644	+19.59
465–479	476	41	352.00–365.00	$359.02	$1,709	+23.10
528–541	534	35	332.00–347.50	$341.10	$1,821	+5.59
564–594	579	46	320.00–328.00	$323.05	$1,870	-1.75
634–635	634	23	320.00–327.00	$323.95	$2,054	+16.30
655	655	11	302.00	$302.00	$1,978	+7.38
707	707	6	287.50	$287.50	$2,033	—
962	962	12	237.00	$237.00	$2,280	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–416	409	56	352.50–357.50	$354.70	$1,451	+1.76
470–480	479	328	337.50–358.00	$352.69	$1,689	-8.40
512–547	535	216	320.00–338.00	$332.60	$1,779	-5.11
558–583	567	227	294.00–327.00	$314.00	$1,780	-3.11
613–645	622	335	279.00–296.00	$288.79	$1,796	-0.77
682–694	688	15	263.00–275.00	$269.45	$1,854	-13.81
702	702	59	287.00	$287.00	$2,015	+14.00
773	773	23	259.50	$259.50	$2,006	+2.35
884	884	21	243.00	$243.00	$2,148	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
403–442	419	23	322.50–342.50	$334.91	$1,403	—
492–495	494	12	305.00–320.00	$312.48	$1,544	-22.09
508–535	522	63	307.50–317.50	$309.81	$1,617	+0.81
562	562	7	289.00	$289.00	$1,624	-13.00

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Reading this report

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.