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Burwell Livestock Market Report

Burwell, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 9, 2025

726 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.38/cwt ≈ $2,094/hd at 632 lb · 128 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $355.81/cwt ≈ $2,373/hd at 667 lb · 128 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $389.42/cwt ≈ $2,216/hd at 569 lb · 68 head
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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 15 467.50 $467.50 $1,776
472 unweaned 472 9 397.50 $397.50 $1,876
483–494 489 35 400.00–428.00 $416.15 $2,035
533 533 30 392.00 $392.00 $2,089
560–573 562 48 390.00–396.00 $395.23 $2,221
580–596 unweaned 586 20 372.50–377.50 $375.47 $2,200
628 628 64 360.00 $360.00 $2,261
667 667 128 351.00–358.00 $355.81 $2,373
758 758 31 323.00 $323.00 $2,448
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
611 611 9 333.00 $333.00 $2,035
681 681 9 308.00 $308.00 $2,097
848 848 8 272.00 $272.00 $2,307
858 858 6 264.00 $264.00 $2,265
1058 1058 7 256.00 $256.00 $2,708
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 5 377.50 $377.50 $2,174

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 5 455.00 $455.00 $1,633
449 449 22 387.50 $387.50 $1,740
453 453 12 347.50 $347.50 $1,574
533 unweaned 533 5 375.00 $375.00 $1,999
525–545 542 54 362.00–380.00 $364.58 $1,976
596 596 5 330.00 $330.00 $1,967
627–649 632 128 331.00–331.50 $331.38 $2,094
712 712 35 303.00 $303.00 $2,157
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
651 651 22 307.50 $307.50 $2,002
769 769 5 262.00 $262.00 $2,015
986 986 9 253.00 $253.00 $2,495

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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.