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Burwell Livestock Market Report

Burwell, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 21, 2025

839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $388.29/cwt -27.70 vs last sale · ≈ $2,393/hd at 616 lb · 167 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $355.82/cwt -53.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,400/hd at 674 lb · 137 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $399.43/cwt -14.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,109/hd at 528 lb · 85 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 839

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 9 450.00 $450.00 $1,948 -64.72
456–488 472 64 417.50–530.00 $471.34 $2,225 -12.54
507–537 527 33 400.00–420.00 $413.73 $2,180 -75.06
560–591 581 23 390.00–406.00 $394.70 $2,293 -40.38
602–642 unweaned 605 89 375.00–407.00 $404.33 $2,446 -7.55
607–641 629 78 362.50–390.00 $369.98 $2,327 -42.52
653–688 unweaned 667 44 345.00–364.00 $360.80 $2,407 -48.84
651–698 678 93 340.00–367.00 $353.46 $2,396
720–745 738 22 340.00–341.00 $340.73 $2,515 -23.90
812 unweaned 812 5 290.00 $290.00 $2,355
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491–493 492 10 390.00–397.50 $393.76 $1,937 -68.74
535–543 539 15 377.50–385.00 $380.97 $2,053 -35.05
550–597 583 53 363.00–385.00 $375.91 $2,192 -26.33
637 unweaned 637 5 340.00 $340.00 $2,166
638 638 9 345.00 $345.00 $2,201
720 720 8 327.00 $327.00 $2,354

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 6 407.50 $407.50 $1,296 -112.50
402 402 9 440.00 $440.00 $1,769 -12.60
455–472 464 27 390.00–430.00 $411.88 $1,911 -23.68
521–548 528 85 365.00–470.00 $399.43 $2,109 -31.57
587 587 16 465.00 $465.00 $2,730 +74.96
595 595 6 430.00 $430.00 $2,558 +39.96
609–636 621 28 340.00–407.50 $385.80 $2,396
615–649 635 24 415.00–434.00 $422.67 $2,684
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 7 360.00 $360.00 $1,613 -63.00
490 490 15 377.50 $377.50 $1,850 -20.07
508 508 9 345.00 $345.00 $1,753 -35.00
575–591 581 34 347.50–388.00 $373.45 $2,170 +10.13
646 646 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,132
676 unweaned 676 8 300.00 $300.00 $2,028

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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.