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Burwell Livestock Market Report

Burwell, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 28, 2025

3,192 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $415.88/cwt +27.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,616/hd at 629 lb · 343 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $369.91/cwt +29.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,656/hd at 718 lb · 282 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $428.15/cwt +33.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,466/hd at 576 lb · 241 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,192

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 6 500.00 $500.00 $2,125 +50.00
460–499 484 74 450.00–467.50 $458.76 $2,220 -12.58
504 fancy 504 27 490.00 $490.00 $2,470
503–549 532 193 429.00–453.00 $444.54 $2,365 +30.81
571 fancy 571 40 452.50 $452.50 $2,584
555–596 577 201 410.00–442.50 $423.31 $2,442 +28.61
603–642 unweaned 616 45 405.00–413.00 $410.22 $2,527 +5.89
610–637 631 298 397.00–425.00 $416.73 $2,630 +46.75
650 650 36 408.00 $408.00 $2,652 +54.54
659 unweaned 659 20 386.00 $386.00 $2,544 +25.20
654–687 672 172 375.00–401.00 $389.70 $2,619 +36.24
710 fancy 710 92 384.00 $384.00 $2,726
700–746 717 159 352.00–376.00 $365.64 $2,622 +24.91
748 unweaned 748 31 350.00 $350.00 $2,618
765–766 765 92 369.00–374.00 $373.29 $2,856
753–789 779 62 355.00–357.00 $356.18 $2,775
818 818 39 335.00 $335.00 $2,740
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045 1045 54 318.00 $318.00 $3,323
1051 1051 55 307.50 $307.50 $3,232
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 5 437.50 $437.50 $2,078 +43.74
513 513 9 407.00 $407.00 $2,088 +26.03
555–596 586 28 390.00–406.00 $401.32 $2,352 +25.41
620–632 unweaned 628 15 385.00–386.00 $385.33 $2,420 +45.33
695 695 11 351.00 $351.00 $2,439
734 unweaned 734 7 316.00 $316.00 $2,319
755 755 6 303.00 $303.00 $2,288
865 865 12 300.00 $300.00 $2,595
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
771 771 18 185.00 $185.00 $1,426
1174 1174 6 185.00 $185.00 $2,172
1425 1425 14 190.50 $190.50 $2,715

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401–434 420 31 427.00–455.00 $438.50 $1,842 -1.50
462–489 480 78 415.00–435.00 $425.55 $2,043 +13.67
506–548 522 138 387.00–416.00 $406.33 $2,121 +6.90
562 562 20 405.00 $405.00 $2,276 -60.00
551–592 574 92 369.00–381.00 $375.54 $2,156 -89.46
608–615 unweaned 613 30 351.00–358.00 $356.38 $2,185
604–630 621 83 364.00–390.00 $371.51 $2,307 -14.29
617–644 628 25 397.00–405.00 $401.72 $2,523 +15.92
660–689 668 36 410.00–438.00 $429.98 $2,872
711–735 720 106 309.00–336.50 $326.17 $2,348
827–838 834 106 310.00–316.00 $312.30 $2,605
851 851 9 324.00 $324.00 $2,757
927–942 938 116 281.00–301.00 $299.03 $2,805
994 994 180 302.00 $302.00 $3,002
1011 1011 60 294.00 $294.00 $2,972
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463–492 480 27 398.00–400.00 $398.79 $1,914 +21.29
553–593 575 24 355.00–365.00 $359.99 $2,070 -13.46
640–642 641 23 355.00–357.00 $356.22 $2,283 +26.22
650 unweaned 650 8 322.00 $322.00 $2,093 +22.00
670 670 17 356.00 $356.00 $2,385
730 730 15 295.00 $295.00 $2,154
790 790 5 286.00 $286.00 $2,259
832 832 44 267.00 $267.00 $2,221
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1034 1034 30 288.00 $288.00 $2,978
1094 1094 17 265.00 $265.00 $2,899
1166 1166 8 233.00 $233.00 $2,717
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 8 200.00 $200.00 $1,430
797 797 13 178.00 $178.00 $1,419
1195 1195 9 161.00 $161.00 $1,924
1260 1260 7 162.50 $162.50 $2,048

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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.