NYSE says a technical issue with the "industry-wide" price bands published by the Consolidated Tape Association Securities Information Processor led to the halts.
Some Berkshire Hathaway trades showed its shares changing hands near $185, a discount of 99.97% to Friday's closing price.
The sudden disruptions Monday come just days after a glitch left the S&P 500 Index without live pricing for an hour, and as the market adapts to quicker settlement times for U.S. stock trades.