Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2026-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A few lot loads of feeder steers, heifer, and spayed heifers rest packages. Cattle coming in because of drought and some hailed pastures. Prices on the mixed side compared to a week ago. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb steers averaged $394.37/cwt on 97 head, down $3.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 10 comparable sales and sits −0.52 against this barn's trailing median of $394.88.

Average price

$394.37

▼ 3.87 vs prior sale

97 head · 769 lb average

Value per head Derived

$3,033

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$31.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−40.29

vs NE average

+1.11 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	772	402.48	3,107	72
Medium and Large 1-2	761	371.00	2,823	25

One grade step is worth $31.48/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

10 sales

Steers 700–800 lb: high $404.58, low $347.93, median $394.88 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale97 hd

394.37

—

NE average4 barns · 1,083 hd

434.66

−40.29

National average130 barns · 7,756 hd

393.26

+1.11

This barn, trailing median10 sales

394.88

−0.52

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,377	$5,400	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,610	$5,101	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,582	$4,781	117

Every lot, as filed

18 lots · USDA AMS · Crawford Livestock Market - Crawford, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,076	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	3,540	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	811	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	3,106	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	345.54/cwt	345.50–346.00	3,376	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	402.48/cwt	380.00–409.50	3,107	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	370.14/cwt	351.00–371.50	3,250	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	354.70/cwt	351.50–359.00	3,313	500
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,573	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,629	4,872.14/head	4,800.00–4,950.00	4,872	62
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,530	4,748.08/head	4,375.00–4,900.00	4,748	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,618	5,188.33/head	5,150.00–5,250.00	5,188	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,473	4,300.00/head	4,300.00–4,300.00	4,300	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,377	5,400.00/head	5,400.00–5,400.00	5,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	815	366.60/cwt	363.00–370.00	2,988	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	859	362.09/cwt	359.50–363.00	3,110	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	761	370.27/cwt	360.00–372.00	2,818	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,875	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,798	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,610	4,600.00/head	4,600.00–4,600.00	4,600	5

How this sale compares

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Crawford Livestock Market - Crawford, NE

Fri Jun 26, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,469Last week 914Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 334Last week 128Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	1050–1100	1,076	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	750–800	772	380.00–409.50	402.48
39	800–850	811	383.00	383.00
150	850–900	878	351.00–371.50	370.14
500	900–950	934	351.50–359.00	354.70
66	950–1000	977	345.50–346.00	345.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	746	375.00	375.00
8	750–800	793	362.50	362.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	750–800	761	360.00–372.00	370.27
142	800–850	815	363.00–370.00	366.60
253	850–900	859	359.50–363.00	362.09

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,573	4,700.00	4,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	62	—	1,629	4,800.00–4,950.00	4,872.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,618	5,150.00–5,250.00	5,188.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,377	5,400.00	5,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	43	—	1,530	4,375.00–4,900.00	4,748.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,610	4,600.00	4,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,473	4,300.00	4,300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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