Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2019-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks all classes of steers and heifers sold sharply lower due to the drop in the CME futures this last week, while slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady. There was a moderate crowd on hand today for some strings and packages of feeder cattle with some strings of cow/calf pairs as well. Trade was moderate today while demand was moderate on the feeder calves with good demand on replacement type heifers and cow/calf pairs. Crawfords next sale will be a special cow/calf pair sale May 10.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.57/cwt on 809 head.

Average price

$150.57

809 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$20.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	152.25	866	743
Medium and Large 1-2	594	131.68	782	66

One grade step is worth $20.58/cwt here — about $84 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale809 hd

150.57

—

NE average6 barns · 5,856 hd

147.80

+2.78

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

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,760	77.36	1,362	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,270	59.85	760	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,658	59.17	981	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,133	54.21	614	24

Every lot, as filed

56 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
Bulls	—	—	1,918	84.25/cwt	79.50–87.50	1,616	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,042	2,252.04/cwt	2,200.00–2,350.00	23,466	148
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	1,476.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,650.00	19,380	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,368	1,285.14/cwt	1,225.00–1,450.00	17,581	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	70.69/cwt	68.00–74.00	836	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	92.52/cwt	91.00–93.00	835	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	78.33/cwt	75.00–85.00	912	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	96.09/cwt	94.00–99.00	870	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,400.00/cwt	2,400.00–2,400.00	29,760	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	462	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	795	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	153.34/cwt	139.00–163.00	949	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	168.91/cwt	165.00–171.00	986	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	178.22/cwt	177.50–180.00	822	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	936	27
Bulls	—	—	1,642	72.19/cwt	66.00–75.50	1,185	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,434	55.86/cwt	52.50–58.50	801	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	59.92/cwt	59.00–62.00	787	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,278	54.84/cwt	54.00–56.50	701	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,239	61.18/cwt	57.00–66.00	758	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	941	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	59.69/cwt	57.50–62.50	987	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	45.52/cwt	43.00–49.00	508	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	56.50/cwt	52.50–58.50	642	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	374	153.40/cwt	147.00–157.00	574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	593	158.25/cwt	158.00–160.00	938	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	665	153.19/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,019	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	604	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	945	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	739	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,057	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	153.30/cwt	150.00–160.00	812	198
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	150.20/cwt	145.00–154.00	847	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	153.04/cwt	151.00–154.00	722	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	161.19/cwt	157.00–166.00	675	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	144.56/cwt	142.00–146.00	905	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,022	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,042	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	582	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	821	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	170.19/cwt	160.00–172.00	922	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	167.14/cwt	166.00–170.00	682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	175.40/cwt	164.50–178.75	1,103	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	146.17/cwt	145.50–152.00	1,123	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	188.82/cwt	180.00–197.00	999	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	153.37/cwt	150.75–155.00	1,098	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	167.89/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,132	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	137.32/cwt	136.50–138.00	1,136	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	190.80/cwt	182.00–203.00	880	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.96/cwt	124.00–136.00	777	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	150.32/cwt	141.00–154.00	637	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	146.25/cwt	145.00–147.00	698	23

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 May 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,851Last week 3,100Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 275Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 345Last week 139Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,918	79.50–87.50	84.25
12	—	1,642	66.00–75.50	72.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,434	52.50–58.50	55.86
8	—	1,313	59.00–62.00	59.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,278	54.00–56.50	54.84
34	—	1,239	57.00–66.00	61.18
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	55.50	55.50
7	—	1,653	57.50–62.50	59.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	43.00–49.00	45.52
19	—	1,137	52.50–58.50	56.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	148	—	1,042	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,252.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,240	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,313	1,300.00–1,650.00	1,476.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,368	1,225.00–1,450.00	1,285.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,182	68.00–74.00	70.69
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	902	91.00–93.00	92.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,164	75.00–85.00	78.33
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	905	94.00–99.00	96.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	619	139.00–163.00	153.34
40	—	584	165.00–171.00	168.91
28	—	461	177.50–180.00	178.22
27	—	734	127.50	127.50
25	—	542	160.00–172.00	170.19
11	—	408	166.00–170.00	167.14
6	—	350	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	629	164.50–178.75	175.40
78	—	768	145.50–152.00	146.17
74	—	565	174.00	174.00
57	—	529	180.00–197.00	188.82
53	—	716	150.75–155.00	153.37
46	—	674	163.00–170.00	167.89
22	—	827	136.50–138.00	137.32
15	—	409	185.00	185.00
14	—	461	182.00–203.00	190.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	374	147.00–157.00	153.40
5	—	539	139.00	139.00
23	—	477	145.00–147.00	146.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	593	158.00–160.00	158.25
79	—	665	150.00–157.00	153.19
78	—	604	156.50	156.50
31	—	739	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	530	150.00–160.00	153.30
59	—	564	145.00–154.00	150.20
50	—	472	151.00–154.00	153.04
31	—	419	157.00–166.00	161.19
19	—	626	142.00–146.00	144.56
10	—	695	147.00	147.00
5	—	861	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	582	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	617	124.00–136.00	125.96
17	—	424	141.00–154.00	150.32
16	—	735	116.00	116.00
6	—	693	127.00	127.00
4	—	571	141.00	141.00
4	—	514	140.00	140.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Crawford Livestock Market - Crawford, NE

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle