Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2019-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 950 lbs steers sold 2.00 lower with 950 lbs heifers selling 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 4.00 higher with no other comparisons. There was a good crowd on hand today for good strings and packages of yearling type cattle coming off of grass as well as pregged open heifers and some weaned fall calves. Trade was good with demand being moderate to good with some bidding from the internet. Crawfords next sale will be a feeder calf special September 6.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.93/cwt on 1,401 head.

Average price

$137.93

1,401 head · 915 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$49

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.18

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	916	138.41	1,268	1,324
Medium and Large 1-2	796	135.47	1,079	55
Large 1	1,144	115.09	1,317	22

One grade step is worth $23.32/cwt here — about −$49 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 sale1,401 hd

137.93

—

NE average5 barns · 6,049 hd

145.11

−7.18

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	1,768	82.28	1,455	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	66.24	1,063	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,389	64.72	899	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,234	58.24	719	16

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	57.80/cwt	54.00–62.00	707	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	52.54/cwt	50.00–53.50	689	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	68.93/cwt	67.00–70.50	780	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	67.44/cwt	61.00–69.50	1,091	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	59.85/cwt	59.50–60.50	940	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,108	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	68.20/cwt	65.00–70.00	910	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,478	58.20/cwt	52.00–62.50	860	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,037	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,212	80.58/cwt	79.50–84.00	977	5
Bulls	—	—	1,831	85.40/cwt	79.50–90.00	1,564	25
Bulls	—	—	1,823	75.11/cwt	67.50–79.50	1,369	15
Bulls	—	—	1,868	91.74/cwt	91.50–92.50	1,714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	137.08/cwt	133.00–140.00	997	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	133.68/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,168	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	137.01/cwt	131.50–143.25	1,340	405
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	130.27/cwt	125.75–132.00	1,344	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	140.71/cwt	139.00–141.75	1,210	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	138.34/cwt	137.50–139.50	1,291	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	144.96/cwt	144.50–146.50	1,118	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	142.30/cwt	139.00–143.50	1,165	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	124.63/cwt	123.00–125.25	1,331	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,089	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	156.09/cwt	153.00–157.00	979	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	153.82/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,024	33
Steers	Large 1	—	1,180	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,310	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,101	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,321	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	602	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	858	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	576	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	827	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	866	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,061	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	856	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	835	136.85/cwt	136.85–136.85	1,143	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	712	141.96/cwt	138.00–142.50	1,011	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	684	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,002	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	861	128.76/cwt	127.75–130.50	1,109	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	902	126.62/cwt	126.00–126.85	1,142	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	752	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,053	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	128.61/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,264	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	134.70/cwt	134.50–135.00	1,103	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	884	130.51/cwt	129.75–131.00	1,154	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,064	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,309	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	923	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,202	7

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 Aug 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,376Last week 933Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 99Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,223	54.00–62.00	57.80
5	—	1,312	50.00–53.50	52.54
3	—	1,132	67.00–70.50	68.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,618	61.00–69.50	67.44
3	—	1,570	59.50–60.50	59.85
1	—	1,560	71.00	71.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,335	65.00–70.00	68.20
14	—	1,478	52.00–62.50	58.20
1	—	1,430	72.50	72.50
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,212	79.50–84.00	80.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,831	79.50–90.00	85.40
15	—	1,823	67.50–79.50	75.11
4	—	1,868	91.50–92.50	91.74

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	727	133.00–140.00	137.08
26	—	874	133.00–135.00	133.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
405	—	978	131.50–143.25	137.01
230	—	1,032	125.75–132.00	130.27
166	—	860	139.00–141.75	140.71
141	—	933	137.50–139.50	138.34
93	—	771	144.50–146.50	144.96
77	—	819	139.00–143.50	142.30
71	—	1,068	123.00–125.25	124.63
54	—	721	151.00	151.00
54	—	627	153.00–157.00	156.09
33	—	666	153.00–154.00	153.82
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,180	111.00	111.00
10	—	1,101	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	602	142.50	142.50
15	—	576	143.50	143.50
14	—	866	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	605	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	835	136.85	136.85
77	—	712	138.00–142.50	141.96
56	—	684	146.50	146.50
43	—	861	127.75–130.50	128.76
41	—	902	126.00–126.85	126.62
9	—	752	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	983	126.00–131.00	128.61
54	—	819	134.50–135.00	134.70
43	—	884	129.75–131.00	130.51
22	—	1,064	123.00	123.00
18	—	642	143.75	143.75
7	—	928	129.50	129.50

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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