Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2019-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared with two weeks ago 850 lbs steers sold 4.50 lower with 950 lbs steers selling sharply lower , 850 lbs heifers sold 1.00 lower with 800 lbs heifers selling sharply lower and harvest cows and bulls selling 2.00-3.00 lower. There was a moderate crowd on hand today for big strings and packages of yearling type calves coming off of grass as well as some pregged open heifers. Trade was good with demand being moderate due to the drop in the CME board. Crawford's next sale will be a special fall calf and yearling sale September 20.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.88/cwt on 1,317 head.

Average price

$127.88

1,317 head · 835 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$105

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

$0.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.76

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	754	128.27	967	56
Medium and Large 1	839	127.87	1,073	1,261

One grade step is worth $0.40/cwt here — about −$105 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 sale1,317 hd

127.88

—

NE average4 barns · 5,109 hd

133.64

−5.76

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	—	High	1,681	78.02	1,311	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,373	62.03	852	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	56.61	892	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	53.75	632	43

Every lot, as filed

42 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	120.61/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,172	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	139.46/cwt	139.00–141.00	919	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	946	122.40/cwt	122.00–123.00	1,158	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,209	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	113.58/cwt	113.50–114.00	1,198	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	137.96/cwt	133.00–138.75	1,004	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	126.86/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,045	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	125.82/cwt	122.25–127.50	1,085	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	131.55/cwt	128.00–132.50	998	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	668	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	939	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	827	127.21/cwt	125.00–129.25	1,052	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	776	130.79/cwt	128.75–133.00	1,015	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	923	122.30/cwt	120.50–123.00	1,129	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	851	128.05/cwt	125.00–129.75	1,090	361
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	116.33/cwt	116.00–116.50	1,071	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	966	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	579	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	696	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	915	12
Steers	Large 1	—	1,060	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,256	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	144.30/cwt	144.00–145.00	983	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	141.02/cwt	140.50–145.00	1,048	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,001	119.85/cwt	117.50–120.50	1,200	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	125.30/cwt	125.25–125.50	1,152	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	138.90/cwt	135.50–141.25	1,074	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	127.14/cwt	126.25–127.50	1,223	171
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	136.32/cwt	135.50–136.50	1,186	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	134.11/cwt	131.50–134.75	1,100	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	860	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,082	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	125.87/cwt	125.00–129.50	1,119	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	939	35
Bulls	—	—	1,717	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,537	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	82.50/cwt	78.50–87.00	1,572	17
Bulls	—	—	1,561	73.78/cwt	65.50–78.00	1,152	28
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,110	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	955	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	57.46/cwt	55.00–61.50	822	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	65.87/cwt	62.50–68.50	889	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,125	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	61.14/cwt	60.50–61.50	983	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,557	53.89/cwt	52.50–57.00	839	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,247	58.52/cwt	57.00–62.00	730	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	51.90/cwt	47.00–56.00	596	31

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 Sep 6, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,460Last week 2,376Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 161Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	972	119.00–124.00	120.61
13	—	659	139.00–141.00	139.46
20	—	946	122.00–123.00	122.40
25	—	1,018	118.75	118.75
38	—	1,055	113.50–114.00	113.58
51	—	728	133.00–138.75	137.96
53	—	824	124.00–129.00	126.86
77	—	862	122.25–127.50	125.82
126	—	759	128.00–132.50	131.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	668	140.50	140.50
109	—	827	125.00–129.25	127.21
141	—	776	128.75–133.00	130.79
184	—	923	120.50–123.00	122.30
361	—	851	125.00–129.75	128.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	921	116.00–116.50	116.33
20	—	743	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	140.00	140.00
12	—	696	131.50	131.50
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,060	118.50	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	681	144.00–145.00	144.30
26	—	743	140.50–145.00	141.02
37	—	1,001	117.50–120.50	119.85
72	—	919	125.25–125.50	125.30
82	—	773	135.50–141.25	138.90
171	—	962	126.25–127.50	127.14
173	—	870	135.50–136.50	136.32
187	—	820	131.50–134.75	134.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	593	145.00	145.00
20	—	832	130.00	130.00
31	—	889	125.00–129.50	125.87
35	—	694	135.25	135.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	89.50	89.50
17	—	1,905	78.50–87.00	82.50
28	—	1,561	65.50–78.00	73.78
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	86.00	86.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,430	55.00–61.50	57.46
9	—	1,350	62.50–68.50	65.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,608	60.50–61.50	61.14
5	—	1,557	52.50–57.00	53.89
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,247	57.00–62.00	58.52
31	—	1,148	47.00–56.00	51.90

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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