Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2019-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, light weight calves sold steady to 4.00 higher and calves over 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Not enough yearlings for a market comparison. Slaughter cattle sold steady. This week's sale was the 40th anniversary of the Hunter family owning Crawford Livestock Market and also was a qualifier for the LMA auctioneer contest. The top 10 individuals move on the compete for the title of World Livestock Auctioneer. Demand was moderate to good throughout the day. Receipts were shorten by roughly 3000 head as a winter storm with ice and snow blew through the region Thursday making back country roads slick and muddy and cattle couldn't make it to town. Special weigh-up auction Thursday October 17 and Special Calf and Feeder auction Friday October 17.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.83/cwt on 4,354 head.

Average price

$161.83

4,354 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$104

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

$7.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.81

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	163.03	906	3,666
Medium and Large 1-2	516	155.43	802	688

One grade step is worth $7.60/cwt here — about $104 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 sale4,354 hd

161.83

—

NE average7 barns · 12,061 hd

159.02

+2.81

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	1,759	72.36	1,273	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,284	59.25	761	115
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,578	58.90	929	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,181	50.89	601	88

Every lot, as filed

46 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	—	341	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.67/cwt	154.00–163.00	588	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,304	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	903	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,244	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	297	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	597	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	877	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	1,103	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	140.65/cwt	138.50–141.75	819	243
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	145.36/cwt	141.00–159.00	702	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	150.20/cwt	143.00–155.00	637	370
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.33/cwt	136.50–159.00	752	425
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	139.83/cwt	136.00–141.50	878	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	156.12/cwt	151.00–159.00	838	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.81/cwt	146.00–163.00	751	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	150.61/cwt	146.50–156.00	852	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	647	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	964	33
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,011	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,216	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	71.45/cwt	66.00–81.00	742	59
Bulls	—	—	2,118	84.95/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,799	2
Bulls	—	—	1,852	66.50/cwt	64.00–69.00	1,232	5
Bulls	—	—	1,611	72.88/cwt	70.50–76.50	1,174	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	50.75/cwt	48.00–53.50	695	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	57.54/cwt	56.00–59.00	718	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,290	60.11/cwt	54.00–67.00	775	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	856	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	61.70/cwt	60.00–64.00	971	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	44.87/cwt	43.50–46.50	499	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,204	52.90/cwt	48.50–57.50	637	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	712	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	594	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.41/cwt	143.00–147.00	622	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	134.22/cwt	134.00–135.00	647	132
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,225	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,323	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	182.39/cwt	168.50–187.00	662	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	177.60/cwt	168.00–186.00	749	343
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	168.75/cwt	163.00–183.25	812	520
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	912	598
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.04/cwt	156.00–174.00	882	995
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	144.97/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,028	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	151.22/cwt	150.00–151.50	1,003	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	156.21/cwt	149.00–160.00	961	783
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	621	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	162.26/cwt	156.00–177.00	707	77

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 Oct 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,495Last week 5,112Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 327Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	164.00	164.00
20	—	373	154.00–163.00	157.67
12	—	297	201.00	201.00
13	—	620	141.50	141.50
124	—	825	133.75	133.75
243	—	582	138.50–141.75	140.65
252	—	483	141.00–159.00	145.36
370	—	424	143.00–155.00	150.20
425	—	528	136.50–159.00	142.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
132	—	628	136.00–141.50	139.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	531	134.00	134.00
43	—	364	163.25	163.25
47	—	431	143.00–147.00	144.41
132	—	482	134.00–135.00	134.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	338	180.00	180.00
12	—	1,058	123.25	123.25
18	—	903	137.75	137.75
17	—	889	137.75	137.75
80	—	982	134.75	134.75
103	—	363	168.50–187.00	182.39
343	—	422	168.00–186.00	177.60
520	—	481	163.00–183.25	168.75
598	—	573	150.00–165.00	159.09
995	—	528	156.00–174.00	167.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	360	156.00	156.00
91	—	537	151.00–159.00	156.12
200	—	479	146.00–163.00	156.81
254	—	566	146.50–156.00	150.61
24	—	347	179.00	179.00
77	—	436	156.00–177.00	162.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	647	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	709	141.00–147.00	144.97
99	—	663	150.00–151.50	151.22
783	—	615	149.00–160.00	156.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,011	120.25	120.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,039	66.00–81.00	71.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,118	84.00–86.00	84.95
5	—	1,852	64.00–69.00	66.50
8	—	1,611	70.50–76.50	72.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,370	48.00–53.50	50.75
24	—	1,248	56.00–59.00	57.54
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,290	54.00–67.00	60.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,585	54.00	54.00
7	—	1,574	60.00–64.00	61.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,113	43.50–46.50	44.87
66	—	1,204	48.50–57.50	52.90

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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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle