Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2020-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

no sale for 3 weeks. no comparables.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.83/cwt on 1,435 head.

Average price

$153.83

1,435 head · 600 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$17.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.05

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	597	155.79	929	1,274
Medium and Large 1-2	624	138.33	864	161

One grade step is worth $17.47/cwt here — about $66 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 sale1,435 hd

153.83

—

NE average7 barns · 10,750 hd

151.78

+2.05

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	1,860	82.24	1,529	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	61.84	819	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,223	51.54	630	47

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,311	1,473.86/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	19,322	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,008	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	13,241	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	20,396	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	14,660	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	147.58/cwt	143.00–148.00	996	47
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	105.81/cwt	95.00–118.00	1,082	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	75.40/cwt	70.00–84.00	844	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	1,528.04/cwt	1,385.00–1,550.00	15,555	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	61.84/cwt	58.00–66.00	820	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	54.30/cwt	48.00–58.50	679	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	44.32/cwt	42.00–46.00	510	13
Bulls	—	—	1,831	82.56/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,512	14
Bulls	—	—	2,195	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,925	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,273	61.96/cwt	59.00–64.00	789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,336	927.71/cwt	850.00–985.00	12,394	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	493	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	860	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	751	164.75/cwt	164.75–164.75	1,237	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	545	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	943	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	180.26/cwt	176.00–183.00	696	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	121.19/cwt	118.50–128.00	962	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.56/cwt	141.00–153.00	969	153
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	161.88/cwt	156.00–167.00	864	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.30/cwt	141.00–155.00	708	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	135.90/cwt	135.00–136.50	833	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	147.20/cwt	140.00–150.00	916	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	164.44/cwt	159.00–171.00	702	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	155.83/cwt	151.00–159.00	894	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	135.95/cwt	130.50–137.50	920	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	138.39/cwt	135.00–140.00	814	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	159.21/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,060	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	170.34/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,032	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	187.66/cwt	177.00–191.50	1,000	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	137.25/cwt	128.50–139.50	969	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	164.07/cwt	158.50–174.00	771	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,053	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,098	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	179.23/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,025	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	141.02/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,094	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	171.87/cwt	168.00–178.00	813	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	870	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	156.78/cwt	155.00–159.00	966	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	186.89/cwt	182.00–199.50	886	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	181.26/cwt	175.00–186.00	669	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,065	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	153.55/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,095	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	159.33/cwt	151.00–172.00	817	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,038	18

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 Feb 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,732Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 356Last week 0Year ago 0

no sale for 3 weeks. no comparables.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	—	1,311	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,473.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,210	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,455	910.00	910.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,295	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,383	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	88	—	1,336	850.00–985.00	927.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,023	95.00–118.00	105.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,119	70.00–84.00	75.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	77	—	1,018	1,385.00–1,550.00	1,528.04

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	675	143.00–148.00	147.58
40	—	473	168.00–178.00	171.87
27	—	567	153.50	153.50
25	—	616	155.00–159.00	156.78
21	—	513	151.00–172.00	159.33
18	—	740	140.00–141.00	140.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	666	150.00–163.00	159.21
111	—	606	164.00–180.00	170.34
79	—	533	177.00–191.50	187.66
8	—	858	128.00	128.00
73	—	572	171.00–187.00	179.23
149	—	776	136.00–144.00	141.02
38	—	474	182.00–199.50	186.89
15	—	369	175.00–186.00	181.26
13	—	842	126.50	126.50
40	—	713	146.00–156.00	153.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	493	174.50	174.50
124	—	751	164.75	164.75
107	—	545	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	386	176.00–183.00	180.26
14	—	794	118.50–128.00	121.19
153	—	675	141.00–153.00	143.56
115	—	534	156.00–167.00	161.88
5	—	845	122.00	122.00
327	—	622	140.00–150.00	147.20
107	—	427	159.00–171.00	164.44
99	—	574	151.00–159.00	155.83
66	—	706	128.50–139.50	137.25
66	—	470	158.50–174.00	164.07
8	—	863	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	474	141.00–155.00	149.30
20	—	613	135.00–136.50	135.90
91	—	677	130.50–137.50	135.95
26	—	588	135.00–140.00	138.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,326	58.00–66.00	61.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,250	48.00–58.50	54.30
13	—	1,151	42.00–46.00	44.32
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,273	59.00–64.00	61.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,831	76.00–86.00	82.56
1	—	2,195	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,925	72.00	72.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle