Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2022-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Quality sale of feeder heifers and steers. With fleshy, fancy, NHTC, weaned, not weaned heifers and steers. With a some replacement heifers. Prices mostly on the higher side compared to three weeks ago. Good attendance at sale with demand moderate to good. Next sale will be December 9th with a special bred cow and heifer sale.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.43/cwt on 1,624 head.

Average price

$214.43

1,624 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$145

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

$20.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.49

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	217.69	1,250	1,366
Medium and Large 1-2	561	197.16	1,105	258

One grade step is worth $20.53/cwt here — about $145 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 sale1,624 hd

214.43

—

NE average7 barns · 12,041 hd

211.94

+2.49

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

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	731	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,206	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	657	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,143	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	202.50/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,160	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	183.06/cwt	176.00–191.00	1,122	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	198.51/cwt	195.00–206.00	828	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	206.18/cwt	200.00–210.00	990	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	711	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,262	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	483	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	952	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	195.52/cwt	188.00–204.00	1,345	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	568	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,091	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	392	239.33/cwt	239.00–240.00	938	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,245	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	215.41/cwt	199.00–218.00	1,320	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,183	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	228.28/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,201	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	650	208.50/cwt	208.50–208.50	1,355	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	628	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,275	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	237.32/cwt	229.00–239.50	1,011	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	203.87/cwt	186.00–206.60	1,441	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	197.49/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,076	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	193.48/cwt	191.00–197.50	1,202	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	229.21/cwt	221.00–238.00	1,077	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	228.40/cwt	216.00–233.50	1,067	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	219.39/cwt	211.50–226.00	1,251	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	214.80/cwt	202.00–219.50	1,345	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	716	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,289	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	223.78/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,173	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	577	209.36/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,208	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	955	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	364	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	204.99/cwt	199.00–208.50	970	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	206.84/cwt	199.00–215.00	966	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	195.89/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,142	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	192.72/cwt	182.50–197.00	1,097	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,369	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,086	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	177.11/cwt	172.00–183.00	949	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	465	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	255.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	945	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	211.39/cwt	201.00–217.00	920	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	634	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,338	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	181.76/cwt	178.00–184.50	1,034	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	184.70/cwt	180.00–188.00	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	541	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	977	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	203.88/cwt	203.50–204.00	1,072	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	199.33/cwt	189.50–201.00	1,066	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	803	9

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 Dec 2, 2022

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

Receipts 3,275Last week 0Year ago 2,585

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	165.00	165.00
14	—	657	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	573	195.00–207.00	202.50
106	—	613	176.00–191.00	183.06
22	—	417	195.00–206.00	198.51
73	—	480	200.00–210.00	206.18
146	—	535	189.50–201.00	199.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	218.00	218.00
38	—	473	199.00–208.50	204.99
99	—	569	182.50–197.00	192.72
47	—	435	201.00–217.00	211.39
59	—	526	203.50–204.00	203.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	635	171.00	171.00
31	—	536	172.00–183.00	177.11
78	—	569	178.00–184.50	181.76
12	—	481	180.00–188.00	184.70
9	—	446	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	634	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	541	180.50	180.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	711	177.50	177.50
16	—	650	208.50	208.50
24	—	628	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	483	197.00	197.00
53	—	568	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	688	188.00–204.00	195.52
202	—	526	217.00–231.00	228.28
30	—	426	229.00–239.50	237.32
87	—	707	186.00–206.60	203.87
114	—	470	221.00–238.00	229.21
105	—	570	211.50–226.00	219.39
202	—	626	202.00–219.50	214.80
22	—	369	250.00–260.00	255.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	392	239.00–240.00	239.33
20	—	666	187.00	187.00
99	—	613	199.00–218.00	215.41
5	—	412	252.00	252.00
32	—	467	216.00–233.50	228.40
105	—	524	212.00–226.00	223.78
119	—	577	201.00–220.00	209.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	676	175.00	175.00
16	—	545	195.00–199.00	197.49
80	—	621	191.00–197.50	193.48
5	—	715	172.00	172.00
31	—	434	220.00	220.00
20	—	467	199.00–215.00	206.84
26	—	583	190.00–201.00	195.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	201.00	201.00
11	—	716	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	568	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	187.00	187.00

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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