Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2024-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

A dispersion of bred cows with a sale of some weaned calves and mostly bawler calves. Sale of some bulls, heifers, and steers. Calves coming off short dry grass. Trend prices on the mix side of some weights higher while some lower. Demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.00/cwt on 1,209 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −183.29 against this barn's trailing median of $487.30.

Average price

$304.00

1,209 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$29.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.92

vs NE average

+4.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	309.41	1,662	989
Medium and Large 1-2	552	279.70	1,544	220

One grade step is worth $29.71/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

8 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $511.56, low $427.00, median $487.30 across 8 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,209 hd

304.00

—

NE average11 barns · 6,772 hd

308.92

−4.92

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

+4.96

This barn, trailing median8 sales

487.30

−183.29

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

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,116	$2,746	112
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,337	$2,572	69
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,014	71

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1Fancy	350–400	363	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,379	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	451	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,263	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,564	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	293.70/cwt	271.00–299.00	1,683	157
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,337	2,571.60/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,572	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,116	2,745.69/head	2,585.00–2,825.00	2,746	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	263.49/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,518	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	333.80/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,419	109
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,307	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,127	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	275.40/cwt	260.00–280.75	1,608	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	279.75/cwt	276.00–281.00	1,362	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	284.32/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,473	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,238	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	557	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	1,702	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	303.02/cwt	290.00–318.00	1,403	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	259.38/cwt	246.00–270.00	1,624	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	310.39/cwt	296.00–322.50	1,505	84
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,335	2,014.45/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	2,014	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	300.29/cwt	281.00–309.00	1,552	240
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	238.59/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,541	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	286.99/cwt	279.50–303.00	1,894	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,709	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	263.16/cwt	247.50–271.00	1,382	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	300.91/cwt	287.00–316.00	1,691	392
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	400–450	430	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,441	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	348.76/cwt	342.00–375.00	1,503	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	314.99/cwt	297.50–328.00	1,641	597
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	403.06/cwt	397.50–410.00	1,326	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	510	317.20/cwt	316.00–320.00	1,618	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	313.12/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,331	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	654	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,537	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	339.29/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,581	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	370.75/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,398	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	334.85/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,256	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	291.11/cwt	273.00–300.00	1,808	617
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	354.33/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,166	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	257.16/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,854	54

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,218Last week 4,150Year ago 5,032

Replacement CattleReceipts 262Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	329	345.00–370.00	354.33
34	350–400	375	320.00–342.50	334.85
123	400–450	425	300.00–325.00	313.12
229	450–500	463	290.00–318.00	303.02
240	500–550	517	281.00–309.00	300.29
157	550–600	573	271.00–299.00	293.70
14	600–650	646	235.00–245.00	238.59
9	650–700	654	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	372	303.00	303.00
39	400–450	447	277.00	277.00
59	450–500	487	276.00–281.00	279.75
75	500–550	525	247.50–271.00	263.16
91	550–600	576	250.00–267.50	263.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	400–450	430	335.00	335.00
68	500–550	510	316.00–320.00	317.20
40	550–600	557	305.50	305.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	451	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
109	400–450	425	327.50–340.00	333.80
84	450–500	485	296.00–322.50	310.39
106	500–550	518	282.50–290.00	284.32
114	550–600	584	260.00–280.75	275.40
40	600–650	626	246.00–270.00	259.38
9	650–700	678	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	397.50–410.00	403.06
84	350–400	377	360.00–385.00	370.75
131	400–450	431	342.00–375.00	348.76
168	450–500	466	330.00–350.00	339.29
597	500–550	521	297.50–328.00	314.99
392	550–600	562	287.00–316.00	300.91
617	600–650	621	273.00–300.00	291.11
72	650–700	660	279.50–303.00	286.99
54	700–750	721	250.00–262.00	257.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	532	294.00	294.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	615	212.50	212.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	69	—	1,337	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,571.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	112	—	1,116	2,585.00–2,825.00	2,745.69
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	71	—	1,335	1,800.00–2,050.00	2,014.45

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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