Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2025-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Mix sale of bred cows and pairs. Plus a few lot loads of feeder steers calves. Plus packages of heifers and steer calves. No trend will be applicable been several weeks since last sale. Demand was moderate to good on all cattle.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $382.80/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 8 comparable sales and sits −104.49 against this barn's trailing median of $487.30.

Average price

$382.80

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,063

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$42

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

$42.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.78

vs NE average

+4.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	392.45	2,068	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	579	350.00	2,027	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.45/cwt here — about $42 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale22 hd

382.80

—

NE average7 barns · 980 hd

390.59

−7.78

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

+4.01

This barn, trailing median8 sales

487.30

−104.49

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,430	$2,894	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,656	$3,628	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,516	$3,260	82

Every lot, as filed

34 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,546	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,633	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,669	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,623	3,601.74/head	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,602	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	741	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,097	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,430	2,893.55/head	2,600.00–3,175.00	2,894	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,599	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,449	3,385.37/head	3,375.00–3,400.00	3,385	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,729	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	852	318.06/cwt	303.00–320.00	2,710	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	318.98/cwt	308.00–324.00	2,463	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	392.45/cwt	391.00–395.00	2,068	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,398	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,475	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	467.00/cwt	467.00–467.00	1,784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	700–750	731	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,974	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	350–400	398	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,684	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,953	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	372.76/cwt	367.50–380.00	1,733	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,587	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	317.13/cwt	308.75–322.00	2,619	454
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	327.17/cwt	322.00–336.00	2,362	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,492	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,720	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	303.48/cwt	294.50–315.50	2,061	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,709	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	1,864	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	550–600	572	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,002	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,304	11

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 May 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,207Last week 2,885Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 370Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,546	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,633	3,650.00	3,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,669	2,900.00	2,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,623	3,550.00–3,700.00	3,601.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,599	3,650.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,449	3,375.00–3,400.00	3,385.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,729	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,398	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,475	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,263	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,430	2,600.00–3,175.00	2,893.55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	435.00	435.00
8	400–450	444	385.00	385.00
31	450–500	465	367.50–380.00	372.76
10	550–600	578	344.00	344.00
30	650–700	679	294.50–315.50	303.48
6	700–750	741	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	423.00	423.00
8	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
6	700–750	731	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	382	467.00	467.00
16	400–450	431	432.50	432.50
17	450–500	452	432.00	432.00
17	500–550	527	391.00–395.00	392.45
11	600–650	621	371.00	371.00
7	650–700	661	377.00	377.00
26	700–750	722	322.00–336.00	327.17
136	750–800	772	308.00–324.00	318.98
454	800–850	826	308.75–322.00	317.13
120	850–900	852	303.00–320.00	318.06
70	900–950	906	285.50	285.50
58	950–1000	951	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	476	370.00	370.00
5	550–600	579	350.00	350.00

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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