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Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, December 4, 2020

3,364 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.05/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 568 lb · 563 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.91/cwt +5.51 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 568 lb · 388 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $152.28/cwt +12.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,041/hd at 683 lb · 265 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,364 2,415 3,181
Feeder cattle 3,364 2,415 3,181

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher and heifers sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Fly-weight steers and heifers sold 10.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good from start to finish. Bulk of the sale consisted of top quality, long and thick made calves. Most calves had precondition shots with large percentage of the offering longtime weaned. Next Friday, December 11, will be a Special Bred Heifer and Cow sale.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382–392 390 25 198.00–205.00 $200.67 $783 +13.33
410–438 415 22 185.00–199.00 $191.16 $793 +17.79
458 thin fleshed 458 9 186.00 $186.00 $852 —
460–492 475 109 166.00–183.50 $177.32 $842 +2.69
485 485 15 148.00 $148.00 $718 -26.63
500–503 thin fleshed 500 80 195.50–196.50 $196.35 $982 —
501–536 511 61 175.00–190.00 $179.59 $918 +11.33
551–588 568 563 154.00–171.50 $162.05 $920 +2.99
601–648 622 226 151.00–159.50 $158.00 $983 +3.66
640 640 13 146.00 $146.00 $934 -8.34
650–686 678 186 147.50–156.75 $155.37 $1,053 +15.37
696 696 79 145.00 $145.00 $1,009 +5.00
763 763 54 145.75 $145.75 $1,112 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 339 5 205.00 $205.00 $695 —
463–496 484 51 154.00–168.00 $163.12 $790 +2.12
503–539 525 66 156.00–175.00 $164.97 $866 +14.93
562–594 586 44 150.50–151.00 $150.62 $883 +0.77
619–644 630 56 143.00–147.00 $145.37 $916 +8.09
653–665 658 33 140.00–144.00 $141.95 $934 —
733 733 8 139.00 $139.00 $1,019 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 10 168.00 $168.00 $652 +7.63
420–441 430 87 158.50–180.00 $163.43 $703 +10.53
450–491 471 150 151.00–167.00 $163.59 $771 +11.66
505–547 522 113 141.00–156.00 $150.14 $784 +9.52
552–586 568 388 141.00–150.75 $147.91 $840 +5.51
600–618 612 77 140.50–142.50 $141.43 $866 -0.53
621 fancy 621 88 147.00 $147.00 $913 —
650 650 11 135.00–138.00 $136.36 $886 +8.36
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 334 9 173.00–182.00 $175.74 $587 —
361–399 386 18 162.00–169.00 $164.18 $634 —
443 443 28 152.00 $152.00 $673 —
457–495 483 30 143.00–158.50 $149.79 $723 +9.68
547–548 548 20 136.00–139.50 $137.75 $755 +6.75
567–584 574 55 134.00–135.00 $134.87 $774 +5.55

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.