Cattle Market Pulse

Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 22, 2021

4,983 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.80/cwt ≈ $877/hd at 578 lb · 650 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.66/cwt ≈ $955/hd at 670 lb · 477 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $172.33/cwt ≈ $986/hd at 572 lb · 355 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,983 886 3,801
Feeder cattle 4,983 — 3,801
Replacement cattle — 886 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher with all other weights of heifers unevenly steady. Large crowd of buyers on hand with good demand for longtime weaned calves. Sharply higher CME live cattle and feeder cattle futures along with sharply lower corn futures aided in the higher cattle market on Friday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 6 180.00 $180.00 $569 —
347 fancy 347 13 216.00 $216.00 $750 —
359–369 360 53 202.50–204.00 $203.83 $734 —
400 fancy 400 6 217.00 $217.00 $868 —
423–445 441 89 194.00–203.00 $200.97 $886 —
455–490 464 125 181.00–200.00 $194.50 $902 —
505–545 531 191 174.00–187.50 $182.70 $970 —
556–598 572 355 163.00–180.00 $172.33 $986 —
602–643 626 222 153.00–167.00 $159.49 $998 —
652–686 673 344 141.50–153.75 $148.59 $1,000 —
704–742 729 293 142.00–148.25 $144.92 $1,056 —
750–796 789 89 135.50–141.50 $136.33 $1,076 —
840 840 14 135.50 $135.50 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
387 387 13 174.00 $174.00 $673 —
474 474 8 187.00 $187.00 $886 —
532–549 542 34 165.00–177.00 $172.01 $932 —
563–569 566 10 143.00–152.00 $147.52 $835 —
645–648 646 34 144.50–146.25 $145.22 $938 —
664–687 672 31 140.00–140.25 $140.16 $942 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351–366 357 60 173.00–180.00 $178.77 $638 —
400–442 423 77 174.50–182.00 $179.10 $758 —
458 458 52 184.00 $184.00 $843 —
451–496 479 126 163.00–177.00 $169.58 $812 —
512 512 30 164.50 $164.50 $842 —
503–544 524 256 151.00–166.00 $159.00 $833 —
557–595 576 569 145.00–159.00 $151.56 $873 —
589 589 81 153.50 $153.50 $904 —
600–646 619 339 138.50–152.75 $147.04 $910 —
650–698 665 309 132.50–145.50 $140.18 $932 —
671–684 678 168 144.50–150.50 $147.22 $998 —
701–728 718 86 132.00–133.50 $132.90 $954 —
789 789 9 125.00 $125.00 $986 —
829 829 20 125.00 $125.00 $1,036 —
876 876 8 124.00 $124.00 $1,086 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–394 378 12 151.00–161.00 $155.79 $589 —
403–440 425 29 161.00–168.00 $165.25 $702 —
455–491 460 89 151.00–157.25 $156.20 $719 —
511–537 526 51 135.00–147.00 $141.71 $745 —
575–596 581 92 133.00–143.50 $139.68 $812 —
628–648 639 11 135.00–135.50 $135.28 $864 —
660 660 18 127.00 $127.00 $838 —

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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.