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Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 8, 2021

6,667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $184.56/cwt +1.90 vs last sale · ≈ $975/hd at 528 lb · 1,409 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.54/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 573 lb · 821 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.97/cwt +10.92 vs last sale · ≈ $835/hd at 519 lb · 711 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,667 5,291 6,800
Feeder cattle 6,667 5,291 6,800

Market comments — USDA reporter

Good crowd with a good crowd of buyers. Trend steady to a few dollars higher on most weights. Good run of quality feeder calves. Demand was good to moderate. Next feeder calf sale Oct. 15.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 14 214.00 $214.00 $704 +7.00
366–398 388 107 194.00–211.00 $201.07 $780 -1.82
405–448 427 264 189.00–203.00 $195.84 $836 +5.52
454–464 fancy 459 51 202.50–203.50 $203.02 $932 +1.88
454–498 479 439 183.00–198.50 $191.30 $916 +7.60
502–520 fancy 513 371 188.00–195.00 $191.74 $984 +1.08
501–549 534 1,038 171.00–187.50 $182.00 $972 +2.78
554–565 fancy 560 271 179.00–186.25 $182.90 $1,024 —
550–597 579 550 163.00–178.00 $168.93 $978 -3.02
607–646 628 381 163.00–178.00 $172.07 $1,081 +1.33
650–683 664 250 164.00–176.00 $170.84 $1,134 +0.03
708 708 41 152.00 $152.00 $1,076 -8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–379 377 12 185.00–189.00 $186.66 $704 +11.66
416–444 426 29 180.00–184.00 $181.54 $773 —
464–484 476 69 171.00–178.00 $175.72 $836 +7.87
501–537 530 34 167.50–170.50 $169.52 $898 +8.71
571–594 580 119 160.00–162.50 $161.66 $938 -0.32
612–649 626 68 158.00–159.50 $158.82 $994 +3.43
654–690 676 56 152.00–160.00 $155.04 $1,048 -0.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–391 372 91 167.00–178.00 $174.60 $650 +3.67
404–449 429 185 159.00–173.50 $165.03 $708 +3.45
451 fancy 451 105 184.00 $184.00 $830 —
471–494 483 453 162.50–178.00 $168.14 $812 +7.83
515–522 fancy 518 16 184.00–186.00 $184.76 $957 —
505–541 519 695 151.50–166.50 $160.42 $833 +10.37
554–591 573 187 159.00–175.00 $164.28 $941 +10.54
603–636 613 127 145.00–159.00 $155.20 $951 +6.58
671 671 35 134.50 $134.50 $902 +5.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 6 154.00 $154.00 $661 —
451–499 465 112 148.00–161.00 $154.75 $720 +8.60
500–528 513 66 142.00–146.00 $143.51 $736 +3.13
573 573 17 156.00 $156.00 $894 +13.37

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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.