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Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 7, 2022

6,227 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.25/cwt ≈ $1,017/hd at 580 lb · 784 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.81/cwt ≈ $1,026/hd at 630 lb · 754 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $175.93/cwt ≈ $1,261/hd at 717 lb · 632 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 6,227 1,420 6,593
Feeder cattle 6,227 — 6,593
Replacement cattle — 1,420 —

Quality run of feeder calves with bangs vaccinated heifers, some not weaned calves, and NHTC steers. No trend will be applicable since several weeks from last feeder sale. Good attendance warmer weather. Demand moderate to good. Next sale Jan. 14 with a special bred cow and heifer sale.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 10 214.00 $214.00 $743 —
451–499 476 75 200.00–220.50 $209.15 $996 —
531 531 20 211.00 $211.00 $1,120 —
508–545 534 109 206.00–216.00 $211.48 $1,129 —
551–599 571 339 188.00–207.00 $197.59 $1,128 —
578 578 12 204.00 $204.00 $1,179 —
617 617 43 191.00 $191.00 $1,178 —
601–642 624 392 182.00–199.00 $188.26 $1,175 —
657–697 676 428 171.50–188.50 $178.17 $1,204 —
702–713 709 187 177.50–182.75 $179.61 $1,273 —
701–742 720 445 167.50–176.75 $174.38 $1,256 —
785 785 45 175.75 $175.75 $1,380 —
762–798 788 211 169.00–175.00 $172.31 $1,358 —
826–842 827 140 157.00–169.00 $168.21 $1,391 —
879 879 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,231 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 7 198.00 $198.00 $942 —
535–544 541 51 191.00–194.00 $193.14 $1,045 —
591 591 12 186.00 $186.00 $1,099 —
613–646 628 42 163.00–180.50 $171.68 $1,078 —
657–696 680 189 158.00–170.00 $166.32 $1,131 —
835–846 845 64 143.00–152.50 $151.77 $1,282 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
412 412 7 191.00 $191.00 $787 —
453–497 478 167 175.00–192.00 $181.59 $868 —
507 unweaned 507 8 163.00 $163.00 $826 —
515 515 21 192.00 $192.00 $989 —
513–543 531 88 175.50–189.00 $183.90 $977 —
551–595 580 759 166.00–183.00 $175.75 $1,019 —
592 unweaned 592 25 160.00 $160.00 $947 —
607–644 630 754 156.00–170.00 $162.81 $1,026 —
655–694 675 523 155.00–169.75 $163.84 $1,106 —
703–747 713 176 154.00–168.00 $161.18 $1,149 —
783 783 130 155.25 $155.25 $1,216 —
804 804 61 143.00 $143.00 $1,150 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 8 180.00 $180.00 $553 —
412 412 8 170.00 $170.00 $700 —
451 451 10 155.00–169.00 $162.00 $731 —
527 527 8 160.00 $160.00 $843 —
594–598 597 92 158.00–165.50 $163.17 $974 —
621 621 9 145.00 $145.00 $900 —
655–686 672 59 147.00–151.00 $148.73 $999 —
726–728 728 43 143.50–149.00 $144.14 $1,049 —
750 750 22 139.50 $139.50 $1,046 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
721 721 6 131.00 $131.00 $945 —

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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.