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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.