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Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 21, 2022

4,730 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Crawford Livestock Market report →

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.45/cwt ≈ $1,025/hd at 616 lb · 582 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $184.37/cwt ≈ $1,163/hd at 631 lb · 460 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.83/cwt ≈ $1,078/hd at 679 lb · 439 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,730 520 4,983
Feeder cattle 4,730 4,983
Replacement cattle 520

Quality run of feeder calves. NHTC , not weaned, bang vaccinated heifers, and replacement heifers. Trend prices some higher and lower in certain weights in both heifers and steers. Good attendance at sale with a little moisture in the area. Demand moderate to good. Next special feeder sale will be Feb. 4.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316–340 322 23 217.00–233.00 $228.60 $736
391 391 49 210.00 $210.00 $821
415–426 419 54 205.00–217.00 $212.63 $891
453–491 477 179 201.00–220.00 $213.20 $1,017
503–533 522 247 195.00–214.50 $205.26 $1,071
552–595 578 399 189.00–209.25 $200.21 $1,157
624 unweaned 624 9 165.00 $165.00 $1,030
611–643 631 451 174.00–191.00 $184.76 $1,166
651 unweaned 651 9 150.00 $150.00 $976
650–689 670 129 160.00–175.50 $173.71 $1,164
703–726 716 145 158.00–169.00 $163.22 $1,169
750 fancy 750 135 172.75 $172.75 $1,296
751–787 773 226 154.25–166.50 $158.72 $1,227
843 843 70 159.00 $159.00 $1,340
859–879 865 24 151.50 $151.50 $1,310
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 6 208.00 $208.00 $682
449 449 10 192.50 $192.50 $864
528 528 6 171.00 $171.00 $903
560–596 580 57 172.00–186.00 $178.55 $1,036
600–616 610 14 169.00–172.00 $170.95 $1,043
667–680 676 51 154.00–159.00 $157.34 $1,064
701–744 732 38 148.00–153.00 $151.43 $1,108
769 769 15 133.00 $133.00 $1,023

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–432 421 126 189.50–198.00 $191.75 $807
457–488 478 124 175.00–193.50 $189.41 $905
501–549 522 342 179.00–194.00 $187.63 $979
554–593 573 173 165.00–179.00 $174.32 $999
614 614 24 167.50 $167.50 $1,028
600–644 616 558 155.00–169.50 $166.40 $1,025
655–658 656 116 165.50–169.00 $168.15 $1,103
652–699 686 244 143.00–158.00 $152.07 $1,043
689 689 79 166.00 $166.00 $1,144
723 723 24 163.00 $163.00 $1,178
704–737 725 32 138.00–148.00 $142.74 $1,035
750 750 25 141.00 $141.00 $1,058
795 795 11 149.50 $149.50 $1,189
799 799 57 166.25 $166.25 $1,328
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
311 311 26 185.00 $185.00 $575
378 378 10 177.50 $177.50 $671
482 482 6 169.00 $169.00 $815
520–549 534 84 165.00–177.00 $171.16 $914
574–588 581 14 157.00–159.50 $158.27 $920
610–640 635 30 147.00–150.00 $147.48 $936
660–687 682 55 136.00–140.00 $138.62 $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.