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Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 18, 2022

1,020 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.43/cwt -3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,112/hd at 735 lb · 179 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.38/cwt +16.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 527 lb · 98 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.26/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,024/hd at 668 lb · 94 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,020 2,283 0
Feeder cattle 1,020 2,223 0
Replacement cattle 60

Quality run of feeder heifers and steers. A few heifers saved as replacements and with a few not weaned steers. Trends lower and higher on certain weights. Demand moderate to good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
336 unweaned 336 5 185.00 $185.00 $622
417 unweaned 417 19 202.50 $202.50 $844
507 507 12 210.00 $210.00 $1,065 -2.50
564 564 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,117 +6.03
611–641 627 70 172.00–189.50 $183.03 $1,148 -11.22
659 659 13 170.00 $170.00 $1,120 -4.59
704–746 725 55 160.00–162.50 $161.31 $1,169 +2.16
766–799 785 31 148.00–158.50 $155.93 $1,224 +2.93
909 909 45 144.00 $144.00 $1,309
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 10 176.00 $176.00 $986
620 620 10 160.00 $160.00 $992 -5.49

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
414 414 8 171.00 $171.00 $708 -12.32
468–476 473 30 183.00–189.00 $186.82 $884
506–528 527 98 181.50–192.00 $191.38 $1,009 +16.47
580–590 584 55 171.00–183.00 $179.25 $1,047 +4.25
601–626 614 89 149.00–163.00 $160.88 $988 +0.28
654–685 668 94 147.00–160.50 $153.26 $1,024 +0.14
718–721 720 48 141.00–148.00 $143.04 $1,030 -11.80
740 740 131 154.00–155.00 $154.50 $1,143 -0.34
822 822 16 133.00 $133.00 $1,093 -4.32
993 993 8 110.00 $110.00 $1,092
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
684 684 10 140.00 $140.00 $958

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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.