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Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 6, 2023

4,250 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.16/cwt ≈ $1,211/hd at 627 lb · 400 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $205.06/cwt ≈ $1,173/hd at 572 lb · 346 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $204.00/cwt ≈ $1,380/hd at 676 lb · 332 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,250 1,009 6,227
Feeder cattle 4,250 — 6,227
Replacement cattle — 1,009 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Quality sale of feeder heifers and steers. NHTC, fancy, and not weaned steers. Bangs and non bangs vaccinated heifers. No trend will be applicable since four weeks or more on last sale. Good amount of snow in the area. Good attendance at sale with demand moderate to good. Next sale January 13 with a special bred heifer and cow.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 20 230.00 $230.00 $869 —
444 444 19 245.00 $245.00 $1,088 —
450 unweaned 450 5 194.00 $194.00 $873 —
451–491 477 45 220.00–229.00 $227.05 $1,083 —
515 fancy 515 89 241.50 $241.50 $1,244 —
509–546 530 78 212.00–225.00 $219.58 $1,164 —
556 unweaned 556 5 187.50 $187.50 $1,042 —
558–596 582 269 210.50–226.50 $221.46 $1,289 —
584 584 27 222.50 $222.50 $1,299 —
606–648 623 291 202.00–215.50 $210.55 $1,312 —
665 665 152 213.00 $213.00 $1,416 —
655–692 686 180 186.00–200.00 $196.40 $1,347 —
705–745 716 249 183.00–200.75 $194.30 $1,391 —
760 760 24 204.00 $204.00 $1,550 —
761–783 764 38 181.00–190.50 $189.22 $1,446 —
806–819 818 83 170.50–187.50 $186.49 $1,525 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 13 202.50 $202.50 $867 —
450 450 8 202.50 $202.50 $911 —
526 526 32 198.00 $198.00 $1,041 —
584–594 589 16 189.00–194.00 $191.52 $1,128 —
610–633 613 90 184.00–194.50 $193.03 $1,183 —
658–698 691 71 176.50–182.50 $177.33 $1,225 —
832 832 16 167.00 $167.00 $1,389 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
444–448 446 14 223.00–224.50 $223.75 $998 —
454–499 477 104 208.00–224.00 $216.18 $1,031 —
502–548 534 213 202.50–222.50 $212.11 $1,133 —
557–589 572 346 196.50–215.00 $205.06 $1,173 —
609–649 627 400 189.00–200.00 $193.16 $1,211 —
667–698 680 203 175.50–186.50 $182.26 $1,239 —
701–747 711 237 173.50–183.50 $176.60 $1,256 —
756–781 773 133 168.75–175.50 $172.37 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 14 207.00 $207.00 $675 —
386 386 13 186.00 $186.00 $718 —
435–444 438 35 192.00–200.00 $194.51 $852 —
451 451 23 181.00 $181.00 $816 —
503–544 529 40 182.00–198.00 $193.85 $1,025 —
582–595 587 144 172.00–187.50 $182.61 $1,072 —
613–645 624 96 163.00–180.00 $173.73 $1,084 —
673–696 680 38 159.00–165.00 $163.22 $1,110 —

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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.