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Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 2, 2023

680 head sold ·Official USDA report

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

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.65/cwt ≈ $1,708/hd at 807 lb · 82 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $249.00/cwt ≈ $1,544/hd at 620 lb · 71 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.00/cwt ≈ $1,633/hd at 756 lb · 42 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 680 304 774
Feeder cattle 680 774
Replacement cattle 304

Quality run of fall/spring heifers and steers. Prices on the higher side compared to a month ago. Demand moderate to good. Good moisture in the area.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–414 410 19 299.00–302.00 $300.88 $1,234
458 unweaned 458 8 282.50 $282.50 $1,294
478–488 481 33 280.00–285.00 $281.54 $1,354
503 503 13 289.00 $289.00 $1,454
547 unweaned 547 6 270.00 $270.00 $1,477
593 593 10 264.00 $264.00 $1,566
618 unweaned 618 33 255.50 $255.50 $1,579
742 742 6 220.00 $220.00 $1,632

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–382 367 19 254.00–262.50 $258.31 $948
435 435 16 242.50 $242.50 $1,055
485 unweaned 485 14 259.00 $259.00 $1,256
485–495 488 24 242.50–261.00 $256.30 $1,251
528 528 20 261.75 $261.75 $1,382
587 unweaned 587 29 248.00 $248.00 $1,456
620 620 71 249.00 $249.00 $1,544
692 692 10 220.00 $220.00 $1,522
756 756 42 216.00 $216.00 $1,633
803–808 807 82 203.75–213.00 $211.65 $1,708
861 861 21 186.50 $186.50 $1,606
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458–480 473 18 222.50–232.50 $227.79 $1,077
544 544 9 210.00 $210.00 $1,142

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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.