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Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 5, 2024

4,985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $276.84/cwt ≈ $1,709/hd at 617 lb · 542 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.66/cwt ≈ $1,602/hd at 569 lb · 461 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $249.62/cwt ≈ $1,810/hd at 725 lb · 366 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,985 1,258 4,250
Feeder cattle 4,985 — 4,250
Replacement cattle — 1,258 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Fair winter day brought a nice crowd to sale. Been several weeks since last feeder calf sale. Was a nice bunch of weaned feeder heifers, steers, and a load of cutting bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378 378 16 319.00 $319.00 $1,206 —
416–443 435 17 346.00–376.00 $367.56 $1,599 —
442 442 76 348.50 $348.50 $1,540 —
451–499 472 117 337.50–355.00 $340.15 $1,606 —
501–536 520 143 311.00–343.50 $325.78 $1,694 —
551–597 570 195 293.00–321.00 $312.36 $1,780 —
607–643 628 315 283.00–309.00 $292.01 $1,834 —
656–695 672 305 257.50–283.00 $266.67 $1,792 —
701–749 725 366 238.00–258.50 $249.62 $1,810 —
755–792 769 338 231.00–244.00 $239.00 $1,838 —
887 887 5 217.00 $217.00 $1,925 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
421 421 17 326.00 $326.00 $1,372 —
461 461 8 285.00 $285.00 $1,314 —
535 535 10 301.00 $301.00 $1,610 —
567–581 579 38 260.00–283.00 $279.44 $1,618 —
636–645 640 17 270.00–278.50 $274.47 $1,757 —
661–699 693 118 238.00–255.00 $251.24 $1,741 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
384–398 386 52 330.00–345.00 $332.67 $1,284 —
415–442 423 33 305.00–322.50 $316.12 $1,337 —
464–497 489 164 295.00–323.00 $307.37 $1,503 —
517–538 530 153 285.00–303.00 $292.77 $1,552 —
551–597 568 442 263.50–288.00 $280.06 $1,591 —
583 583 19 319.00 $319.00 $1,860 —
601–640 616 343 252.50–276.00 $267.75 $1,649 —
620 620 199 292.50 $292.50 $1,814 —
652–688 666 350 251.50–274.50 $264.38 $1,761 —
701–744 714 60 225.00–246.00 $234.01 $1,671 —
754–790 757 213 219.50–228.00 $226.04 $1,711 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
361–386 374 20 300.00–305.00 $302.42 $1,131 —
445 445 15 286.00 $286.00 $1,273 —
461–499 479 24 267.50–281.00 $272.84 $1,307 —
530–545 539 15 251.00–267.00 $257.29 $1,387 —
557–597 583 82 244.50–258.00 $254.92 $1,486 —
603–646 641 123 232.50–240.75 $239.33 $1,534 —
660–688 663 122 225.50–246.50 $241.15 $1,599 —
732 732 6 222.00 $222.00 $1,625 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
589 589 7 253.00 $253.00 $1,490 —
665 665 83 248.50 $248.50 $1,653 —

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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.