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Crawford Livestock Market Report

Crawford, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 29, 2026

3,090 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $363.49/cwt ≈ $2,867/hd at 789 lb · 454 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.51/cwt ≈ $2,922/hd at 813 lb · 307 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.04/cwt ≈ $2,981/hd at 874 lb · 301 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,090 822 1,197
Feeder cattle 3,090 1,197
Replacement cattle 822

A few pot loads of steers and spayed heifers rest made up of packages. Sale made up of steers, spayed heifers, bangs vaccinated heifers, and a few fall calves. Mostly coming in from the drought conditions in the area. Prices mixed compared to earlier in the month. Demand moderate to good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481–489 485 12 547.50–565.00 $556.32 $2,698
528 528 51 508.00 $508.00 $2,682
583 583 32 460.00 $460.00 $2,682
614 614 146 486.00 $486.00 $2,984
710–724 716 67 387.50–410.00 $402.10 $2,879
757–795 789 109 378.00–399.00 $395.86 $3,123
809–848 822 258 367.50–398.00 $382.82 $3,147
874–894 887 260 358.00–364.00 $360.07 $3,194
906 906 10 340.00 $340.00 $3,080
951–975 969 223 344.00–353.00 $350.94 $3,401
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
569 569 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,504
669 669 31 420.00 $420.00 $2,810
936 936 9 323.00 $323.00 $3,023

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 62 502.50 $502.50 $2,573
578 578 9 442.50 $442.50 $2,558
608–618 609 142 405.00–432.50 $430.93 $2,624
677 677 29 386.00 $386.00 $2,613
679–691 687 16 373.00–387.00 $378.19 $2,598
715 715 12 371.00 $371.00 $2,653
700–748 733 278 350.00–386.50 $381.23 $2,794
772–789 785 29 340.00–363.00 $358.32 $2,813
769–798 789 425 351.00–367.50 $363.84 $2,871
808–811 810 272 360.50–365.50 $363.08 $2,941
819–838 834 35 331.00–332.00 $331.78 $2,767
863–883 873 260 332.50–344.00 $338.68 $2,957
880 880 41 356.00 $356.00 $3,133
918–934 924 51 311.00–339.50 $329.33 $3,043
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461 461 5 480.00 $480.00 $2,213
509 509 8 450.00 $450.00 $2,290
641 641 7 377.00 $377.00 $2,417
748 748 14 337.50 $337.50 $2,524
842 842 33 321.00 $321.00 $2,703
991 991 6 271.00 $271.00 $2,686

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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.