Sale reports / Nebraska / Crawford / 2020-05-08

Crawford

Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2020-05-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Crawford, Nebraska · Fri, May 8

● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1857

← Apr 24May 8May 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,316 head

▲ 1,316 vs last sale 0▲ 1,316 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

150 head

▼ 158 vs last sale 308▼ 146 vs year ago 296 · −49.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 257 vs last sale 273▼ 1,028 vs year ago 1,044 · −98.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comapared to two weeks ago slaughter cows are steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.07/cwt on 698 head.

Average price

$138.07

698 head · 591 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$13.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.40

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	138.73	822	663
Medium and Large 1-2	563	125.53	707	35

One grade step is worth $13.20/cwt here — about $115 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale698 hd

138.07

—

NE average4 barns · 3,408 hd

129.68

+8.40

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,462	84.73	1,239	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,330	59.90	797	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,293	47.32	612	27

Every lot

39 lots · USDA AMS · Crawford Livestock Market - Crawford, NE

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	164.73/cwt	161.00–169.00	710	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	755	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	498	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	759	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	170.00/cwt	162.00–175.00	865	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	509	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	723	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	842	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	147.07/cwt	143.00–150.00	838	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	171.18/cwt	160.75–175.25	983	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	139.36/cwt	131.00–146.00	872	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	165.19/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,039	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	875	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,093	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	121.00/cwt	113.00–126.00	981	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,111	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,011	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	618	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	616	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	145.37/cwt	140.00–151.00	679	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	131.72/cwt	127.00–134.00	694	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	147.39/cwt	141.50–150.75	794	240
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	699	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	123.08/cwt	122.75–124.00	719	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	141.16/cwt	138.00–142.50	829	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	134.86/cwt	129.50–137.75	835	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	133.89/cwt	130.00–139.00	902	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	124.23/cwt	120.75–125.50	911	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	117.30/cwt	110.00–119.00	918	71
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	995	90.67/cwt	75.00–115.00	902	16
Bulls	—	—	1,785	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	893	1
Bulls	—	—	1,866	77.62/cwt	72.50–82.00	1,448	9
Bulls	—	—	2,166	85.47/cwt	82.50–91.00	1,851	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,005	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	462	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,195	60.39/cwt	57.00–64.50	722	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	37.32/cwt	32.00–41.00	449	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,329	49.76/cwt	43.00–55.00	661	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,370	59.76/cwt	55.50–67.00	819	34
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	902	89.91/cwt	82.00–100.00	811	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	73.54/cwt	68.00–77.00	724	5

This sale against other markets

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Crawford Livestock Market - Crawford, NE

Fri May 8, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Kearney, NE (LS-WH)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,316Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 308Year ago 296

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 273Year ago 1,044

Comapared to two weeks ago slaughter cows are steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,166	82.50–91.00	85.47
9	—	1,866	72.50–82.00	77.62
1	—	1,785	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	995	75.00–115.00	90.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,370	55.50–67.00	59.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,202	32.00–41.00	37.32
21	—	1,329	43.00–55.00	49.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,195	57.00–64.50	60.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	46.00	46.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	892	124.50	124.50
34	—	811	113.00–126.00	121.00
4	—	463	163.00	163.00
4	—	954	106.00	106.00
15	—	431	161.00–169.00	164.73
25	—	509	162.00–175.00	170.00
32	—	751	145.50	145.50
82	—	629	155.00–169.00	165.19
138	—	574	160.75–175.25	171.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	130.00	130.00
8	—	498	152.50	152.50
10	—	543	155.00	155.00
12	—	570	143.00–150.00	147.07
26	—	626	131.00–146.00	139.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	584	122.75–124.00	123.08
16	—	527	127.00–134.00	131.72
4	—	629	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	587	138.00–142.50	141.16
87	—	619	129.50–137.75	134.86
8	—	440	140.00	140.00
9	—	399	155.00	155.00
39	—	674	130.00–139.00	133.89
240	—	539	141.50–150.75	147.39
48	—	733	120.75–125.50	124.23
71	—	783	110.00–119.00	117.30
74	—	467	140.00–151.00	145.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	902	82.00–100.00	89.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	985	68.00–77.00	73.54

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.