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Crawford

Name: Crawford livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

Replacement Cattle · Crawford, Nebraska · Fri, May 15

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1857

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Receipts

2,171 head

▲ 2,171 vs last sale 0▲ 2,171 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The last bred cow and pair sale was three weeks ago with this week's large supply selling with a higher undertone. Brutal dryness continues across the trade area and ranchers and cattlemen have made a tough decision to start selling off the older cow/calf pairs and some bred cows. Pasture and range conditions for this week per NASS in Nebraska is at 79% poor to very poor, WY at 70% and SD comes in at 42%. However, the SW corner of of South Dakota is in a extreme drought category. Quite a few of the lots of cattle are going to out of state buyers as those states are improving their genetic base and have some green grass for grazing. Nice crowd of buyers on the seats along with active internet buying.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,443	$3,978	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,540	$3,699	52
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$3,650	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,578	$3,612	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$3,463	69
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,162	$3,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,718	$5,200	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,478	$4,936	56
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,601	$4,670	197
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,503	$4,173	642
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,163	$5,250	24

Every lot

26 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
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,266	4,375.00/head	4,375.00–4,375.00	4,375	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,299	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,354	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,460	3,834.01/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,834	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,487	4,180.52/head	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,181	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,489	3,919.51/head	3,700.00–4,025.00	3,920	160
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,509	4,295.65/head	4,050.00–4,450.00	4,296	390
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,570	4,450.00/head	4,450.00–4,450.00	4,450	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,571	5,024.26/head	4,900.00–5,285.00	5,024	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,593	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,629	4,720.82/head	4,500.00–4,900.00	4,721	169
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,648	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,655	4,900.00/head	4,900.00–4,900.00	4,900	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,718	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,407	3,260.89/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,261	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,424	3,488.15/head	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,488	35
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,443	3,977.56/head	3,850.00–4,100.00	3,978	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,453	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,543	3,659.17/head	3,400.00–3,850.00	3,659	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,549	3,730.91/head	3,650.00–3,960.00	3,731	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,569	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,595	3,685.00/head	3,685.00–3,685.00	3,685	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,162	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	5,250.00/head	5,250.00–5,250.00	5,250	24

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 15, 2026

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

Receipts 2,171Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,487	4,050.00–4,300.00	4,180.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,266	4,375.00	4,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,571	4,900.00–5,285.00	5,024.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,655	4,900.00	4,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,570	4,450.00	4,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	390	—	1,509	4,050.00–4,450.00	4,295.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,718	5,200.00	5,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	169	—	1,629	4,500.00–4,900.00	4,720.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,460	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,834.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,648	4,400.00	4,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	160	—	1,489	3,700.00–4,025.00	3,919.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,250	4,750.00	4,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,593	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,299	4,750.00	4,750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,354	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,407	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,260.89

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,543	3,400.00–3,850.00	3,659.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,595	3,685.00	3,685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	47	—	1,549	3,650.00–3,960.00	3,730.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,212	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,443	3,850.00–4,100.00	3,977.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,453	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,424	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,488.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,569	3,575.00	3,575.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,162	3,650.00	3,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,163	5,250.00	5,250.00

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.