Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.76/cwt on 2,205 head.

Average price

$149.76

2,205 head · 680 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,018

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$210

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

$16.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.82

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	487	166.50	810	32
Medium and Large 1	682	149.52	1,020	2,173

One grade step is worth $16.98/cwt here — about −$210 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 sale2,205 hd

149.76

—

NE average2 barns · 2,692 hd

147.95

+1.82

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

Every lot, as filed

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

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	148.01/cwt	146.00–148.50	915	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	142.00/cwt	140.50–142.25	966	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	172.07/cwt	171.50–173.00	762	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.82/cwt	162.50–163.50	858	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	169.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	816	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	155.40/cwt	152.00–158.00	898	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.49/cwt	148.75–154.50	948	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	145.12/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,065	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	145.60/cwt	145.60–145.60	1,093	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	149.59/cwt	146.50–150.25	993	315
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	1,152	450
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	700	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,033	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	672	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	1,013	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	165.15/cwt	163.50–167.00	923	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	777	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,002	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	390	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	698	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	722	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	452	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,068	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,000	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	928	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,103	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	724	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,234	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	183.51/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,064	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	192.74/cwt	190.00–195.50	1,008	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	194.59/cwt	188.00–195.50	856	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,202	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	162.69/cwt	158.00–164.25	1,183	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.25	1,116	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	169.04/cwt	168.50–170.00	1,141	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	154.25/cwt	154.25–154.25	1,237	239
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	891	146.85/cwt	146.85–146.85	1,308	504
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	531	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.50	1,057	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	708	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	977	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	372	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	714	12

How this sale compares

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.

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Compared to last week steers sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	468	161.00	161.00
23	—	835	130.00	130.00
25	—	618	146.00–148.50	148.01
105	—	680	140.50–142.25	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	443	171.50–173.00	172.07
45	—	527	162.50–163.50	162.82
141	—	482	165.00–175.00	169.31
177	—	578	152.00–158.00	155.40
180	—	622	148.75–154.50	152.49
211	—	734	143.00–147.00	145.12
268	—	751	145.60	145.60
315	—	664	146.50–150.25	149.59
450	—	822	140.10	140.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	700	147.50	147.50
66	—	672	150.75	150.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	559	163.50–167.00	165.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	777	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	390	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	147.00	147.00
7	—	452	178.00	178.00
13	—	623	171.50	171.50
17	—	573	174.50	174.50
23	—	510	182.00	182.00
25	—	695	158.75	158.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	187.50	187.50
12	—	381	190.00	190.00
24	—	914	135.00	135.00
29	—	580	180.00–186.00	183.51
41	—	523	190.00–195.50	192.74
66	—	440	188.00–195.50	194.59
69	—	751	160.00	160.00
70	—	727	158.00–164.25	162.69
106	—	609	180.00–185.25	183.32
130	—	675	168.50–170.00	169.04
239	—	802	154.25	154.25
504	—	891	146.85	146.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	531	198.00–200.50	199.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	708	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	372	192.00	192.00

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.

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