Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers 600-700 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.75/cwt on 1,201 head.

Average price

$159.75

1,201 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$126

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

$4.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.02

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	480	163.95	787	81
Medium and Large 1	573	159.44	914	1,120

One grade step is worth $4.51/cwt here — about −$126 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 sale1,201 hd

159.75

—

NE average7 barns · 9,929 hd

154.73

+5.02

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

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	619	158.34/cwt	158.00–159.50	980	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	166.86/cwt	164.00–170.50	971	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	466	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	479	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	165.15/cwt	163.00–170.00	611	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	161.15/cwt	159.50–162.00	861	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	172.78/cwt	172.50–173.00	745	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	502	171.29/cwt	171.00–172.00	860	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	179.68/cwt	179.00–182.00	848	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	754	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	512	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	911	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	675	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,024	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	610	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	955	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	821	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	914	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	147.40/cwt	145.00–151.00	927	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	167.33/cwt	163.00–173.50	872	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	155.79/cwt	150.50–159.00	904	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	144.29/cwt	140.50–145.25	958	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	174.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	827	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	184.64/cwt	181.00–186.00	777	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	132.27/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,026	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,000	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	619	141.98/cwt	140.00–142.50	879	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	132.99/cwt	132.50–134.00	908	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,188	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,593	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,569	1,455.66/cwt	1,350.00–1,510.00	22,839	98
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,194	2,051.39/cwt	1,700.00–2,225.00	24,494	98
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,349	1,460.03/cwt	1,450.00–1,475.00	19,696	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	524	176.37/cwt	175.00–179.00	924	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	335	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	201.08/cwt	200.00–202.00	832	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	949	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	580	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	378	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	993	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	664	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,109	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	183.10/cwt	183.10–183.10	1,121	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	720	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,199	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	205.32/cwt	204.00–208.00	879	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	216.46/cwt	214.00–219.00	998	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	187.96/cwt	185.00–192.75	996	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	194.27/cwt	190.00–198.00	923	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	194.27/cwt	194.00–198.00	833	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	159.65/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,084	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	173.03/cwt	170.50–175.00	1,057	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,224	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	202.61/cwt	197.00–205.00	788	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	181.46/cwt	180.50–182.50	1,029	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,152	30

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.

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

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Apr 27, 2019

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Feeder CattleReceipts 3,132Last week 3,889Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 244Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	619	158.00–159.50	158.34
23	—	582	164.00–170.50	166.86
7	—	466	180.00	180.00
30	—	800	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	524	175.00–179.00	176.37
7	—	335	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	414	200.00–202.00	201.08
15	—	530	179.00	179.00
13	—	580	167.00	167.00
8	—	480	204.50	204.50
6	—	378	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	503	197.50	197.50
34	—	664	167.00	167.00
31	—	612	183.10	183.10
30	—	720	166.50	166.50
19	—	428	204.00–208.00	205.32
16	—	461	214.00–219.00	216.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	530	185.00–192.75	187.96
120	—	475	190.00–198.00	194.27
103	—	429	194.00–198.00	194.27
75	—	679	155.00–162.50	159.65
72	—	611	170.50–175.00	173.03
34	—	800	153.00	153.00
17	—	389	197.00–205.00	202.61
15	—	567	180.50–182.50	181.46
6	—	764	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	479	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	370	163.00–170.00	165.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	534	159.50–162.00	161.15
11	—	431	172.50–173.00	172.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	502	171.00–172.00	171.29
30	—	472	179.00–182.00	179.68
8	—	420	179.50	179.50
5	—	550	155.00	155.00
5	—	327	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	512	178.00	178.00
83	—	675	151.75	151.75
17	—	610	156.50	156.50
11	—	432	190.00	190.00
5	—	559	163.50	163.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
162	—	629	145.00–151.00	147.40
113	—	521	163.00–173.50	167.33
105	—	580	150.50–159.00	155.79
104	—	664	140.50–145.25	144.29
103	—	475	170.00–180.00	174.02
82	—	421	181.00–186.00	184.64
54	—	776	132.00–132.50	132.27
10	—	378	177.00	177.00
7	—	746	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	619	140.00–142.50	141.98
24	—	683	132.50–134.00	132.99

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,188	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	98	—	1,569	1,350.00–1,510.00	1,455.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	98	—	1,194	1,700.00–2,225.00	2,051.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,349	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,460.03

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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