Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to 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 $156.34/cwt on 1,159 head.

Average price

$156.34

1,159 head · 593 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$128

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

$4.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.10

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	156.73	939	1,054
Medium and Large 1-2	532	152.43	811	105

One grade step is worth $4.30/cwt here — about $128 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 sale1,159 hd

156.34

—

NE average4 barns · 2,398 hd

148.24

+8.10

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 1	—	313	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	846	135.46/cwt	134.50–136.00	1,146	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,078	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,272	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	581	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	161.16/cwt	160.00–167.00	788	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	146.26/cwt	144.00–151.50	841	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	824	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	623	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	825	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	165.08/cwt	163.50–166.00	751	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	775	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	356	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	619	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	422	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	829	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	323	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	707	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	159.39/cwt	155.50–160.75	924	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	136.15/cwt	130.50–137.85	982	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	140.88/cwt	136.00–143.00	942	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.20/cwt	157.00–165.50	857	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	126.92/cwt	124.50–128.50	1,085	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	176.71/cwt	170.00–180.00	822	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	147.84/cwt	144.50–148.25	891	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,058	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	183.00/cwt	181.50–184.00	796	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	589	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	143.75/cwt	143.75–143.75	920	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	836	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,032	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,473	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	18,413	20
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	939	1,745.76/cwt	1,685.00–1,885.00	16,393	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	1,775.00/cwt	1,775.00–1,775.00	25,081	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,515	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	22,346	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,553	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	16,462	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	155.16/cwt	153.00–157.00	964	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	803	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	753	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,043	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	160.31/cwt	160.00–160.50	931	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	178.71/cwt	176.00–184.00	831	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,012	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	413	200.77/cwt	200.00–201.00	829	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	338	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	710	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	388	210.05/cwt	207.00–212.50	815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	152.25/cwt	151.25–152.75	1,113	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	167.31/cwt	163.75–171.00	984	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	180.84/cwt	177.00–186.25	948	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	166.30/cwt	164.50–169.00	1,038	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	188.45/cwt	184.50–194.50	901	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,192	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	842	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	708	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	154.75/cwt	154.75–154.75	1,020	8

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 May 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,482Last week 3,132Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 244Year ago 0

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	203.00	203.00
131	—	731	151.25–152.75	152.25
115	—	588	163.75–171.00	167.31
57	—	524	177.00–186.25	180.84
55	—	624	164.50–169.00	166.30
42	—	478	184.50–194.50	188.45
20	—	883	135.00	135.00
15	—	443	190.00	190.00
10	—	365	194.00	194.00
8	—	659	154.75	154.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	846	134.50–136.00	135.46
14	—	1,078	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	621	153.00–157.00	155.16
8	—	588	150.50	150.50
6	—	673	149.50	149.50
5	—	540	172.00	172.00
5	—	460	174.50	174.50
5	—	400	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	753	138.50	138.50
6	—	875	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	581	160.00–160.50	160.31
25	—	465	176.00–184.00	178.71
21	—	653	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	413	200.00–201.00	200.77
25	—	338	210.00	210.00
16	—	388	207.00–212.50	210.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	581	144.50	144.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	489	160.00–167.00	161.16
19	—	575	144.00–151.50	146.26
19	—	544	151.50	151.50
6	—	369	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	567	160.00	160.00
22	—	455	163.50–166.00	165.08
13	—	508	152.50	152.50
7	—	356	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	422	196.50	196.50
41	—	323	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
187	—	580	155.50–160.75	159.39
121	—	721	130.50–137.85	136.15
116	—	669	136.00–143.00	140.88
111	—	525	157.00–165.50	163.20
104	—	855	124.50–128.50	126.92
86	—	465	170.00–180.00	176.71
56	—	603	144.50–148.25	147.84
45	—	803	131.75	131.75
32	—	435	181.50–184.00	183.00
8	—	380	182.50	182.50
6	—	329	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	640	143.75	143.75
6	—	836	123.50	123.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,473	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,413	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,515	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,553	1,060.00	1,060.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	60	—	939	1,685.00–1,885.00	1,745.76

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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