Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher and steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good for feeder cattle and light to moderate on a thin test of bred cows.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.96/cwt on 1,138 head.

Average price

$147.96

1,138 head · 848 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$2.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.99

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	854	148.10	1,265	1,072
Medium and Large 1-2	753	145.73	1,098	66

One grade step is worth $2.36/cwt here — about $167 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 sale1,138 hd

147.96

—

NE average7 barns · 9,022 hd

151.95

−3.99

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

32 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 1	—	425	163.62/cwt	162.00–165.00	695	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	847	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	900	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	147.85/cwt	147.85–147.85	1,300	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	793	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	446	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	830	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	158.28/cwt	155.50–160.00	1,076	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	149.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,076	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	142.72/cwt	139.50–144.50	1,043	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	136.16/cwt	133.75–138.50	1,234	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	972	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,312	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,153	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,757	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,317	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,195	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	984	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	136.37/cwt	135.35–139.75	1,214	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	886	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	149.51/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,230	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,018	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	127.75/cwt	127.75–127.75	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	137.43/cwt	132.75–138.50	1,141	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	708	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,048	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	166.33/cwt	159.00–170.00	855	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	979	140.31/cwt	140.10–141.50	1,374	422
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	143.03/cwt	141.75–143.50	1,084	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	590	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	926	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	159.92/cwt	158.50–163.00	990	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	157.19/cwt	150.50–158.50	1,242	173

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 Sep 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,297Last week 2,914Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	425	162.00–165.00	163.62
25	—	500	158.50	158.50
20	—	731	139.50–144.50	142.72
263	—	906	133.75–138.50	136.16
14	—	654	150.50	150.50
171	—	890	135.35–139.75	136.37
7	—	979	127.75	127.75
129	—	830	132.75–138.50	137.43
7	—	379	164.00	164.00
76	—	758	141.75–143.50	143.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	572	148.00	148.00
11	—	635	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	590	150.25	150.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	708	148.00	148.00
30	—	590	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	554	162.50	162.50
136	—	879	147.85	147.85
13	—	446	186.00	186.00
71	—	680	155.50–160.00	158.28
61	—	1,025	128.00	128.00
57	—	823	145.00–153.00	149.51
52	—	514	159.00–170.00	166.33
422	—	979	140.10–141.50	140.31
43	—	619	158.50–163.00	159.92
173	—	790	150.50–158.50	157.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	722	144.00–150.00	149.01
16	—	851	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	972	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	663	153.50	153.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	18	—	1,289	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,317	850.00	850.00

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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