Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.17/cwt on 1,665 head.

Average price

$166.17

1,665 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$946

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$270

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

$12.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	166.38	951	1,637
Medium and Large 1-2	442	153.93	681	28

One grade step is worth $12.45/cwt here — about $270 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 sale1,665 hd

166.17

—

NE average12 barns · 21,062 hd

166.41

−0.24

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

48 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	467	181.06/cwt	180.00–181.50	846	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	429	183.15/cwt	180.00–185.50	786	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	146.56/cwt	146.00–148.50	913	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	392	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,074	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,207	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	186.72/cwt	185.00–188.00	728	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	173.44/cwt	168.00–176.00	827	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	376	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	575	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	666	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	538	160.95/cwt	160.00–161.50	866	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	1,361	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	157.81/cwt	155.00–160.25	906	169
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	519	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	362	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	708	142.15/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,006	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	486	154.18/cwt	152.00–156.00	749	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	1,400	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	152.08/cwt	150.00–153.75	1,087	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	422	170.39/cwt	170.00–171.00	719	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	146.62/cwt	145.00–148.00	834	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	434	163.26/cwt	160.00–166.00	709	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	169.95/cwt	167.00–171.00	902	367
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	160.75/cwt	160.75–160.75	985	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	148.54/cwt	145.00–151.00	982	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	847	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,349	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	959	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	485	163.39/cwt	162.00–165.00	792	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	819	148.25/cwt	148.25–148.25	1,214	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	520	151.72/cwt	149.50–155.00	789	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	877	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	503	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	827	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	368	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	145.43/cwt	144.50–146.00	939	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	353	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	835	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,311	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	163.71/cwt	161.00–166.00	765	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	383	160.66/cwt	158.00–165.00	615	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	631	150.19/cwt	150.00–151.00	948	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	768	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,198	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	323	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	507	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	828	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,192	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	439	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	641	5

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 Nov 9, 2019

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

Receipts 3,457Last week 2,505Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	467	180.00–181.50	181.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	429	180.00–185.50	183.15
7	—	700	146.00	146.00
87	—	390	185.00–188.00	186.72
232	—	477	168.00–176.00	173.44
169	—	574	155.00–160.25	157.81
367	—	531	167.00–171.00	169.95
90	—	613	160.75	160.75
49	—	661	145.00–151.00	148.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	623	146.00–148.50	146.56
8	—	588	148.00	148.00
75	—	819	148.25	148.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	392	179.50	179.50
7	—	666	153.00	153.00
58	—	538	160.00–161.50	160.95
31	—	485	162.00–165.00	163.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	669	160.50	160.50
74	—	764	158.00	158.00
39	—	860	158.25	158.25
74	—	847	159.25	159.25
36	—	603	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	376	153.00	153.00
13	—	519	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	362	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	708	142.00–142.50	142.15
61	—	828	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	486	152.00–156.00	154.18
7	—	353	158.00	158.00
9	—	323	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	967	144.75	144.75
39	—	715	150.00–153.75	152.08
26	—	646	144.50–146.00	145.43
5	—	668	141.50	141.50
29	—	512	150.00	150.00
13	—	791	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	422	170.00–171.00	170.39
66	—	503	164.50	164.50
6	—	368	170.50	170.50
36	—	631	150.00–151.00	150.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	569	145.00–148.00	146.62
126	—	434	160.00–166.00	163.26
165	—	520	149.50–155.00	151.72
54	—	616	140.00–145.00	142.37
188	—	467	161.00–166.00	163.71
71	—	383	158.00–165.00	160.66
7	—	340	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	835	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	439	146.00	146.00

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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