Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifer calves sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.38/cwt on 1,460 head.

Average price

$172.38

1,460 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$16.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.70

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	172.86	973	1,418
Medium and Large 1-2	497	156.23	776	42

One grade step is worth $16.62/cwt here — about $197 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 sale1,460 hd

172.38

—

NE average10 barns · 13,240 hd

167.68

+4.70

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

54 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	389	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	642	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,070	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,370	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	638	148.88/cwt	148.50–149.50	950	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	509	152.96/cwt	150.00–156.00	779	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	162.38/cwt	154.00–163.75	999	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	158.75/cwt	158.75–158.75	1,051	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	356	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	546	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	966	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	478	187.12/cwt	185.50–189.00	894	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	1,051	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	915	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,336	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,053	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,411	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	552	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	988	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	588	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	811	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	696	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	163.20/cwt	155.00–168.50	723	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	333	161.62/cwt	160.00–163.00	538	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	352	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	912	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,295	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	998	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	172.78/cwt	167.50–175.00	911	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	878	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	480	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	910	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	558	172.75/cwt	172.75–172.75	964	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	822	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,251	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	389	199.87/cwt	199.00–202.00	777	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	308	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	650	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	468	157.47/cwt	154.50–163.50	737	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	139.46/cwt	138.00–140.50	881	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	452	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	782	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	774	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	458	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	774	141.93/cwt	137.50–144.00	1,099	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	280	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	510	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	847	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	587	161.04/cwt	155.00–166.25	945	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	183.46/cwt	182.00–185.00	760	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	347	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	378	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	194.54/cwt	192.00–195.00	844	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	957	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	624	149.80/cwt	145.00–151.00	935	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	521	181.24/cwt	180.25–181.75	944	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	933	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	425	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	146.34/cwt	142.50–148.00	825	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	529	148.63/cwt	148.00–150.00	786	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	516	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	809	66

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 16, 2019

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

Receipts 2,962Last week 3,457Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer calves sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifer calves sold steady to 4.00 lower. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	389	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	483	155.50	155.50
7	—	329	167.00	167.00
20	—	514	150.50	150.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,070	128.00	128.00
128	—	912	142.00	142.00
9	—	998	135.00	135.00
29	—	774	137.50–144.00	141.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	638	148.50–149.50	148.88
9	—	390	173.00	173.00
12	—	280	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	588	138.00	138.00
5	—	300	155.00	155.00
12	—	425	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	443	155.00–168.50	163.20
13	—	333	160.00–163.00	161.62
87	—	468	154.50–163.50	157.47
17	—	632	138.00–140.50	139.46
126	—	564	142.50–148.00	146.34
18	—	529	148.00–150.00	148.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	352	168.00	168.00
39	—	452	173.00	173.00
66	—	516	156.75	156.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	509	150.00–156.00	152.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
212	—	615	154.00–163.75	162.38
62	—	662	158.75	158.75
9	—	356	185.00	185.00
67	—	527	167.50–175.00	172.78
10	—	489	179.50	179.50
160	—	587	155.00–166.25	161.04
40	—	414	182.00–185.00	183.46
8	—	347	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	546	177.00	177.00
62	—	480	189.50	189.50
8	—	378	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	478	185.50–189.00	187.12
40	—	558	172.75	172.75
56	—	434	192.00–195.00	194.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	650	161.75	161.75
5	—	469	180.00	180.00
35	—	542	176.50	176.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	915	146.00	146.00
6	—	1,053	134.00	134.00
24	—	822	152.25	152.25
45	—	624	145.00–151.00	149.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	552	179.00	179.00
45	—	389	199.00–202.00	199.87
10	—	308	211.00	211.00
129	—	521	180.25–181.75	181.24
29	—	486	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	448	157.00	157.00
13	—	531	159.50	159.50

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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