Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-11-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher and 600-700 lbs steers sold 4.00 lower, heifers over 400 lbs sold 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 $172.06/cwt on 1,136 head.

Average price

$172.06

1,136 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$392

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

$10.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.71

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	314	181.39	570	80
Medium and Large 1	561	171.36	962	1,056

One grade step is worth $10.03/cwt here — about −$392 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 sale1,136 hd

172.06

—

NE average9 barns · 12,455 hd

164.35

+7.71

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

41 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 1Unweaned	—	757	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,022	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	622	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	162.31/cwt	160.00–162.50	566	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	388	170.58/cwt	168.00–172.50	662	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	151.86/cwt	145.00–153.50	819	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	601	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	156.49/cwt	155.00–159.00	668	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	141.90/cwt	138.00–142.50	904	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	151.61/cwt	146.00–156.00	864	212
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	132.62/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,349	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	158.19/cwt	155.50–160.50	965	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,249	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	826	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,177	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	171.54/cwt	165.50–175.50	902	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	480	183.24/cwt	177.00–186.75	880	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	528	161.30/cwt	160.50–162.00	852	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,031	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	671	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	704	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,025	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	160.41/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,014	156
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	336	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	571	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	474	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	417	167.53/cwt	164.50–173.00	699	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	160.46/cwt	153.00–163.75	759	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	248	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	427	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	904	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	181.55/cwt	177.00–186.00	746	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	508	180.89/cwt	179.00–182.00	919	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	364	193.98/cwt	192.00–195.50	706	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	197.10/cwt	190.25–202.00	816	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	581	167.08/cwt	161.00–168.50	971	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	250	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	483	41

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 23, 2019

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

Receipts 2,498Last week 2,962Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher and 600-700 lbs steers sold 4.00 lower, heifers over 400 lbs sold 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	757	135.00	135.00
25	—	388	168.00–172.50	170.58
113	—	539	145.00–153.50	151.86
37	—	637	138.00–142.50	141.90
212	—	570	146.00–156.00	151.61
5	—	327	165.00	165.00
31	—	417	164.50–173.00	167.53
195	—	473	153.00–163.75	160.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	145.00	145.00
17	—	389	160.00	160.00
67	—	349	160.00–162.50	162.31
7	—	461	160.25	160.25
14	—	601	141.50	141.50
25	—	427	155.00–159.00	156.49
5	—	835	139.00	139.00
11	—	697	143.00	143.00
19	—	1,017	132.00–133.00	132.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	438	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	248	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	180.50	180.50
22	—	610	155.50–160.50	158.19
75	—	823	151.75	151.75
15	—	687	150.00	150.00
38	—	339	198.00	198.00
9	—	527	171.50	171.50
24	—	411	177.00–186.00	181.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	826	142.50	142.50
72	—	526	165.50–175.50	171.54
172	—	480	177.00–186.75	183.24
8	—	704	147.50	147.50
30	—	668	153.50	153.50
156	—	632	158.00–162.00	160.41
17	—	364	192.00–195.50	193.98
74	—	414	190.25–202.00	197.10
259	—	581	161.00–168.50	167.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	528	160.50–162.00	161.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	336	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	508	179.00–182.00	180.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	250	193.00	193.00

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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