Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 450-850 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers 450-600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower on the comparable offerings. Demand was good on a shorter than expected consignment sheet from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet, due to a winter storm within the trade area during the week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.26/cwt on 2,434 head.

Average price

$162.26

2,434 head · 689 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,117

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.03

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	162.59	1,120	2,394
Medium and Large 1-2	679	142.44	967	40

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $153 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 sale2,434 hd

162.26

—

NE average3 barns · 6,277 hd

163.28

−1.03

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

47 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 1Fancy	—	495	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	869	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	368	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	581	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	594	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	903	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	154.57/cwt	149.50–157.00	822	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	540	152.99/cwt	152.50–156.50	826	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	843	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	942	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,028	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,268	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	675	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,176	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	423	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	744	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	182.70/cwt	182.00–183.00	875	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	166.33/cwt	160.00–168.00	960	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	152.00/cwt	147.50–157.00	1,084	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	162.30/cwt	155.00–166.25	1,014	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	843	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	183.76/cwt	180.50–185.00	888	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	369	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,268	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,061	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,485	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	159.92/cwt	156.00–161.75	985	246
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	170.57/cwt	168.00–175.00	960	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	152.78/cwt	146.75–156.25	1,406	348
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	174.28/cwt	170.00–177.00	939	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	149.29/cwt	149.00–149.50	1,179	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,268	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	491	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	827	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	142.44/cwt	140.50–145.00	967	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	175.92/cwt	173.50–179.00	920	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	345	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	673	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	145.69/cwt	144.50–146.25	1,406	186
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	146.47/cwt	145.00–147.50	844	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	588	152.22/cwt	151.50–152.75	895	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	143.00/cwt	138.00–145.50	899	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,098	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	538	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	761	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	583	164.25/cwt	164.25–164.25	958	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	747	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	381	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	575	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	157.90/cwt	154.00–162.50	756	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	526	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,071	102

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 30, 2019

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	495	175.50	175.50
64	—	505	167.00	167.00
83	—	583	164.25	164.25
43	—	414	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	368	158.00	158.00
38	—	538	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	488	157.00	157.00
51	—	594	152.00	152.00
133	—	532	149.50–157.00	154.57
10	—	417	157.00	157.00
39	—	724	142.00	142.00
122	—	879	144.25	144.25
64	—	629	138.00–145.50	143.00
23	—	807	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	540	152.50–156.50	152.99
112	—	576	145.00–147.50	146.47
169	—	479	154.00–162.50	157.90
20	—	317	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	670	128.00	128.00
11	—	572	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	700	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	588	151.50–152.75	152.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	381	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	675	174.25	174.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	423	176.00	176.00
6	—	369	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	479	182.00–183.00	182.70
79	—	577	160.00–168.00	166.33
138	—	713	147.50–157.00	152.00
338	—	625	155.00–166.25	162.30
23	—	890	142.50	142.50
55	—	1,061	140.00	140.00
348	—	920	146.75–156.25	152.78
174	—	539	170.00–177.00	174.28
91	—	790	149.00–149.50	149.29
46	—	834	152.00	152.00
7	—	389	180.00	180.00
186	—	965	144.50–146.25	145.69
102	—	654	163.75	163.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	437	193.00	193.00
127	—	483	180.50–185.00	183.76
246	—	616	156.00–161.75	159.92
84	—	563	168.00–175.00	170.57
120	—	523	173.50–179.00	175.92
25	—	345	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	491	168.50	168.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	679	140.50–145.00	142.44

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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