Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 except for weaned steers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was 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 $174.77/cwt on 2,502 head.

Average price

$174.77

2,502 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$15.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	174.91	964	2,478
Medium and Large 1-2	514	159.88	822	24

One grade step is worth $15.04/cwt here — about $142 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 sale2,502 hd

174.77

—

NE average10 barns · 14,320 hd

169.25

+5.52

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

56 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	—	515	163.07/cwt	162.00–165.00	840	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	174.61/cwt	171.00–175.00	754	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	592	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	946	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	647	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	932	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	167.15/cwt	164.00–169.00	968	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	159.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	962	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,097	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	151.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,029	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	177.76/cwt	177.50–178.00	915	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	784	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.53/cwt	138.00–145.00	888	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.79/cwt	146.50–154.50	853	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	532	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	888	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	166.53/cwt	159.50–168.00	773	169
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	172.92/cwt	171.00–174.00	655	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	155.48/cwt	150.00–160.25	822	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	584	161.48/cwt	160.50–163.50	943	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	630	149.23/cwt	148.00–150.00	940	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	478	176.05/cwt	175.00–177.75	842	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	535	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	885	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	391	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	653	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	580	142.19/cwt	141.00–143.00	825	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	965	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	178.81/cwt	175.50–181.50	955	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	294	174.54/cwt	173.00–176.00	513	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	150.57/cwt	146.00–153.50	849	327
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	512	157.67/cwt	149.50–160.75	807	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	159.67/cwt	157.00–164.00	701	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	378	206.35/cwt	204.00–210.00	780	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	155.85/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,061	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	818	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	803	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,128	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	700	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,057	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	199.30/cwt	195.00–203.00	859	252
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	186.20/cwt	183.00–189.00	888	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	330	210.46/cwt	205.00–213.00	695	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	784	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,082	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	162.34/cwt	154.50–166.00	1,005	350
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	169.28/cwt	165.50–176.50	963	332
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	142.04/cwt	141.50–142.50	868	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	771	140.50/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,083	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	736	133.92/cwt	131.00–139.50	986	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	165.38/cwt	162.00–168.00	779	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	357	177.42/cwt	174.00–181.00	633	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	507	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	973	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	508	187.03/cwt	185.50–188.00	950	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	606	169.62/cwt	168.75–170.00	1,028	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	476	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	921	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	697	9

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 Dec 7, 2019

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

Receipts 5,091Last week 3,839Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	515	162.00–165.00	163.07
98	—	432	171.00–175.00	174.61
9	—	369	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	592	159.75	159.75
70	—	647	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	623	138.00–145.00	142.53
37	—	573	146.50–154.50	148.79
169	—	464	159.50–168.00	166.53
36	—	379	171.00–174.00	172.92
35	—	529	150.00–160.25	155.48
18	—	650	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	391	167.00	167.00
31	—	480	157.00	157.00
24	—	580	141.00–143.00	142.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	294	173.00–176.00	174.54
21	—	675	138.00	138.00
327	—	564	146.00–153.50	150.57
277	—	512	149.50–160.75	157.67
75	—	439	157.00–164.00	159.67
47	—	611	141.50–142.50	142.04
20	—	771	139.00–141.00	140.50
17	—	736	131.00–139.50	133.92
138	—	471	162.00–168.00	165.38
129	—	357	174.00–181.00	177.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	579	164.00–169.00	167.15
66	—	605	156.00–160.00	159.05
14	—	770	142.50	142.50
14	—	462	186.00	186.00
124	—	677	150.00–156.00	151.98
56	—	425	200.00	200.00
28	—	515	177.50–178.00	177.76
10	—	394	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	532	167.00	167.00
36	—	675	142.00–145.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	584	160.50–163.50	161.48
13	—	630	148.00–150.00	149.23
81	—	478	175.00–177.75	176.05
11	—	535	165.50	165.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	534	175.50–181.50	178.81
113	—	378	204.00–210.00	206.35
97	—	681	150.00–157.00	155.85
30	—	803	140.50	140.50
25	—	700	151.00	151.00
252	—	431	195.00–203.00	199.30
58	—	477	183.00–189.00	186.20
34	—	330	205.00–213.00	210.46
9	—	784	138.00	138.00
350	—	619	154.50–166.00	162.34
332	—	569	165.50–176.50	169.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	487	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	507	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	508	185.50–188.00	187.03
130	—	606	168.75–170.00	169.62
40	—	476	193.50	193.50

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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