Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 450-550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, bawling steers over 550 lbs sold 5.00 lower and weaned steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 450-550 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and heifers 550-700 lbs sold 4.00 to 7.00 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 $166.96/cwt on 2,747 head.

Average price

$166.96

2,747 head · 616 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$271

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

$8.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.76

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	617	167.01	1,030	2,730
Medium and Large 1-2	480	158.41	760	17thin

One grade step is worth $8.60/cwt here — about $271 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 sale2,747 hd

166.96

—

NE average9 barns · 17,971 hd

164.20

+2.76

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	667	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,087	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	979	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	928	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	931	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	434	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	790	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	863	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,228	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	369	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	720	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	444	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	848	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	541	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	882	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,290	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	933	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	166.10/cwt	161.00–172.00	796	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	195.92/cwt	190.00–198.00	729	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.26/cwt	153.50–158.00	817	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	150.93/cwt	145.00–155.50	1,002	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	153.71/cwt	149.75–154.25	1,267	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	148.31/cwt	145.50–149.50	1,139	263
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,337	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	194.28/cwt	194.00–195.00	824	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	222.49/cwt	220.00–223.00	814	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.54/cwt	160.50–171.25	960	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	162.07/cwt	154.50–165.00	1,018	563
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	176.16/cwt	173.00–176.50	953	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	190.09/cwt	188.00–192.00	916	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	146.87/cwt	145.75–148.00	1,075	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	380	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	164.86/cwt	160.50–170.00	950	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	488	188.19/cwt	187.00–193.00	918	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	506	180.69/cwt	178.00–182.00	914	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	157.37/cwt	157.00–158.00	965	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	888	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	201.09/cwt	196.00–205.00	857	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	322	213.74/cwt	210.00–218.00	688	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,054	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	689	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	344	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	539	161.00/cwt	151.00–165.00	868	185
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	469	164.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	772	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	149.78/cwt	148.00–153.00	926	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	178.77/cwt	172.00–185.00	747	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	188.17/cwt	174.00–195.00	719	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	669	160.07/cwt	159.50–160.50	1,071	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	737	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,153	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	187.43/cwt	187.00–187.50	978	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	451	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	893	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	559	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,001	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.87/cwt	140.00–161.50	889	323
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	147.81/cwt	144.00–149.00	939	270
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,041	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,366	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,203	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.57/cwt	150.00–153.00	629	27

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	667	163.00	163.00
104	—	486	201.50	201.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	658	141.00	141.00
7	—	629	148.00	148.00
17	—	434	182.00	182.00
69	—	863	142.25	142.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	195.00	195.00
20	—	444	191.00	191.00
31	—	541	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	664	145.00–155.50	150.93
115	—	824	149.75–154.25	153.71
263	—	768	145.50–149.50	148.31
10	—	965	138.50	138.50
33	—	424	194.00–195.00	194.28
34	—	366	220.00–223.00	222.49
289	—	573	160.50–171.25	167.54
563	—	628	154.50–165.00	162.07
57	—	541	173.00–176.50	176.16
70	—	482	188.00–192.00	190.09
104	—	732	145.75–148.00	146.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	163.00	163.00
6	—	574	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	380	214.00	214.00
168	—	576	160.50–170.00	164.86
131	—	488	187.00–193.00	188.19
55	—	506	178.00–182.00	180.69
47	—	613	157.00–158.00	157.37
31	—	426	196.00–205.00	201.09
26	—	322	210.00–218.00	213.74
23	—	727	145.00	145.00
8	—	689	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	669	159.50–160.50	160.07
42	—	737	156.50	156.50
35	—	522	187.00–187.50	187.43
18	—	451	198.00	198.00
90	—	559	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	930	138.75	138.75
10	—	439	170.00	170.00
14	—	650	143.50	143.50
22	—	479	161.00–172.00	166.10
31	—	372	190.00–198.00	195.92
47	—	526	153.50–158.00	155.26
323	—	563	140.00–161.50	157.87
270	—	635	144.00–149.00	147.81
87	—	1,041	131.25	131.25
68	—	859	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	573	155.00	155.00
10	—	344	172.00	172.00
185	—	539	151.00–165.00	161.00
130	—	469	160.00–168.00	164.52
107	—	618	148.00–153.00	149.78
48	—	418	172.00–185.00	178.77
39	—	382	174.00–195.00	188.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	415	150.00–153.00	151.57

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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