Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported feeder sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. 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 $170.59/cwt on 1,461 head.

Average price

$170.59

1,461 head · 638 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$30.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.19

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	638	170.72	1,089	1,455
Medium and Large 1-2	725	140.00	1,015	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.72/cwt here — about $74 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 sale1,461 hd

170.59

—

NE average4 barns · 5,145 hd

164.40

+6.19

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

25 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 1	—	661	144.70/cwt	144.50–145.00	956	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	485	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	977	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	372	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	718	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,175	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	612	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,004	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	173.80/cwt	173.75–174.00	720	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	157.46/cwt	151.50–159.25	842	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	156.30/cwt	150.50–160.75	1,141	160
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,101.65/cwt	1,050.00–1,135.00	14,872	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	167.33/cwt	162.00–170.75	1,063	349
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	727	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,221	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	192.31/cwt	190.50–198.00	812	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	183.83/cwt	179.00–186.50	961	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	149.96/cwt	146.50–153.00	925	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.39/cwt	150.25–157.00	882	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	163.33/cwt	159.00–166.00	792	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	148.10/cwt	148.10–148.10	1,472	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	162.78/cwt	155.50–165.25	1,087	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	172.22/cwt	170.00–176.50	1,002	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	521	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	861	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	535	192.77/cwt	192.00–194.00	1,031	169

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 Jan 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,526Last week 4,673Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 73Last week 0Year ago 0

First reported feeder sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was 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$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	661	144.50–145.00	144.70
7	—	900	130.50	130.50
10	—	344	178.00	178.00
40	—	708	141.75	141.75
64	—	414	173.75–174.00	173.80
109	—	535	151.50–159.25	157.46
144	—	617	146.50–153.00	149.96
160	—	575	150.25–157.00	153.39
179	—	485	159.00–166.00	163.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	521	165.25	165.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	485	201.50	201.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	730	150.50–160.75	156.30
349	—	635	162.00–170.75	167.33
15	—	353	206.00	206.00
28	—	888	137.50	137.50
58	—	422	190.50–198.00	192.31
104	—	523	179.00–186.50	183.83
108	—	994	148.10	148.10
205	—	668	155.50–165.25	162.78
208	—	582	170.00–176.50	172.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	560	185.00	185.00
169	—	535	192.00–194.00	192.77

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	73	—	1,350	1,050.00–1,135.00	1,101.65

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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