Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 650 lbs sold unevenly steady and 650-750 lbs steers sold 5.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and 600-700 lbs heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $174.98/cwt on 1,428 head.

Average price

$174.98

1,428 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,004

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$18.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.79

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	573	175.17	1,004	1,413
Medium and Large 1-2	599	157.07	941	15thin

One grade step is worth $18.10/cwt here — about $64 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 sale1,428 hd

174.98

—

NE average12 barns · 25,980 hd

166.18

+8.79

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

38 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 1Fleshy	—	594	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	882	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	151.03/cwt	150.00–153.00	816	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	138.02/cwt	137.00–138.50	927	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	165.34/cwt	162.50–166.50	952	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	591	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	144.09/cwt	142.50–145.00	987	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	199.21/cwt	192.50–201.00	757	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	775	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	146.63/cwt	143.75–150.50	915	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.01/cwt	151.50–154.00	880	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.92/cwt	166.50–173.00	800	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,137	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	148.15/cwt	145.00–150.25	1,067	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	157.55/cwt	152.00–161.50	1,049	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	171.45/cwt	168.25–178.50	991	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	193.41/cwt	190.00–199.00	826	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	144.43/cwt	138.00–144.75	1,024	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	176.28/cwt	172.00–178.00	756	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	159.95/cwt	155.00–162.50	832	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	182.35/cwt	180.00–187.00	943	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	195.55/cwt	188.00–197.50	933	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	167.52/cwt	164.50–168.75	1,037	221
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	337	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	472	176.85/cwt	176.00–178.00	835	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	522	164.52/cwt	164.00–167.00	859	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	510	192.50/cwt	191.00–195.50	982	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	374	220.05/cwt	217.50–222.50	823	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	847	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	489	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	758	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	552	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	966	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	537	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	996	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,020	18

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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Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	594	148.50	148.50
26	—	540	150.00–153.00	151.03
41	—	672	137.00–138.50	138.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	591	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	685	142.50–145.00	144.09
83	—	380	192.50–201.00	199.21
110	—	624	143.75–150.50	146.63
147	—	575	151.50–154.00	153.01
148	—	468	166.50–173.00	170.92
193	—	709	138.00–144.75	144.43
84	—	429	172.00–178.00	176.28
86	—	520	155.00–162.50	159.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	574	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	337	215.00	215.00
38	—	472	176.00–178.00	176.85
8	—	400	186.00	186.00
12	—	355	210.00	210.00
127	—	522	164.00–167.00	164.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	489	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	144.00	144.00
9	—	486	170.00	170.00
6	—	569	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	576	162.50–166.50	165.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	788	144.25	144.25
115	—	720	145.00–150.25	148.15
207	—	666	152.00–161.50	157.55
215	—	578	168.25–178.50	171.45
26	—	427	190.00–199.00	193.41
149	—	517	180.00–187.00	182.35
205	—	477	188.00–197.50	195.55
221	—	619	164.50–168.75	167.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	510	191.00–195.50	192.50
63	—	374	217.50–222.50	220.05
45	—	407	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	164.00	164.00
8	—	640	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	185.50	185.50
18	—	611	167.00	167.00

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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