Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers under 650 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 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 $174.89/cwt on 2,308 head.

Average price

$174.89

2,308 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$14.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.81

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	175.08	1,049	2,278
Medium and Large 1-2	556	160.48	892	30

One grade step is worth $14.59/cwt here — about $156 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 sale2,308 hd

174.89

—

NE average11 barns · 19,899 hd

165.07

+9.81

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

44 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	—	513	168.62/cwt	165.50–171.00	865	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,103	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	162.84/cwt	156.50–166.50	1,075	519
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	167.76/cwt	162.25–172.00	1,054	391
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	187.40/cwt	182.00–188.50	995	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	152.33/cwt	147.00–156.75	1,088	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	201.26/cwt	196.00–207.00	853	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	199.03/cwt	194.00–201.00	933	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	141.47/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,140	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	150.48/cwt	147.00–156.00	913	277
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	136.82/cwt	136.50–137.00	971	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	134.75/cwt	134.75–134.75	1,067	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	180.79/cwt	178.00–183.00	739	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,072	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	878	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	527	176.32/cwt	176.00–177.00	929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	150.05/cwt	149.00–150.50	1,025	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,010	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	429	170.50/cwt	169.00–171.00	731	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	708	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,136	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	481	207.25/cwt	207.25–207.25	997	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	179.88/cwt	173.00–183.25	1,031	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	935	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	832	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	889	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	144.03/cwt	141.00–146.00	835	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	157.93/cwt	154.50–160.50	911	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	867	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.12/cwt	149.50–153.00	793	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	166.20/cwt	161.00–171.00	788	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	138.32/cwt	137.50–144.00	941	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	326	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	567	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	942	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	534	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	935	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	479	177.11/cwt	174.00–178.00	848	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	339	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	661	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	313	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	607	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	352	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	195.17/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,005	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	557	189.23/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,054	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	583	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	991	7

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 25, 2020

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

Receipts 3,771Last week 3,307Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers under 650 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher. 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
159	—	513	165.50–171.00	168.62
277	—	607	147.00–156.00	150.48
27	—	710	136.50–137.00	136.82
24	—	792	134.75	134.75
21	—	409	178.00–183.00	180.79
10	—	809	132.50	132.50
202	—	577	154.50–160.50	157.93
82	—	474	161.00–171.00	166.20
99	—	680	137.50–144.00	138.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	429	169.00–171.00	170.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	580	141.00–146.00	144.03
5	—	626	138.50	138.50
17	—	525	149.50–153.00	151.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	326	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	569	165.50	165.50
28	—	534	175.00	175.00
65	—	479	174.00–178.00	177.11
11	—	339	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	597	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	750	147.00	147.00
519	—	660	156.50–166.50	162.84
391	—	628	162.25–172.00	167.76
182	—	531	182.00–188.50	187.40
129	—	714	147.00–156.75	152.33
99	—	424	196.00–207.00	201.26
61	—	469	194.00–201.00	199.03
32	—	806	141.00–142.00	141.47
207	—	573	173.00–183.25	179.88
23	—	396	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	467	188.00	188.00
15	—	527	176.00–177.00	176.32
66	—	683	149.00–150.50	150.05
28	—	631	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	708	160.50	160.50
109	—	481	207.25	207.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	586	159.50	159.50
5	—	613	145.00	145.00
6	—	687	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	352	225.00	225.00
65	—	515	194.00–198.00	195.17
225	—	557	185.00–191.00	189.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	583	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	489	159.00	159.00

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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