Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 400 lbs sold 4.00-9.00 lower and heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with heifers over 500 lbs selling 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $161.33/cwt on 2,272 head.

Average price

$161.33

2,272 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	161.56	1,074	2,249
Medium and Large 1-2	714	137.93	985	23

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $89 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 sale2,272 hd

161.33

—

NE average9 barns · 9,308 hd

157.03

+4.30

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

41 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	—	376	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	650	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.08/cwt	172.00–178.00	732	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	126.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	938	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	142.04/cwt	135.50–148.00	901	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	876	116.10/cwt	116.10–116.10	1,017	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	994	116.22/cwt	115.00–118.10	1,155	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	166.07/cwt	163.00–171.00	807	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,045	268
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	454	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	799	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	157.12/cwt	154.50–159.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	983	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	157.86/cwt	155.00–161.00	829	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.50/cwt	148.00–157.50	883	214
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	138.40/cwt	133.00–143.10	923	312
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	604	176.85/cwt	176.50–177.00	1,068	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	979	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	847	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	193.34/cwt	187.00–196.50	947	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	128.71/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,139	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	154.29/cwt	151.00–160.50	1,057	221
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	441	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	895	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	514	201.26/cwt	197.00–201.75	1,034	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	524	171.64/cwt	169.50–173.00	899	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,073	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	177.39/cwt	172.75–180.50	1,011	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	144.54/cwt	139.00–149.25	1,045	305
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	948	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	171.53/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,050	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	947	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	187.94/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,049	147
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	161.87/cwt	160.00–164.00	939	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,095	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	180.17/cwt	178.00–182.50	946	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	159.94/cwt	155.50–162.50	1,009	144
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	129.04/cwt	125.00–129.75	1,168	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	472	202.00/cwt	201.50–202.50	953	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,011	11

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	173.00	173.00
75	—	418	172.00–178.00	175.08
170	—	739	125.00–130.00	126.88
281	—	634	135.50–148.00	142.04
43	—	994	115.00–118.10	116.22
155	—	486	163.00–171.00	166.07
268	—	831	125.75	125.75
33	—	765	128.50	128.50
148	—	525	155.00–161.00	157.86
214	—	575	148.00–157.50	153.50
312	—	667	133.00–143.10	138.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	876	116.10	116.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	454	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	451	154.50–159.00	157.12
9	—	828	114.50	114.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	604	176.50–177.00	176.85
147	—	558	186.00–189.00	187.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	772	126.85	126.85
12	—	610	152.75	152.75
41	—	524	169.50–173.00	171.64
23	—	580	160.00–164.00	161.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	439	193.00	193.00
61	—	490	187.00–196.50	193.34
135	—	885	127.00–130.50	128.71
221	—	685	151.00–160.50	154.29
19	—	365	205.00	205.00
135	—	816	131.50	131.50
174	—	570	172.75–180.50	177.39
305	—	723	139.00–149.25	144.54
16	—	786	139.25	139.25
99	—	525	178.00–182.50	180.17
144	—	631	155.50–162.50	159.94
229	—	905	125.00–129.75	129.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	441	203.00	203.00
110	—	514	197.00–201.75	201.26
109	—	612	171.00–172.50	171.53
77	—	472	201.50–202.50	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	642	147.50	147.50
11	—	793	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	544	154.00	154.00

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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