Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was active from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.88/cwt on 2,295 head.

Average price

$147.88

2,295 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$332

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	451	163.91	739	97
Medium and Large 1	728	147.18	1,071	2,198

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about −$332 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 sale2,295 hd

147.88

—

NE average5 barns · 4,956 hd

146.37

+1.51

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

28 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 1Fancy	—	839	124.98/cwt	123.50–125.35	1,049	323
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	154.54/cwt	149.00–155.00	722	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	130.27/cwt	128.00–132.00	865	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	159.22/cwt	155.00–162.00	588	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	761	133.60/cwt	133.60–133.60	1,017	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.11/cwt	145.00–151.00	772	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	714	144.51/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,032	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	573	156.30/cwt	156.00–157.00	896	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	766	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	159.44/cwt	152.00–164.00	694	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	123.46/cwt	122.50–125.00	937	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	928	127.60/cwt	127.60–127.60	1,184	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	737	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	125.30/cwt	124.25–126.10	1,048	170
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	175.96/cwt	175.00–177.00	581	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	893	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	614	171.63/cwt	171.50–171.75	1,054	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,013	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	161.73/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,032	614
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	628	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	554	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	992	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	825	135.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,114	450
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	174.89/cwt	171.00–177.00	829	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	136.68/cwt	132.50–142.00	992	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	808	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	699	39

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 Mar 28, 2020

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

Receipts 3,675Last week 2,212Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was active from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
323	—	839	123.50–125.35	124.98
184	—	761	133.60	133.60
61	—	573	156.00–157.00	156.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	467	149.00–155.00	154.54
124	—	664	128.00–132.00	130.27
33	—	638	134.00	134.00
67	—	525	145.00–151.00	147.11
64	—	435	152.00–164.00	159.44
153	—	759	122.50–125.00	123.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	369	155.00–162.00	159.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	714	134.00–151.00	144.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	578	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
241	—	928	127.60	127.60
183	—	614	171.50–171.75	171.63
101	—	554	179.00	179.00
450	—	825	132.00–136.00	135.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	419	176.00	176.00
170	—	836	124.25–126.10	125.30
47	—	760	133.25	133.25
614	—	638	156.00–164.00	161.73
34	—	474	171.00–177.00	174.89
284	—	726	132.50–142.00	136.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	175.00–177.00	175.96
22	—	576	155.00	155.00
14	—	361	174.00	174.00
12	—	496	163.00	163.00
39	—	430	162.00–163.00	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	695	132.00	132.00

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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