Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.15/cwt on 1,386 head.

Average price

$148.15

1,386 head · 657 lb average

Value per head Derived

$973

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$12.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.46

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	657	148.96	979	1,298
Medium and Large 1-2	650	136.17	885	88

One grade step is worth $12.79/cwt here — about $94 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 sale1,386 hd

148.15

—

NE average5 barns · 3,698 hd

146.69

+1.46

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

43 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	—	568	140.77/cwt	139.00–142.00	800	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	159.67/cwt	159.00–160.50	683	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.32/cwt	127.00–133.50	873	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	578.52/cwt	550.00–610.00	2,152	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	803	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,072	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	759	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	152.48/cwt	150.50–153.50	858	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	130.84/cwt	128.50–131.50	947	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	138.64/cwt	134.00–143.50	858	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	534.66/cwt	510.00–575.00	1,486	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	850	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,037	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	533	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	152.47/cwt	146.00–154.00	704	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	155.58/cwt	150.00–159.50	815	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	302	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	677	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	907	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	557	173.72/cwt	173.50–174.00	968	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	856	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	180.08/cwt	177.00–183.00	764	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	124.43/cwt	121.50–124.75	1,029	220
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,262	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.77/cwt	115.00–122.00	936	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	821	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	346	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,457	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	115.60/cwt	110.00–117.00	987	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.97/cwt	157.00–169.00	874	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	137.75/cwt	135.75–145.25	992	323
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	565	165.10/cwt	165.00–165.50	933	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	534	179.65/cwt	178.50–180.00	959	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	149.15/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,002	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	149.84/cwt	149.00–150.00	866	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	156.70/cwt	150.00–159.00	965	225
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	462	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	732	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	633	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.24/cwt	135.50–137.00	715	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,063	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	668	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	136.20/cwt	136.00–137.00	876	30

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

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Compared to two weeks ago steers and heifers sold 3.00-10.00 higher. Demand was good 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
36	—	568	139.00–142.00	140.77
61	—	428	159.00–160.50	159.67
174	—	665	127.00–133.50	131.32
49	—	372	550.00–610.00	578.52
40	—	724	128.50–131.50	130.84
162	—	619	134.00–143.50	138.64
30	—	278	510.00–575.00	534.66
37	—	462	146.00–154.00	152.47
91	—	524	150.00–159.50	155.58
11	—	302	560.00	560.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	803	133.50	133.50
43	—	850	122.00	122.00
31	—	677	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	723	119.00	119.00
11	—	560	135.50	135.50
6	—	642	126.00	126.00
10	—	373	143.00	143.00
8	—	483	131.00	131.00
14	—	525	135.50–137.00	136.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	563	150.50–153.50	152.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	462	158.50	158.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	557	173.50–174.00	173.72
13	—	430	191.00	191.00
10	—	346	710.00	710.00
69	—	534	178.50–180.00	179.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	492	174.00	174.00
56	—	424	177.00–183.00	180.08
220	—	827	121.50–124.75	124.43
29	—	377	600.00	600.00
46	—	854	110.00–117.00	115.60
105	—	530	157.00–169.00	164.97
323	—	720	135.75–145.25	137.75
39	—	672	146.00–154.00	149.15
72	—	578	149.00–150.00	149.84
225	—	616	150.00–159.00	156.70
31	—	330	625.00	625.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	657	138.50	138.50
29	—	775	115.00–122.00	120.77
14	—	543	149.25	149.25
8	—	400	167.00	167.00
30	—	643	136.00–137.00	136.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	565	165.00–165.50	165.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	674	116.00	116.00

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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