Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.24/cwt on 1,180 head.

Average price

$146.24

1,180 head · 807 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,180

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$6.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.62

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	814	146.47	1,192	1,136
Medium and Large 1-2	616	140.36	865	44

One grade step is worth $6.10/cwt here — about $327 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 sale1,180 hd

146.24

—

NE average3 barns · 3,739 hd

141.62

+4.62

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,895	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,413	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	16,391	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,025	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	875	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,122	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	467	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	794	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	982	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	343	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	135.21/cwt	133.50–137.25	1,055	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	130.83/cwt	130.50–133.25	1,119	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	149.10/cwt	149.10–149.10	1,053	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	150.82/cwt	147.50–152.00	944	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	138.07/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,175	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	160.56/cwt	158.00–164.00	1,005	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	473	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	873	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,253	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	137.47/cwt	134.50–139.00	1,266	371
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	145.14/cwt	139.00–147.50	1,213	355
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	733	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,048	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	154.59/cwt	148.00–155.60	1,119	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	905	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	166.61/cwt	164.50–170.75	956	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	776	17

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 Aug 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,144Last week 4,193Year ago 3,136

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 0Year ago 0

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,231	1,210.00	1,210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,413	1,160.00	1,160.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	712	144.00	144.00
32	—	920	122.00	122.00
15	—	688	142.75	142.75
8	—	809	134.00	134.00
210	—	780	133.50–137.25	135.21
5	—	406	165.00	165.00
144	—	855	130.50–133.25	130.83
125	—	626	147.50–152.00	150.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	653	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	467	170.00	170.00
6	—	343	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
215	—	706	149.10	149.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	851	136.00–140.00	138.07
27	—	626	158.00–164.00	160.56
6	—	953	131.50	131.50
371	—	921	134.50–139.00	137.47
5	—	662	156.50	156.50
355	—	836	139.00–147.50	145.14
247	—	724	148.00–155.60	154.59
45	—	574	164.50–170.75	166.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	738	128.00	128.00
19	—	624	145.00	145.00
17	—	550	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	473	184.50	184.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	733	143.00	143.00
5	—	685	139.00	139.00

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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