Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 450-650 sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers 500-600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.51/cwt on 1,799 head.

Average price

$143.51

1,799 head · 731 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$1.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	736	143.55	1,057	1,752
Medium and Large 1-2	511	141.78	724	47

One grade step is worth $1.77/cwt here — about $333 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 sale1,799 hd

143.51

—

NE average9 barns · 7,020 hd

146.87

−3.36

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

45 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	—	831	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,192	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	703	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	939	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,249	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	136.19/cwt	134.50–137.00	1,128	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,231	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	599	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	172.31/cwt	171.50–172.50	913	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	185.64/cwt	183.00–186.00	802	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	156.71/cwt	155.00–159.00	653	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	694	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	146.56/cwt	145.50–147.00	1,039	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	152.78/cwt	152.50–154.00	785	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	145.48/cwt	137.50–146.10	1,317	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	161.66/cwt	159.50–163.00	952	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	144.43/cwt	138.00–146.00	1,218	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,237	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,013	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,274	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	145.66/cwt	140.50–146.75	1,133	122
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	1,592.60/cwt	1,475.00–1,675.00	22,933	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,224	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,136	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	20,900	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	516	175.58/cwt	175.00–176.00	906	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	135.18/cwt	132.00–135.75	1,058	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	795	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,149	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,345	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	137.25/cwt	137.25–137.25	1,318	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	714	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	146.32/cwt	146.00–146.50	656	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	132.26/cwt	131.00–134.50	767	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	143.54/cwt	141.00–145.00	881	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	147.16/cwt	145.50–149.00	831	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	735	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	145.77/cwt	143.00–149.50	895	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	140.24/cwt	138.00–144.00	962	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	139.89/cwt	136.25–142.00	1,024	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.25	1,143	270
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	157.14/cwt	154.50–158.50	1,006	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	754	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,031	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	855	137.99/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,180	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	731	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	697	155.20/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,082	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	901	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	753	25

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 Nov 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,211Last week 1,751Year ago 2,962

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers 450-650 sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers 500-600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good 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
68	—	831	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	703	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	966	129.25	129.25
15	—	828	134.50–137.00	136.19
21	—	945	130.25	130.25
22	—	351	170.75	170.75
36	—	417	155.00–159.00	156.71
104	—	514	152.50–154.00	152.78
32	—	1,013	125.75	125.75
92	—	783	132.00–135.75	135.18
11	—	269	500.00	500.00
69	—	614	141.00–145.00	143.54
72	—	565	145.50–149.00	147.16
120	—	732	136.25–142.00	139.89
270	—	873	129.00–133.25	130.98
25	—	489	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
197	—	795	144.50	144.50
322	—	697	153.00–157.50	155.20
75	—	605	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	448	146.00–146.50	146.32
16	—	580	131.00–134.50	132.26
17	—	497	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	754	136.75	136.75
148	—	855	133.00–139.00	137.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	530	171.50–172.50	172.31
96	—	432	183.00–186.00	185.64
36	—	347	200.00	200.00
63	—	709	145.50–147.00	146.56
129	—	905	137.50–146.10	145.48
134	—	589	159.50–163.00	161.66
151	—	843	138.00–146.00	144.43
112	—	850	145.50	145.50
122	—	778	140.50–146.75	145.66
7	—	269	600.00	600.00
65	—	960	137.25	137.25
10	—	473	176.00	176.00
110	—	640	154.50–158.50	157.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	516	175.00–176.00	175.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	503	142.00	142.00
8	—	493	149.00	149.00
30	—	614	143.00–149.50	145.77
36	—	686	138.00–144.00	140.24

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,440	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,592.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,520	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,224	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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