Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 500-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers 500-700 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher. 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 $167.87/cwt on 1,934 head.

Average price

$167.87

1,934 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$22.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	606	168.67	1,022	1,865
Medium and Large 1-2	579	146.24	846	69

One grade step is worth $22.43/cwt here — about $176 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 sale1,934 hd

167.87

—

NE average10 barns · 15,376 hd

160.08

+7.80

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

56 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	182.58/cwt	180.00–184.75	986	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	146.13/cwt	145.25–147.00	926	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,052	126.10/cwt	123.00–126.50	1,327	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,147	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	200.26/cwt	198.00–201.00	869	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	624	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	948	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	182.92/cwt	179.00–187.00	878	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,249	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	163.25/cwt	157.00–166.00	1,027	368
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	513	169.58/cwt	168.50–171.50	870	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	439	187.79/cwt	187.00–189.50	824	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	1,003	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	159.76/cwt	157.00–161.00	994	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	148.85/cwt	145.00–151.00	975	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	406	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	731	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	174.30/cwt	173.00–177.00	971	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	414	170.58/cwt	170.00–171.00	706	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	321	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	655	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	147.52/cwt	147.00–148.50	791	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	141.45/cwt	136.00–143.00	934	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	150.23/cwt	145.00–153.00	739	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	817	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	714	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	601	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,023	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	923	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	156.90/cwt	156.25–157.75	891	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	156.73/cwt	154.50–157.00	961	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	693	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	805	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	623	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	136.32/cwt	135.00–139.50	872	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	162.08/cwt	160.00–165.00	525	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	464	152.99/cwt	151.00–154.00	710	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	133.18/cwt	133.00–134.00	907	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	759	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,055	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	165.73/cwt	163.00–168.50	945	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	509	163.88/cwt	163.00–165.00	834	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	176.94/cwt	170.00–178.50	1,017	308
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	382	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	428	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	401	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	726	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	331	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	664	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.32/cwt	152.00–157.75	817	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	161.25/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,080	207
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,096	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	147.53/cwt	145.50–150.50	1,059	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,294	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,044	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,347	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	145.82/cwt	144.00–150.00	831	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,220	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.19/cwt	156.00–162.00	753	68

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 Dec 12, 2020

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

Receipts 3,202Last week 2,891Year ago 4,673

Compared to last week steers 500-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers 500-700 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	540	180.00–184.75	182.58
41	—	434	198.00–201.00	200.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	480	179.00–187.00	182.92
65	—	866	144.25	144.25
368	—	629	157.00–166.00	163.25
308	—	575	170.00–178.50	176.94
207	—	670	157.00–163.00	161.25
63	—	751	146.00	146.00
45	—	718	145.50–150.50	147.53
27	—	924	140.00	140.00
18	—	1,044	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	513	168.50–171.50	169.58
44	—	439	187.00–189.50	187.79
27	—	710	141.25	141.25
25	—	622	157.00–161.00	159.76
25	—	655	145.00–151.00	148.85
65	—	557	173.00–177.00	174.30
10	—	321	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	553	185.00	185.00
41	—	465	198.50	198.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	164.00	164.00
23	—	516	156.00	156.00
33	—	640	135.00–139.50	136.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	759	139.00	139.00
7	—	712	143.50	143.50
64	—	570	163.00–168.50	165.73
38	—	509	163.00–165.00	163.88
6	—	664	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	401	181.00	181.00
8	—	331	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	634	145.25–147.00	146.13
106	—	1,052	123.00–126.50	126.10
49	—	866	132.50	132.50
76	—	526	152.00–157.75	155.32
45	—	570	144.00–150.00	145.82
27	—	953	128.00	128.00
68	—	473	156.00–162.00	159.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	624	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	406	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	414	170.00–171.00	170.58
56	—	536	147.00–148.50	147.52
37	—	660	136.00–143.00	141.45
33	—	492	145.00–153.00	150.23
12	—	569	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	163.00	163.00
8	—	601	142.00	142.00
42	—	464	151.00–154.00	152.99
34	—	681	133.00–134.00	133.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	568	156.25–157.75	156.90
109	—	613	154.50–157.00	156.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	372	155.00	155.00
25	—	504	137.50	137.50
17	—	324	160.00–165.00	162.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	382	170.00	170.00
9	—	428	165.00	165.00

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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