Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2021-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 400-700 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower and heifers 400-600 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher with heifers over 600 lbs selling 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $160.99/cwt on 2,658 head.

Average price

$160.99

2,658 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$975

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$183

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.95

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	465	171.20	795	48
Medium and Large 1	608	160.80	978	2,610

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about −$183 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 sale2,658 hd

160.99

—

NE average10 barns · 24,284 hd

153.03

+7.95

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

51 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	—	813	125.60/cwt	124.50–125.75	1,021	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	175.63/cwt	172.00–178.75	943	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	142.48/cwt	140.50–144.50	1,030	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	128.67/cwt	128.25–129.50	924	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	131.26/cwt	131.00–133.00	890	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	649	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	949	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	144.55/cwt	144.00–145.25	990	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	724	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	956	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.80/cwt	160.00–167.75	953	359
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	182.71/cwt	179.00–184.00	872	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	139.94/cwt	137.00–142.50	844	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	155.29/cwt	154.00–157.00	820	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	130.27/cwt	130.00–130.50	866	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	145.84/cwt	144.25–148.75	933	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	174.81/cwt	171.00–177.50	965	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	407	197.47/cwt	197.00–198.00	804	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	351	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	170.93/cwt	167.00–174.25	897	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	821	131.88/cwt	131.00–132.50	1,083	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	134.05/cwt	134.00–135.00	858	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	154.66/cwt	154.00–155.00	747	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	811	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,033	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	800	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	960	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	157.83/cwt	157.00–158.50	923	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	339	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	543	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	910	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	486	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	860	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	463	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	769	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	155.83/cwt	150.00–161.00	979	502
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	170.35/cwt	170.00–171.00	698	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,163	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	138.28/cwt	136.25–139.25	1,059	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.49/cwt	154.00–158.00	813	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	384	200.70/cwt	200.00–203.00	771	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	149.19/cwt	145.00–153.00	831	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	167.20/cwt	165.00–168.50	789	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	170.37/cwt	167.00–171.00	806	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	149.18/cwt	145.00–151.00	992	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	192.68/cwt	192.00–193.00	827	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,109	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	157.95/cwt	156.00–159.00	719	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	127.43/cwt	125.50–129.00	977	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	163.26/cwt	162.00–165.00	598	23

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 Jan 16, 2021

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

Receipts 3,870Last week 3,306Year ago 3,307

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	813	124.50–125.75	125.60
59	—	718	128.25–129.50	128.67
60	—	678	131.00–133.00	131.26
76	—	603	137.00–142.50	139.94
7	—	986	117.00	117.00
17	—	410	170.00–171.00	170.35
72	—	523	154.00–158.00	155.49
154	—	557	145.00–153.00	149.19
105	—	472	165.00–168.50	167.20
45	—	767	125.50–129.00	127.43
23	—	366	162.00–165.00	163.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	528	154.00–157.00	155.29
62	—	665	130.00–130.50	130.27
8	—	351	165.00	165.00
25	—	463	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	640	134.00–135.00	134.05
23	—	483	154.00–155.00	154.66
16	—	575	141.00	141.00
7	—	505	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	156.00	156.00
7	—	446	160.00	160.00
17	—	455	156.00–159.00	157.95
10	—	391	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
289	—	537	172.00–178.75	175.63
253	—	723	140.50–144.50	142.48
359	—	575	160.00–167.75	165.80
155	—	477	179.00–184.00	182.71
502	—	628	150.00–161.00	155.83
58	—	860	135.25	135.25
57	—	766	136.25–139.25	138.28
185	—	665	145.00–151.00	149.18
42	—	429	192.00–193.00	192.68
10	—	811	136.75	136.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	649	146.25	146.25
61	—	685	144.00–145.25	144.55
103	—	525	167.00–174.25	170.93
16	—	437	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	724	132.00	132.00
75	—	640	144.25–148.75	145.84
31	—	821	131.00–132.50	131.88
6	—	683	140.50	140.50
22	—	585	157.00–158.50	157.83
19	—	486	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	552	171.00–177.50	174.81
26	—	407	197.00–198.00	197.47
5	—	339	194.00	194.00
20	—	384	200.00–203.00	200.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	625	165.25	165.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	543	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	473	167.00–171.00	170.37
6	—	405	177.00	177.00

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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