Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2021-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 550-650 lbs sold steady with steers over 700 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher, heifers 500-650 lbs sold unevenly steady with heifers over 650 lbs selling steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.53/cwt on 2,048 head.

Average price

$154.53

2,048 head · 686 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$296

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

$19.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.27

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	452	172.96	782	151
Medium and Large 1	705	153.07	1,078	1,897

One grade step is worth $19.89/cwt here — about −$296 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 sale2,048 hd

154.53

—

NE average10 barns · 21,292 hd

152.26

+2.27

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

49 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 1Fleshy	—	789	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,057	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	143.58/cwt	141.50–145.00	1,022	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	147.94/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,006	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	157.80/cwt	155.00–159.00	830	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	141.91/cwt	141.85–142.00	1,118	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	139.67/cwt	137.75–140.25	1,268	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	759	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,116	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	749	130.75/cwt	130.75–130.75	979	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	527	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	160.77/cwt	159.00–165.00	691	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	139.80/cwt	139.00–140.10	1,127	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.91/cwt	134.00–137.25	836	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	709	149.08/cwt	147.50–149.50	1,057	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	154.89/cwt	153.50–161.00	971	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	196.76/cwt	195.00–198.00	842	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.99/cwt	159.50–169.25	952	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	772	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	128.24/cwt	127.50–128.50	880	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	641	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	179.85/cwt	178.25–184.00	1,000	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	674	155.73/cwt	155.50–156.00	1,050	186
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	423	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	139.60/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,220	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	151.81/cwt	150.00–152.50	843	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	130.62/cwt	129.50–131.85	1,093	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	182.47/cwt	181.50–187.50	885	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	622	148.54/cwt	145.50–150.00	924	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.21/cwt	130.00–134.25	892	253
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	641	991.43/cwt	960.00–1,030.00	6,355	536
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	129.60/cwt	129.50–130.00	1,006	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	129.41/cwt	127.50–130.85	924	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	162.94/cwt	162.00–163.50	614	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	495	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	175.83/cwt	174.00–177.00	758	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	164.95/cwt	163.00–169.00	782	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	795	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	171.04/cwt	169.50–175.00	910	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	161.23/cwt	160.00–165.00	856	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	822	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	149.30/cwt	149.00–150.00	773	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	571	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	908	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,199	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	570	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	765	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	181.47/cwt	181.00–183.00	717	51

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 23, 2021

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

Receipts 4,049Last week 3,870Year ago 3,771

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	789	134.00	134.00
77	—	622	145.50–150.00	148.54
8	—	908	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	712	141.50–145.00	143.58
84	—	680	146.50–149.00	147.94
123	—	788	141.85–142.00	141.91
245	—	908	137.75–140.25	139.67
179	—	806	139.00–140.10	139.80
155	—	627	153.50–161.00	154.89
190	—	570	159.50–169.25	166.99
162	—	874	139.00–140.00	139.60
60	—	485	181.50–187.50	182.47
7	—	375	191.00	191.00
80	—	532	169.50–175.00	171.04
13	—	429	191.50	191.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	759	147.00	147.00
58	—	709	147.50–149.50	149.08
31	—	428	195.00–198.00	196.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	601	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	556	178.25–184.00	179.85
186	—	674	155.50–156.00	155.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	495	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	431	174.00–177.00	175.83
7	—	454	175.00	175.00
49	—	531	160.00–165.00	161.23
51	—	395	181.00–183.00	181.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	560	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	526	155.00–159.00	157.80
77	—	430	159.00–165.00	160.77
60	—	615	134.00–137.25	135.91
22	—	555	150.00–152.50	151.81
135	—	837	129.50–131.85	130.62
253	—	675	130.00–134.25	132.21
80	—	776	129.50–130.00	129.60
138	—	714	127.50–130.85	129.41
44	—	377	162.00–163.50	162.94
71	—	474	163.00–169.00	164.95
5	—	344	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	749	130.75	130.75
536	—	641	960.00–1,030.00	991.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	513	150.00–151.00	150.52
27	—	686	127.50–128.50	128.24
5	—	641	130.25	130.25
55	—	583	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	357	155.50	155.50
35	—	518	149.00–150.00	149.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	134.25	134.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	845	50.00	50.00

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