Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2021-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 550 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 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 $160.59/cwt on 2,245 head.

Average price

$160.59

2,245 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,045

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$16.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.61

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	160.89	1,047	2,204
Medium and Large 1-2	667	144.46	964	41

One grade step is worth $16.43/cwt here — about $83 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 sale2,245 hd

160.59

—

NE average5 barns · 8,357 hd

155.98

+4.61

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

40 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	—	491	170.30/cwt	169.00–175.00	836	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	932	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	198.74/cwt	198.00–201.00	904	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,113	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	881	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	860	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,217	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	187.50/cwt	184.00–190.00	887	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	158.42/cwt	155.00–161.00	992	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	380	170.77/cwt	170.00–172.00	649	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	612	148.76/cwt	148.00–149.50	910	369
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	527	163.64/cwt	163.50–164.00	862	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	562	157.72/cwt	157.00–159.00	886	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	624	166.99/cwt	165.50–168.00	1,042	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	680	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,074	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	654	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	948	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	575	179.15/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,030	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	151.31/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,020	232
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	630	145.37/cwt	145.00–146.00	916	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	706	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	955	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	525	187.71/cwt	186.50–188.50	985	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	158.54/cwt	154.00–160.50	836	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	150.04/cwt	146.00–154.00	869	230
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.45/cwt	137.00–140.75	932	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	142.28/cwt	137.25–146.00	1,101	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	146.34/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,049	354
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	803	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,007	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	196.40/cwt	195.00–198.00	742	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,002	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	161.45/cwt	159.00–163.25	712	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	621	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	682	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	975	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	178.10/cwt	173.50–182.00	910	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	160.12/cwt	157.00–165.00	767	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	135.93/cwt	133.50–138.50	975	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	143.26/cwt	141.00–145.50	884	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	931	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,164	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	494	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	761	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	510	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	19

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

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Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 550 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	491	169.00–175.00	170.30
185	—	575	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	380	170.00–172.00	170.77
369	—	612	148.00–149.50	148.76
103	—	527	163.50–164.00	163.64
247	—	562	157.00–159.00	157.72
54	—	654	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	630	145.00–146.00	145.37
60	—	706	135.25	135.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
202	—	527	154.00–160.50	158.54
230	—	579	146.00–154.00	150.04
69	—	668	137.00–140.75	139.45
49	—	762	131.50	131.50
68	—	441	159.00–163.25	161.45
79	—	479	157.00–165.00	160.12
94	—	717	133.50–138.50	135.93
112	—	617	141.00–145.50	143.26
19	—	805	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	494	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	455	198.00–201.00	198.74
76	—	625	178.00	178.00
21	—	436	202.00	202.00
78	—	860	141.50	141.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	473	184.00–190.00	187.50
189	—	626	155.00–161.00	158.42
232	—	674	149.00–154.00	151.31
338	—	774	137.25–146.00	142.28
354	—	717	141.00–148.00	146.34
9	—	427	188.00	188.00
21	—	589	171.00	171.00
25	—	378	195.00–198.00	196.40
160	—	511	173.50–182.00	178.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
275	—	624	165.50–168.00	166.99
76	—	680	158.00	158.00
157	—	575	178.00–182.00	179.15
106	—	525	186.50–188.50	187.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	621	149.00	149.00
31	—	682	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	931	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	169.00	169.00

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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