Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2021-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 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 $164.65/cwt on 2,105 head.

Average price

$164.65

2,105 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,070

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$2.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.03

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	652	164.77	1,074	2,018
Medium and Large 1-2	595	161.87	964	87

One grade step is worth $2.91/cwt here — about $111 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 sale2,105 hd

164.65

—

NE average7 barns · 7,674 hd

152.62

+12.03

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

46 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	—	708	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,094	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	861	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,199	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	724	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,137	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	586	184.25/cwt	184.00–184.75	1,080	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	134.97/cwt	133.50–136.00	868	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	133.52/cwt	132.00–134.25	909	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	861	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,119	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	140.72/cwt	140.00–142.00	948	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	437	205.25/cwt	205.25–205.25	897	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	468	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	663	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	995	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	585	159.24/cwt	157.00–160.50	932	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	131.61/cwt	129.00–132.50	1,036	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	784	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,320	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,764	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	173.61/cwt	172.50–177.00	997	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	188.56/cwt	185.00–191.00	898	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	182.71/cwt	180.00–185.00	921	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	144.30/cwt	140.00–146.25	1,108	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	148.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	930	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	860	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	626	173.22/cwt	173.00–174.00	1,084	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	165.97/cwt	165.25–168.00	1,019	250
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	574	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	947	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	140.71/cwt	140.50–140.75	1,152	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	148.05/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,070	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	154.77/cwt	151.50–157.00	1,063	414
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,076	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	643	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	907	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	152.54/cwt	152.00–153.25	869	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	167.26/cwt	164.50–169.00	697	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,021	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	538	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,020	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	771	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,507	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	716	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	564	169.42/cwt	169.00–169.50	956	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	637	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	892	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	823	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	134.55/cwt	131.00–136.00	963	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	534	176.53/cwt	174.50–177.00	943	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	927	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	622	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	997	35

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 Mar 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,267Last week 2,892Year ago 3,675

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 9Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	708	154.50	154.50
29	—	437	205.25	205.25
10	—	468	195.50	195.50
99	—	626	173.00–174.00	173.22
107	—	538	189.50	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	861	139.25	139.25
152	—	724	157.00	157.00
313	—	586	184.00–184.75	184.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	861	130.00	130.00
24	—	574	165.00	165.00
8	—	809	133.00	133.00
23	—	683	149.50	149.50
38	—	534	174.50–177.00	176.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	386	203.00	203.00
47	—	574	172.50–177.00	173.61
32	—	476	185.00–191.00	188.56
62	—	504	180.00–185.00	182.71
118	—	768	140.00–146.25	144.30
250	—	614	165.25–168.00	165.97
83	—	819	140.50–140.75	140.71
103	—	723	145.00–149.00	148.05
414	—	687	151.50–157.00	154.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	564	169.00–169.50	169.42
35	—	622	160.25	160.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	168.00	168.00
12	—	653	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	643	133.50–136.00	134.97
21	—	681	132.00–134.25	133.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	674	140.00–142.00	140.72
212	—	787	129.00–132.50	131.61
138	—	628	145.00–150.00	148.11
34	—	539	159.50	159.50
9	—	822	125.50	125.50
62	—	570	152.00–153.25	152.54
68	—	417	164.50–169.00	167.26
25	—	476	162.00	162.00
15	—	287	525.00	525.00
133	—	716	131.00–136.00	134.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	663	150.00	150.00
156	—	585	157.00–160.50	159.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	474	151.00	151.00
7	—	384	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	637	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	643	141.00	141.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,360	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,397	1,200.00	1,200.00

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