Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2021-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.77/cwt on 1,112 head.

Average price

$140.77

1,112 head · 620 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$232

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

$10.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

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	436	150.41	656	81
Medium and Large 1	634	140.01	888	1,031

One grade step is worth $10.40/cwt here — about −$232 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 sale1,112 hd

140.77

—

NE average7 barns · 4,747 hd

139.92

+0.84

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	544	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	740	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	652	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	808	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,017	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	626	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	637	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	160.61/cwt	160.00–161.00	668	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	180.85/cwt	176.00–185.50	886	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.70/cwt	138.50–139.00	839	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	132.24/cwt	131.75–132.50	1,071	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	472	191.59/cwt	190.00–192.00	904	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	650	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	920	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.81/cwt	141.50–146.00	817	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	509	154.32/cwt	153.00–154.50	785	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	170.62/cwt	165.00–172.00	903	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.26/cwt	144.00–148.00	763	92
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	2,072.82/cwt	1,950.00–2,150.00	23,651	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	482	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	887	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	155.91/cwt	150.00–157.00	753	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	167.49/cwt	163.00–172.50	945	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	725	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	634	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	770	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	424	192.01/cwt	191.50–193.00	814	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1NHTC	—	537	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,082	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	154.66/cwt	153.00–155.00	752	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	128.09/cwt	125.00–129.75	924	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	621	145.24/cwt	145.00–145.75	902	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	171.43/cwt	169.00–175.00	905	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	152.08/cwt	148.50–153.75	1,027	96
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	854	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,044	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	136.98/cwt	135.50–138.00	901	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	991	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	184.12/cwt	181.00–189.50	801	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	853	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	146.94/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,059	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	344	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	623	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	705	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	991	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	149.12/cwt	146.00–150.00	695	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,122	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	139.37/cwt	137.50–141.00	928	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	763	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	158.90/cwt	154.00–161.75	985	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	151.73/cwt	149.00–153.00	636	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	342	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	551	9

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 May 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,937Last week 3,000Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 109Year ago 0

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	544	136.00	136.00
10	—	652	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	714	119.50	119.50
20	—	487	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	344	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	737	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	314	203.00	203.00
44	—	490	176.00–185.50	180.85
52	—	810	131.75–132.50	132.24
64	—	529	165.00–172.00	170.62
88	—	564	163.00–172.50	167.49
96	—	675	148.50–153.75	152.08
55	—	435	181.00–189.50	184.12
24	—	721	144.00–150.00	146.94
43	—	620	154.00–161.75	158.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	472	190.00–192.00	191.59
25	—	424	191.50–193.00	192.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	482	184.00	184.00
12	—	390	186.00	186.00
17	—	528	169.00–175.00	171.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	537	201.50	201.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	705	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	976	115.00	115.00
17	—	666	137.50–141.00	139.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	366	171.00	171.00
16	—	416	160.00–161.00	160.61
30	—	605	138.50–139.00	138.70
191	—	568	141.50–146.00	143.81
92	—	522	144.00–148.00	146.26
43	—	486	153.00–155.00	154.66
47	—	721	125.00–129.75	128.09
68	—	775	125.00	125.00
192	—	854	122.25	122.25
22	—	658	135.50–138.00	136.98
28	—	816	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	650	141.60	141.60
96	—	509	153.00–154.50	154.32
40	—	621	145.00–145.75	145.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	483	150.00–157.00	155.91
20	—	394	161.00	161.00
23	—	503	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	466	146.00–150.00	149.12
6	—	587	130.00	130.00
43	—	419	149.00–153.00	151.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	342	161.00	161.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,141	1,950.00–2,150.00	2,072.82

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