Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2021-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher except for 600-700 lbs heifers selling unevenly steady on a thin test. 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 $149.80/cwt on 1,013 head.

Average price

$149.80

1,013 head · 712 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$0.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	721	149.85	1,080	894
Medium and Large 1-2	643	149.46	962	119

One grade step is worth $0.39/cwt here — about $118 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 sale1,013 hd

149.80

—

NE average7 barns · 3,453 hd

149.09

+0.71

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

54 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 1Thin Fleshed	—	355	656.42/cwt	650.00–660.00	2,330	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	289	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	1,140	115
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	866	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	149.34/cwt	146.00–152.00	844	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	849	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	338	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	255	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,403	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	950	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	178.18/cwt	177.00–179.00	918	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	154.71/cwt	153.00–157.00	975	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	135.74/cwt	134.75–137.50	924	210
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,091	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,046	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	592	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	935	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	373	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	649	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	567	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	146.77/cwt	145.50–152.00	977	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	624	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	899	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	408	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	843	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	888	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	658	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	862	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	952	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	591	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	969	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,002	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	16,413	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,301	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	14,116	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,143	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,287	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,255	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,805	27
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,081	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,891	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,214	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,230	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	602	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	873	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	778	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,050	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	170.78/cwt	169.50–172.50	970	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	778	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,124	179
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,451	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	27,569	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	20,786	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	434	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	859	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	479	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	805	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	163.23/cwt	162.50–164.00	1,012	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	136.01/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,030	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	508	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	141.48/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,033	121
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	773	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	385	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	301	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,107	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,172	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,157	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	154.90/cwt	152.00–155.50	838	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	125.93/cwt	124.50–130.50	1,048	221

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,240Last week 1,937Year ago 3,975

Replacement CattleReceipts 105Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	355	650.00–660.00	656.42
41	—	602	145.00	145.00
77	—	778	135.00	135.00
16	—	479	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	565	146.00–152.00	149.34
5	—	629	135.00	135.00
19	—	709	134.00	134.00
210	—	681	134.75–137.50	135.74
67	—	887	123.00	123.00
14	—	430	170.00	170.00
63	—	541	152.00–155.50	154.90
221	—	832	124.50–130.50	125.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	338	575.00	575.00
6	—	255	550.00	550.00
11	—	373	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	705	126.00	126.00
13	—	658	131.00	131.00
51	—	765	124.50	124.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	289	710.00	710.00
179	—	778	144.50	144.50
25	—	434	198.00	198.00
6	—	385	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	840	135.75	135.75
11	—	476	182.00	182.00
22	—	515	177.00–179.00	178.18
79	—	568	169.50–172.50	170.78
87	—	620	162.50–164.00	163.23
60	—	757	134.00–137.00	136.01
121	—	730	140.00–144.00	141.48
22	—	409	189.00	189.00
14	—	301	700.00	700.00
65	—	916	128.00	128.00
66	—	873	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	630	153.00–157.00	154.71
5	—	477	169.00	169.00
7	—	731	131.00	131.00
16	—	541	164.00	164.00
11	—	840	124.50	124.50
8	—	592	158.00	158.00
42	—	666	145.50–152.00	146.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	567	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	624	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	408	206.50	206.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	591	164.00	164.00
8	—	745	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	508	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,329	1,235.00	1,235.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,451	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,301	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,143	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,255	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,081	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,214	925.00	925.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,094	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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