Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2021-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in recent weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.82/cwt on 584 head.

Average price

$139.82

584 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$955

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$13.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.95

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	682	140.51	958	555
Medium and Large 1-2	704	126.76	893	29

One grade step is worth $13.75/cwt here — about $66 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 sale584 hd

139.82

—

NE average4 barns · 3,791 hd

143.78

−3.95

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

41 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 1	—	480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	127.69/cwt	126.50–128.00	1,264	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	836	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,008	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,093	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,385.65/cwt	1,325.00–1,500.00	15,339	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	418	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	719	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	743	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	811	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,173	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	913	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	1,022	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,313	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	165.50/cwt	164.00–167.00	674	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	855	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.10/cwt	151.00–158.00	800	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,134	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	145.98/cwt	143.00–149.50	1,041	75
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,456	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,472	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	175.21/cwt	169.50–176.50	913	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	840	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,036	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	163.81/cwt	161.00–166.50	1,009	101
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	127.04/cwt	127.00–127.25	1,099	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	143.75/cwt	143.00–145.75	916	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	127.92/cwt	125.00–128.25	990	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	128.99/cwt	128.75–129.50	1,063	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	135.97/cwt	134.50–137.00	910	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	880	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	136.61/cwt	132.00–138.00	996	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	172.13/cwt	168.50–179.50	964	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	137.37/cwt	135.50–141.00	934	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	787	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	341	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,131	8

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 Jun 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,238Last week 2,240Year ago 2,372

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 105Year ago 94

First reported sale in recent weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	480	192.00	192.00
34	—	990	126.50–128.00	127.69
6	—	389	191.00	191.00
28	—	856	137.00	137.00
75	—	713	143.00–149.50	145.98
101	—	616	161.00–166.50	163.81
52	—	560	168.50–179.50	172.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	913	125.75	125.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,022	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	521	169.50–176.50	175.21
11	—	435	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	387	181.00	181.00
25	—	538	163.50	163.50
5	—	725	134.00	134.00
9	—	350	625.00	625.00
32	—	680	135.50–141.00	137.37
6	—	790	130.00	130.00
8	—	341	625.00	625.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	624	134.00	134.00
7	—	916	110.00	110.00
14	—	354	575.00	575.00
9	—	694	126.00	126.00
6	—	566	139.00	139.00
7	—	318	625.00	625.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	418	172.00	172.00
23	—	510	159.00	159.00
6	—	602	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	173.00	173.00
18	—	407	164.00–167.00	165.50
26	—	555	154.00	154.00
32	—	519	151.00–158.00	154.10
78	—	865	127.00–127.25	127.04
128	—	637	143.00–145.75	143.75
49	—	774	125.00–128.25	127.92
62	—	824	128.75–129.50	128.99
48	—	669	134.50–137.00	135.97
61	—	729	132.00–138.00	136.61

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,161	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	—	1,107	1,325.00–1,500.00	1,385.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,229	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,456	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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