Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2021-08-07

Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Aug 7
● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,206 head
2,227 vs last sale 5,433 3,206 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
75 vs last sale 0 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First sale in three weeks a market trend is not applicable. However, a steady undertone was noted on steers and a higher undertone noted on heifers. Demand was good throughout the day. With several loads going to internet buyers. Some offerings coming off summer grass and some from background lots. Few, fall calving bred cows and pairs sold in the mix. Next Special Calf and Feeder Sale will be August 28th.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.43/cwt on 1,668 head.
Average price
$151.43
1,668 head · 784 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,186
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$244
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1
$35.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.14
vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2603157.2494829
Medium and Large 1785151.531,1901,628
Large 1977122.001,19211thin
One grade step is worth $35.24/cwt here — about −$244 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 sale1,668 hd
151.43
NE average6 barns · 6,154 hd
151.29
+0.14
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

35 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersLarge 11,020144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,47441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Gaunt721161.10/cwt161.10–161.101,16285
HeifersLarge 1977122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,19211
BullsMedium and Large 1972123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1969
HeifersMedium and Large 1442175.00/cwt175.00–175.0077410
HeifersMedium and Large 1547173.50/cwt173.50–173.5094918
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3461,560.68/cwt1,425.00–1,585.0021,00742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,4261,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,6865
SteersMedium and Large 1941152.69/cwt150.50–153.001,437618
SteersMedium and Large 1606174.71/cwt173.00–179.001,05914
SteersMedium and Large 1794160.77/cwt160.00–163.001,277117
HeifersMedium and Large 1768153.76/cwt152.00–155.101,181569
SteersMedium and Large 1554181.68/cwt180.00–184.001,00719
HeifersMedium and Large 1830149.61/cwt147.00–151.851,242461
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,3201,635.00/cwt1,635.00–1,635.0021,58210
HeifersMedium and Large 1634157.94/cwt157.00–160.501,00140
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3471,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,8586
HeifersMedium and Large 1670156.14/cwt152.00–157.501,046125
HeifersMedium and Large 1950136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,29259
SteersMedium and Large 1494182.00/cwt182.00–182.008995
HeifersMedium and Large 1918138.31/cwt138.25–139.001,27070
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2393170.00/cwt170.00–170.006686
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2651,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,8135
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2816145.50/cwt145.50–145.501,18710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2536160.39/cwt160.00–161.0086013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2574173.00/cwt173.00–173.009938
SteersMedium and Large 1690165.31/cwt163.00–179.501,14135
HeifersMedium and Large 1576165.51/cwt161.00–169.0095319
SteersMedium and Large 1829161.21/cwt155.50–162.751,336156
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,4001,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0019,2506
SteersMedium and Large 1-2677156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0567
SteersMedium and Large 1-2608171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,04335
HeifersMedium and Large 1741153.25/cwt153.25–153.251,13669
SteersMedium and Large 1725168.98/cwt166.75–171.001,22599
HeifersMedium and Large 1893139.86/cwt139.50–140.001,249103

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.