Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2021-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 450-650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $171.22/cwt on 1,812 head.

Average price

$171.22

1,812 head · 684 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,171

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$17.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.20

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	689	173.06	1,192	1,627
Medium and Large 1-2	639	155.10	991	185

One grade step is worth $17.95/cwt here — about $201 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 sale1,812 hd

171.22

—

NE average9 barns · 16,434 hd

177.43

−6.20

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

53 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	—	867	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,435	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	219.97/cwt	218.00–224.00	711	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,423	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	834	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	739	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	166.51/cwt	165.50–167.00	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,657	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	160.68/cwt	159.50–162.00	1,237	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	161.73/cwt	160.50–162.50	1,071	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,005	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	185.21/cwt	179.00–187.75	998	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	173.97/cwt	168.00–177.00	1,004	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	195.14/cwt	187.00–198.50	939	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	169.54/cwt	165.00–171.25	1,065	218
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	153.03/cwt	146.00–156.00	950	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,549	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	994	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	526	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,018	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	214.96/cwt	210.00–218.00	817	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	452	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	167.48/cwt	166.50–169.00	863	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,041	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	595	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,017	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	327	188.55/cwt	188.00–190.00	617	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	146.11/cwt	142.00–148.50	842	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	141.36/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,012	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.55/cwt	165.50–173.00	819	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	174.64/cwt	174.00–175.00	737	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,271	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,399	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	145.73/cwt	144.50–148.00	1,345	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	149.92/cwt	148.50–150.50	786	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	154.24/cwt	150.00–157.00	984	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	938	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	991	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	908	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,394	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	151.75/cwt	149.00–154.00	1,187	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	155.53/cwt	154.50–157.00	821	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,392	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	925	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	157.74/cwt	154.50–160.00	898	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	160.81/cwt	158.50–163.00	947	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	663	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	968	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	161.69/cwt	161.50–162.00	1,030	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,500	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	878	155.29/cwt	154.00–156.00	1,363	189
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	774	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 Nov 13, 2021

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

Receipts 3,239Last week 2,575Year ago 3,211

Compared to last week steers 450-650 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. 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
91	—	867	165.50	165.50
22	—	323	218.00–224.00	219.97
23	—	418	199.50	199.50
101	—	1,127	147.00	147.00
23	—	770	159.50–162.00	160.68
97	—	662	160.50–162.50	161.73
59	—	539	179.00–187.75	185.21
237	—	577	168.00–177.00	173.97
175	—	481	187.00–198.50	195.14
218	—	628	165.00–171.25	169.54
177	—	1,026	151.00	151.00
89	—	380	210.00–218.00	214.96
124	—	936	160.25	160.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	936	152.00	152.00
7	—	406	182.00	182.00
5	—	691	156.00	156.00
16	—	513	165.50–167.00	166.51
15	—	708	142.00	142.00
90	—	621	146.00–156.00	153.03
15	—	557	166.00	166.00
9	—	1,031	140.50	140.50
9	—	469	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	552	180.00	180.00
66	—	526	193.50	193.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	176.00	176.00
27	—	589	158.50–163.00	160.81
46	—	637	161.50–162.00	161.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	663	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	355	175.00	175.00
124	—	480	165.50–173.00	170.55
36	—	422	174.00–175.00	174.64
22	—	853	149.00	149.00
11	—	975	143.50	143.50
11	—	740	147.50	147.50
99	—	923	144.50–148.00	145.73
41	—	638	150.00–157.00	154.24
24	—	679	146.00	146.00
79	—	782	149.00–154.00	151.75
15	—	528	154.50–157.00	155.53
14	—	1,035	134.50	134.50
140	—	569	154.50–160.00	157.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	452	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	515	166.50–169.00	167.48
65	—	609	171.00	171.00
38	—	595	171.00	171.00
38	—	327	188.00–190.00	188.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	576	142.00–148.50	146.11
32	—	716	140.00–142.50	141.36
5	—	442	155.00	155.00
35	—	524	148.50–150.50	149.92
6	—	379	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	908	153.50	153.50
189	—	878	154.00–156.00	155.29

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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