Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 2.00 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 $177.18/cwt on 2,333 head.

Average price

$177.18

2,333 head · 710 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

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

$4.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	710	177.21	1,259	2,318
Medium and Large 1-2	631	172.60	1,090	15thin

One grade step is worth $4.61/cwt here — about $169 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 sale2,333 hd

177.18

—

NE average9 barns · 20,191 hd

178.64

−1.46

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

39 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 1	—	772	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,085	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	809	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,100	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	162.06/cwt	161.00–165.25	1,165	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	516	171.45/cwt	169.00–174.00	885	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	489	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	215.82/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,027	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	191.63/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,079	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,517	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	170.52/cwt	168.25–175.50	1,238	374
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	163.61/cwt	160.25–165.75	1,405	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	176.30/cwt	174.00–179.00	1,199	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	673	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,227	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	613	193.37/cwt	193.25–194.00	1,185	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	215.67/cwt	211.00–218.00	902	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	183.75/cwt	181.50–187.00	1,156	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	864	155.05/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,340	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,033	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,163	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	162.75/cwt	162.75–162.75	1,320	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	154.26/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,114	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	156.35/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,041	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	151.01/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,238	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	157.17/cwt	156.75–157.85	1,432	288
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	207.83/cwt	203.75–213.50	1,054	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	174.33/cwt	169.00–176.50	981	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	186.61/cwt	185.00–187.00	911	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	165.63/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,025	261
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	168.94/cwt	167.00–172.50	1,144	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	780	159.24/cwt	158.50–161.50	1,242	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	818	158.16/cwt	157.00–158.50	1,294	136
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	753	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,319	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	179.68/cwt	176.00–182.00	936	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	581	205.10/cwt	202.50–208.50	1,192	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	184.16/cwt	183.00–187.00	1,072	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	172.87/cwt	172.00–174.50	1,068	32

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 Jan 22, 2022

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

Receipts 3,545Last week 4,310Year ago 4,049

Compared to last week steers and heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	772	140.50	140.50
15	—	809	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	719	161.00–165.25	162.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	625	157.00	157.00
36	—	516	169.00–174.00	171.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	722	151.00–155.00	154.26
121	—	666	153.00–158.00	156.35
178	—	820	149.00–152.00	151.01
38	—	563	169.00–176.50	174.33
44	—	488	185.00–187.00	186.61
261	—	619	160.00–168.00	165.63
13	—	382	197.00	197.00
63	—	882	149.50	149.50
69	—	521	176.00–182.00	179.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	476	215.00–219.00	215.82
63	—	563	189.00–194.00	191.63
66	—	965	157.25	157.25
374	—	726	168.25–175.50	170.52
117	—	859	160.25–165.75	163.61
173	—	680	174.00–179.00	176.30
15	—	418	211.00–218.00	215.67
208	—	629	181.50–187.00	183.75
62	—	811	162.75	162.75
288	—	911	156.75–157.85	157.17
8	—	387	217.00	217.00
80	—	507	203.75–213.50	207.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	673	182.25	182.25
127	—	613	193.25–194.00	193.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	864	154.00–157.00	155.05
26	—	535	193.00	193.00
79	—	677	167.00–172.50	168.94
59	—	780	158.50–161.50	159.24
136	—	818	157.00–158.50	158.16
26	—	582	183.00–187.00	184.16
32	—	618	172.00–174.50	172.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	196.00	196.00
9	—	741	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
233	—	581	202.50–208.50	205.10

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Ericson