Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-02-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 550-800 lbs sold 3.00 higher and heifers 450-700 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand was good to very 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 $185.43/cwt on 1,572 head.

Average price

$185.43

1,572 head · 675 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$2.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.77

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	680	185.51	1,262	1,512
Medium and Large 1-2	535	183.47	981	60

One grade step is worth $2.04/cwt here — about $280 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 sale1,572 hd

185.43

—

NE average10 barns · 13,931 hd

179.66

+5.77

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

46 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	—	1,008	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,532	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	429	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	845	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	423	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	768	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	196.75/cwt	191.00–202.00	1,143	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,171	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,163	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	169.69/cwt	164.00–170.10	1,308	406
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,132	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	228.07/cwt	225.00–230.00	896	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,143	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,371	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,052	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	701	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,192	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	179.47/cwt	177.75–182.00	1,247	262
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	543	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,157	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	482	228.72/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,102	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	188.98/cwt	188.00–191.00	805	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	878	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	469	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	442	201.76/cwt	201.00–204.00	892	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	980	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	731	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	980	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	638	193.22/cwt	193.00–195.00	1,233	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	429	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,064	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	837	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	182.51/cwt	179.00–185.00	976	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	162.63/cwt	155.50–164.50	1,096	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,030	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	933	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	927	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	775	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	187.55/cwt	185.00–189.00	902	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	160.78/cwt	154.50–162.50	1,172	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	563	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,210	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	463	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,125	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	175.90/cwt	173.00–178.50	1,031	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	154.43/cwt	153.75–155.00	1,184	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	167.11/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,049	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	561	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,027	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	854	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,307	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,350	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,175	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,336	1,485.00/cwt	1,485.00–1,485.00	19,840	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,372	1,026.29/cwt	1,025.00–1,035.00	14,081	55
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,427	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,340	16

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 Feb 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,761Last week 3,930Year ago 2,784

Replacement CattleReceipts 106Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,008	152.00	152.00
215	—	581	191.00–202.00	196.75
92	—	626	187.00	187.00
406	—	771	164.00–170.10	169.69
13	—	393	225.00–230.00	228.07
10	—	547	209.00	209.00
83	—	826	166.00	166.00
21	—	485	217.00	217.00
38	—	701	170.00	170.00
262	—	695	177.75–182.00	179.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	554	210.00	210.00
8	—	440	237.00	237.00
79	—	543	213.00	213.00
46	—	482	228.00–229.00	228.72
97	—	638	193.00–195.00	193.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	686	165.00	165.00
5	—	837	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	429	248.00	248.00
16	—	563	215.00	215.00
19	—	463	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	585	176.00	176.00
32	—	491	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	429	197.00	197.00
45	—	561	183.00	183.00
62	—	854	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	423	181.50	181.50
13	—	469	181.00	181.00
7	—	775	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	426	188.00–191.00	188.98
139	—	535	179.00–185.00	182.51
151	—	674	155.50–164.50	162.63
31	—	481	185.00–189.00	187.55
62	—	729	154.50–162.50	160.78
82	—	586	173.00–178.50	175.90
109	—	767	153.75–155.00	154.43
184	—	628	163.00–170.00	167.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	878	143.00	143.00
5	—	629	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	442	201.00–204.00	201.76
35	—	495	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	565	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	731	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,350	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,336	1,485.00	1,485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	—	1,372	1,025.00–1,035.00	1,026.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,427	1,075.00	1,075.00

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