Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-02-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers 500-650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.52/cwt on 1,896 head.

Average price

$217.52

1,896 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,236

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$20.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+28.11

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	218.44	1,250	1,810
Medium and Large 1-2	486	198.30	963	86

One grade step is worth $20.14/cwt here — about $287 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 sale1,896 hd

217.52

—

NE average8 barns · 9,612 hd

189.42

+28.11

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

48 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	—	440	226.62/cwt	225.00–227.00	997	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	186.05/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,150	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	202.33/cwt	200.00–204.00	898	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	911	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	765.66/cwt	735.00–775.00	2,389	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	184.48/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,258	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	176.17/cwt	173.00–177.00	1,284	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	205.96/cwt	196.00–208.00	1,215	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	162.94/cwt	161.75–164.00	1,333	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	1,160	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	478	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,009	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	663	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,270	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	623	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,234	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,015	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	388	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	931	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	582	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,251	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	155.66/cwt	155.00–157.00	1,102	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	403	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	385	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	778	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	480	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	883	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	165.66/cwt	165.00–166.50	1,011	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	899	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	572	224.50/cwt	224.50–224.50	1,284	372
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,116	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	733	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,242	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	439	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	507	206.40/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,046	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,306	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	656	168.25/cwt	168.25–168.25	1,104	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	390	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	788	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	318	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	2,576	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	611	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,268	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	229.86/cwt	229.00–232.00	1,163	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	496	245.97/cwt	240.00–246.50	1,220	565
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	176.94/cwt	175.00–183.00	1,019	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	173.16/cwt	169.00–175.75	1,075	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,182	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	189.79/cwt	189.00–191.00	894	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	502	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	976	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	157.15/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,072	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,196	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	185.52/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,006	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,898	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	813	12

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 26, 2022

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

Receipts 2,803Last week 3,404Year ago 4,819

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 4.00 higher and heifers 500-650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	440	225.00–227.00	226.62
26	—	618	184.00–190.00	186.05
21	—	312	735.00–775.00	765.66
5	—	342	238.00	238.00
108	—	682	182.50–188.00	184.48
110	—	729	173.00–177.00	176.17
107	—	590	196.00–208.00	205.96
77	—	818	161.75–164.00	162.94
59	—	526	220.50	220.50
25	—	773	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	444	200.00–204.00	202.33
16	—	487	187.00	187.00
5	—	803	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	478	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	663	191.50	191.50
21	—	623	198.00	198.00
9	—	432	235.00	235.00
60	—	388	240.00	240.00
40	—	582	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
372	—	572	224.50	224.50
45	—	611	207.50	207.50
53	—	506	229.00–232.00	229.86
565	—	496	240.00–246.50	245.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	592	188.50	188.50
36	—	733	169.50	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	439	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	507	206.00–207.00	206.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	708	155.00–157.00	155.66
12	—	403	201.00	201.00
75	—	576	175.00–183.00	176.94
120	—	621	169.00–175.75	173.16
24	—	804	147.00	147.00
33	—	471	189.00–191.00	189.79
91	—	682	157.00–158.00	157.15
38	—	782	153.00	153.00
65	—	542	185.00–186.00	185.52
7	—	292	650.00	650.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	385	202.00	202.00
20	—	480	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	610	165.00–166.50	165.66
16	—	508	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	656	168.25	168.25
49	—	318	810.00	810.00
14	—	502	194.50	194.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	390	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	575	165.00	165.00
8	—	449	177.00	177.00
12	—	457	178.00	178.00

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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