Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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 $173.93/cwt on 2,143 head.

Average price

$173.93

2,143 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$250

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

$5.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	547	179.33	981	40
Medium and Large 1	708	173.83	1,231	2,103

One grade step is worth $5.49/cwt here — about −$250 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 sale2,143 hd

173.93

—

NE average5 barns · 6,388 hd

173.42

+0.51

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

36 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	611	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	907	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	691	143.85/cwt	143.50–145.00	994	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	181.56/cwt	180.00–184.00	879	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	192.23/cwt	191.00–194.00	817	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	167.73/cwt	166.00–168.50	976	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	565	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,153	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	356	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	516	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,253	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	150.49/cwt	149.75–150.75	1,296	330
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	210.98/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,030	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	171.68/cwt	170.50–176.75	1,145	180
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,279	338
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	191.25/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,213	353
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,123	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	194.04/cwt	192.50–196.50	1,129	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,090	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,218	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	812	150.28/cwt	147.00–152.25	1,220	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	885	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	833	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	496	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,156	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	907	143.01/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,297	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	788	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,221	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	643	176.20/cwt	175.25–180.00	1,133	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	163.15/cwt	161.50–165.00	1,031	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	999	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	172.99/cwt	170.00–177.00	924	206
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	720	147.14/cwt	144.50–148.00	1,059	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	830	143.02/cwt	137.50–153.75	1,187	362
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	374	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	733	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,004	1,985.00/cwt	1,985.00–1,985.00	19,929	15

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 Mar 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,321Last week 3,963Year ago 4,046

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 5.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	155.00	155.00
15	—	578	157.00	157.00
46	—	691	143.50–145.00	143.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	484	180.00–184.00	181.56
37	—	425	191.00–194.00	192.23
151	—	582	166.00–168.50	167.73
162	—	632	161.50–165.00	163.15
206	—	534	170.00–177.00	172.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	499	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	689	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	720	144.50–148.00	147.14
362	—	830	137.50–153.75	143.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	574	167.00	167.00
6	—	634	164.00	164.00
7	—	681	160.00	160.00
16	—	438	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	204.00	204.00
8	—	356	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	755	166.00	166.00
330	—	861	149.75–150.75	150.49
49	—	488	208.00–217.00	210.98
180	—	667	170.50–176.75	171.68
338	—	812	157.50	157.50
353	—	634	185.00–198.00	191.25
24	—	521	215.50	215.50
342	—	582	192.50–196.50	194.04
28	—	700	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	812	147.00–152.25	150.28
6	—	530	196.00	196.00
80	—	907	139.00–144.00	143.01
22	—	788	155.00	155.00
147	—	643	175.25–180.00	176.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	496	233.00	233.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,004	1,985.00	1,985.00

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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