Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 500-700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and steers 700-900 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 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 $177.01/cwt on 1,897 head.

Average price

$177.01

1,897 head · 700 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$241

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

$5.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.89

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	555	182.47	1,013	122
Medium and Large 1	710	176.63	1,254	1,775

One grade step is worth $5.84/cwt here — about −$241 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 sale1,897 hd

177.01

—

NE average5 barns · 5,612 hd

171.12

+5.89

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

52 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 1-2	—	531	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,004	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	687	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,185	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	213.65/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,126	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	156.60/cwt	155.75–157.00	1,265	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,040	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	371	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	772	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	229.41/cwt	229.00–234.00	1,012	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	157.03/cwt	155.50–158.00	1,102	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	151.49/cwt	148.50–153.25	1,315	331
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	162.13/cwt	158.25–165.50	1,258	319
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	438	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	527	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	938	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	879	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	180.95/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,223	214
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	963	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,187	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	190.20/cwt	186.50–195.00	1,172	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	712	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,303	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	564	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,199	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	452	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,053	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	176.80/cwt	176.50–178.00	1,008	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,191	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,040	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	860	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	683	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,025	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	841	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	152.21/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,102	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	421	199.50/cwt	199.50–199.50	840	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	796	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,202	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	172.23/cwt	170.00–177.50	827	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	162.36/cwt	161.50–163.50	1,060	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	783	154.64/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,211	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	702	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,109	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	152.51/cwt	150.00–155.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	189.09/cwt	186.00–192.00	807	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	369	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	2,712	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	137.69/cwt	137.00–138.25	1,214	160
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	166.46/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,127	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	629	170.11/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,070	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	769	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	185.72/cwt	182.75–187.00	1,137	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,104	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,248	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	495	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	950	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,007	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	692	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,078	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,394	59

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 26, 2022

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

Receipts 3,040Last week 3,321Year ago 3,267

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	189.00	189.00
13	—	702	155.50–158.00	157.03
9	—	435	202.00	202.00
6	—	577	182.00	182.00
27	—	677	165.00–167.50	166.46
13	—	602	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	687	172.50	172.50
85	—	783	154.00–155.00	154.64
28	—	612	182.75–187.00	185.72
91	—	584	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	527	208.00–216.00	213.65
92	—	808	155.75–157.00	156.60
72	—	441	229.00–234.00	229.41
331	—	868	148.50–153.25	151.49
319	—	776	158.25–165.50	162.13
214	—	676	180.00–185.00	180.95
49	—	616	186.50–195.00	190.20
14	—	566	195.00	195.00
9	—	717	174.00	174.00
59	—	992	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	243.00	243.00
39	—	712	183.00	183.00
97	—	564	212.50	212.50
47	—	452	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	371	208.00	208.00
6	—	438	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	489	197.00	197.00
64	—	641	185.25	185.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	153.00	153.00
7	—	535	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	570	176.50–178.00	176.80
43	—	836	142.50	142.50
27	—	646	161.00	161.00
148	—	724	149.00–155.00	152.21
63	—	653	161.50–163.50	162.36
17	—	427	186.00–192.00	189.09
160	—	882	137.00–138.25	137.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	487	176.50	176.50
36	—	618	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	683	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	421	199.50	199.50
10	—	702	158.00	158.00
70	—	629	169.00–172.00	170.11
35	—	495	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	796	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	480	170.00–177.50	172.23
13	—	533	170.00	170.00
10	—	620	150.00–155.00	152.51
34	—	442	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	369	735.00	735.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	841	120.00	120.00

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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