Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported feeder sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.85/cwt on 1,246 head.

Average price

$162.85

1,246 head · 656 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$7.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.34

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	659	163.47	1,078	1,136
Medium and Large 1-2	628	156.37	981	110

One grade step is worth $7.10/cwt here — about $96 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 sale1,246 hd

162.85

—

NE average5 barns · 4,505 hd

159.51

+3.34

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

60 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
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,748.15/cwt	1,700.00–1,860.00	17,516	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,452	1,860.00/cwt	1,860.00–1,860.00	27,007	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	181.40/cwt	180.00–183.00	749	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,165	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	830	138.57/cwt	136.75–140.10	1,150	214
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	818	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,004	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	969	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	165.14/cwt	164.00–169.50	1,035	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	541	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,174	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	352	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	2,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,156	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	206.58/cwt	202.00–210.50	1,058	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	160.66/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,054	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	931	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,059	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	503	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	996	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	159.63/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,121	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,152	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	190.12/cwt	184.50–192.75	1,177	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	771	184.75/cwt	184.75–184.75	1,424	245
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	834	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,301	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	177.66/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,116	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	190.29/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,018	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	584	184.18/cwt	183.00–186.00	1,076	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	381	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,027	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	316	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	489	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,095	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,001	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	856	170.35/cwt	170.35–170.35	1,458	203
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	931	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	350	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	709	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	431	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	886	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	576	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,008	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	893	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	517	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	933	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	852	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	155.57/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,128	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,254	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	477	194.25/cwt	194.25–194.25	927	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	177.98/cwt	176.50–180.00	933	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	181.86/cwt	181.50–182.50	875	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	168.18/cwt	164.00–170.25	954	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,074	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	761	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,088	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	870	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,168	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	146.87/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,069	64

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 May 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,518Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 753Year ago 0

First reported feeder sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,002	1,700.00–1,860.00	1,748.15
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,452	1,860.00	1,860.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	413	180.00–183.00	181.40
8	—	860	135.50	135.50
11	—	595	156.50	156.50
7	—	346	610.00	610.00
53	—	743	144.50	144.50
9	—	472	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	830	136.75–140.10	138.57
9	—	600	161.50	161.50
9	—	761	143.00	143.00
57	—	870	134.25	134.25
64	—	728	146.00–147.00	146.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	564	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	627	164.00–169.50	165.14
15	—	439	194.00	194.00
14	—	725	153.00–157.50	155.57
122	—	915	137.00	137.00
6	—	657	156.50	156.50
30	—	524	176.50–180.00	177.98
57	—	481	181.50–182.50	181.86
66	—	567	164.00–170.25	168.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	381	186.00	186.00
31	—	642	160.00	160.00
6	—	316	685.00	685.00
14	—	475	188.00	188.00
14	—	517	180.50	180.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	350	202.50	202.50
92	—	431	205.50	205.50
118	—	576	175.00	175.00
73	—	477	194.25	194.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	760	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	152.00	152.00
5	—	514	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	440	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	541	189.00	189.00
22	—	663	177.00	177.00
6	—	575	184.50	184.50
5	—	352	725.00	725.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	653	177.00	177.00
59	—	512	202.00–210.50	206.58
9	—	495	200.00	200.00
12	—	436	213.50	213.50
80	—	619	184.50–192.75	190.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	472	185.50	185.50
30	—	656	160.00–162.00	160.66
9	—	600	175.50	175.50
76	—	702	156.00–160.00	159.63
10	—	768	150.00	150.00
9	—	566	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,059	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	503	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
245	—	771	184.75	184.75
20	—	489	224.00	224.00
19	—	439	228.00	228.00
203	—	856	170.35	170.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	834	156.00	156.00
13	—	628	175.00–180.00	177.66
28	—	535	189.00–192.00	190.29
42	—	584	183.00–186.00	184.18

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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