Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported feeder sale in recent 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 $180.65/cwt on 1,861 head.

Average price

$180.65

1,861 head · 709 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$26.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	180.98	1,295	1,764
Medium and Large 1-2	584	180.47	1,055	75
Medium and Large 2	652	154.55	1,007	22

One grade step is worth $26.44/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 sale1,861 hd

180.65

—

NE average5 barns · 6,182 hd

183.97

−3.32

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

51 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 1Fancy	—	753	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,355	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	944	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,510	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	891	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	920	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,352	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	822	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,323	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	644	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,146	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,270	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	220.81/cwt	218.00–227.00	1,139	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,675	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	633	215.71/cwt	214.00–217.50	1,365	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	217.09/cwt	216.50–219.00	1,059	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	208.72/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,392	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	769	180.42/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,387	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	180.25/cwt	178.50–182.00	1,638	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	841	185.74/cwt	184.50–187.00	1,562	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	173.75/cwt	173.75–173.75	1,680	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,206	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	200.19/cwt	196.00–204.00	1,071	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	428	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	619	195.85/cwt	193.50–196.50	1,212	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	201.66/cwt	196.00–203.00	980	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	207.18/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,316	146
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,059	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	217.23/cwt	211.00–219.00	1,288	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,013	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	194.23/cwt	193.00–195.50	855	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	187.89/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,240	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	198.03/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,420	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	194.85/cwt	191.00–199.00	1,286	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	814	176.78/cwt	176.50–177.00	1,439	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	601	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	200.24/cwt	199.00–203.00	1,061	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	171.64/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,394	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,622	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	729	181.21/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,321	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	939	169.59/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,592	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	186.68/cwt	185.00–188.50	1,176	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	840	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	691	178.29/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,232	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	172.38/cwt	165.00–173.50	1,341	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	191.36/cwt	186.50–193.00	1,108	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	548	207.62/cwt	207.50–209.00	1,138	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	739	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,290	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	168.35/cwt	167.00–169.85	1,478	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,198	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	188.59/cwt	187.00–192.00	990	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,156	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	181.12/cwt	177.50–182.00	1,346	203

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 Jul 16, 2022

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

Receipts 3,480Last week 0Year ago 5,433

First reported feeder sale in recent weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was 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 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	753	180.00	180.00
84	—	944	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	891	149.00	149.00
13	—	920	147.00	147.00
16	—	822	161.00	161.00
28	—	644	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	619	193.50–196.50	195.85
60	—	548	207.50–209.00	207.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	486	196.00–203.00	201.66
236	—	660	185.00–189.00	187.89
19	—	530	199.00–203.00	200.24
104	—	812	166.00–173.00	171.64
90	—	630	185.00–188.50	186.68
30	—	404	208.00	208.00
319	—	778	165.00–173.50	172.38
43	—	579	186.50–193.00	191.36
125	—	878	167.00–169.85	168.35
203	—	743	177.50–182.00	181.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	671	151.00	151.00
6	—	601	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	440	193.00–195.50	194.23
14	—	744	161.00	161.00
15	—	525	187.00–192.00	188.59
23	—	676	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	691	177.00–180.00	178.29
18	—	739	174.50	174.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	791	170.00	170.00
10	—	498	195.50	195.50
18	—	747	170.00	170.00
25	—	535	196.00–204.00	200.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	516	218.00–227.00	220.81
129	—	1,018	164.50	164.50
27	—	415	230.00	230.00
60	—	488	216.50–219.00	217.09
76	—	667	204.00–212.00	208.72
118	—	909	178.50–182.00	180.25
124	—	841	184.50–187.00	185.74
39	—	967	173.75	173.75
146	—	635	205.00–208.00	207.18
45	—	593	211.00–219.00	217.23
149	—	717	192.00–201.00	198.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	633	214.00–217.50	215.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	769	179.00–182.00	180.42
76	—	660	191.00–199.00	194.85
18	—	814	176.50–177.00	176.78
25	—	729	180.00–183.00	181.21
76	—	939	166.00–172.00	169.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	815	148.00	148.00
16	—	670	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	765	212.00	212.00

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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