Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $172.99/cwt on 1,915 head.

Average price

$172.99

1,915 head · 811 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.92

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	802	175.54	1,408	1,595
Medium and Large 1-2	853	160.26	1,368	320

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $41 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 sale1,915 hd

172.99

—

NE average10 barns · 12,645 hd

182.91

−9.92

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

69 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 1	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	228.30/cwt	228.00–229.00	1,126	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	986	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	—	729	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,210	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	—	852	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,504	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	173.79/cwt	171.50–178.50	1,331	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,639	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,422	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,156	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	671	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,423	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	372	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,056	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	657	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,367	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,166	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,130	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	187.28/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,480	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	550	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,078	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	614	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,167	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	756	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,260	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,232	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	170.79/cwt	170.00–174.00	1,561	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	660	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,267	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,411	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	550	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	977	161.05/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,573	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	943	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,022	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,189	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,195	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	173.31/cwt	168.50–174.00	1,487	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	744	171.64/cwt	167.00–173.25	1,277	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	871	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,455	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	835	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,394	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	853	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	166.60/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,228	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	171.38/cwt	169.00–172.50	1,409	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,102	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	1,639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,003	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,095	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,030	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	181.19/cwt	179.25–184.50	1,344	275
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	181.53/cwt	181.00–183.50	1,100	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	928	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,448	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	876	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,415	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,044	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,563	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,070	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	220.13/cwt	218.00–224.00	696	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	189.30/cwt	188.50–191.50	1,115	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,064	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	165.38/cwt	163.50–168.50	1,617	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	438	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,121	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,195	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	689	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,278	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	962	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	179.35/cwt	179.35–179.35	1,781	289
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,575	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	586	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,019	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,727	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	718	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,325	32

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 Aug 27, 2022

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Receipts 3,207Last week 3,242Year ago 4,317

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	395	210.00	210.00
123	—	766	171.50–178.50	173.79
16	—	655	182.50	182.50
208	—	858	168.50–174.00	173.31
282	—	822	169.00–172.50	171.38
9	—	528	195.00	195.00
275	—	742	179.25–184.50	181.19
47	—	606	181.00–183.50	181.53
15	—	316	218.00–224.00	220.13
22	—	589	188.50–191.50	189.30
90	—	978	163.50–168.50	165.38
10	—	428	210.00	210.00
5	—	479	202.00	202.00
17	—	1,019	169.50	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	729	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	852	176.50	176.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	550	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	977	160.00–162.00	161.05
5	—	943	165.50	165.50
39	—	744	167.00–173.25	171.64
14	—	871	167.00	167.00
13	—	835	167.00	167.00
12	—	1,102	148.75	148.75
7	—	1,003	160.00	160.00
6	—	1,095	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	450	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	185.00	185.00
7	—	471	181.00	181.00
19	—	737	165.00–168.00	166.60
9	—	271	575.00	575.00
18	—	661	161.00	161.00
12	—	583	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	928	156.00	156.00
132	—	876	161.50	161.50
45	—	1,044	149.75	149.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	615	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	689	185.50	185.50
32	—	718	184.50	184.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	493	228.00–229.00	228.30
67	—	921	178.00	178.00
43	—	718	198.00	198.00
11	—	553	209.00	209.00
6	—	323	266.00	266.00
61	—	790	186.00–189.00	187.28
75	—	627	201.00	201.00
8	—	695	203.00	203.00
289	—	993	179.35	179.35
30	—	870	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	595	190.00	190.00
8	—	533	185.00	185.00
5	—	1,023	164.00	164.00
6	—	642	176.00	176.00
8	—	719	176.00	176.00
15	—	690	178.50	178.50
73	—	914	170.00–174.00	170.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	671	212.00	212.00
24	—	372	284.00	284.00
13	—	438	256.00	256.00
14	—	495	241.50	241.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	657	208.00	208.00
27	—	700	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	620	188.00	188.00
5	—	756	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	550	196.00	196.00
6	—	614	190.00	190.00
12	—	660	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	586	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	743	160.00	160.00
13	—	406	197.00	197.00

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