Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves under 550 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower with steers over 550 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves under 550 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher with heifers over 600 lbs selling 5.00-8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $204.18/cwt on 2,275 head.

Average price

$204.18

2,275 head · 631 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,289

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$22

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

$29.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	624	206.44	1,289	2,103
Medium and Large 1-2	718	176.51	1,267	172

One grade step is worth $29.93/cwt here — about $22 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 sale2,275 hd

204.18

—

NE average10 barns · 12,346 hd

202.50

+1.68

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

65 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	—	824	184.52/cwt	181.50–186.50	1,520	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	219.55/cwt	217.00–223.00	964	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,269	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	192.26/cwt	191.50–194.00	1,204	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	677	179.59/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,216	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	177.72/cwt	174.50–178.00	1,456	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	642	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,124	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	212.89/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,028	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	201.97/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,244	179
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	194.38/cwt	186.50–197.00	1,316	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	382	246.17/cwt	245.00–256.00	940	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	187.04/cwt	186.50–187.50	1,386	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,225	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	205.32/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,172	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	485	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,108	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	172.67/cwt	172.00–173.00	1,102	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	278	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	424	232.70/cwt	230.00–242.50	987	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,247	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	213.37/cwt	212.00–213.50	1,144	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	210.53/cwt	200.50–215.00	1,213	211
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	483	224.76/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,086	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	709	189.25/cwt	189.25–189.25	1,342	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	591	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	173.24/cwt	173.00–173.50	1,029	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	537	182.87/cwt	180.00–184.00	982	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	858	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,583	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	579	201.47/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,167	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	625	183.47/cwt	183.00–184.00	1,147	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	509	200.50/cwt	200.50–200.50	1,021	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,586	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,558	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	175.15/cwt	174.50–176.00	1,086	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	1,350	213
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	774	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,339	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	571	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,113	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,245	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,160	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	501	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	962	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,464	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,043	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	182.74/cwt	182.00–183.50	1,018	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	838	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,446	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	209.49/cwt	208.00–210.00	903	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	181.04/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,392	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	287	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	212.91/cwt	207.00–217.00	903	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	787	194.91/cwt	194.50–195.50	1,534	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	194.12/cwt	193.00–195.00	934	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,044	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	467	198.11/cwt	190.00–202.50	925	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	369	223.07/cwt	214.00–226.00	823	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	522	191.99/cwt	188.00–196.50	1,002	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	196.03/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,117	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,188	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	197.61/cwt	196.00–199.00	1,045	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	522	229.85/cwt	228.50–234.00	1,200	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	802	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,576	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	662	202.25/cwt	202.25–202.25	1,339	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,397	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	243.47/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,156	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,590	74

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

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

Receipts 4,289Last week 3,356Year ago 3,239

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	824	181.50–186.50	184.52
44	—	439	217.00–223.00	219.55
55	—	626	191.50–194.00	192.26
9	—	919	178.00	178.00
215	—	677	186.50–197.00	194.38
26	—	741	186.50–187.50	187.04
44	—	571	200.00–211.00	205.32
31	—	520	213.00	213.00
11	—	751	186.00	186.00
74	—	855	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	564	225.00	225.00
172	—	787	194.50–195.50	194.91
84	—	522	228.50–234.00	229.85
70	—	802	196.50	196.50
82	—	662	202.25	202.25
91	—	475	242.00–244.00	243.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	677	179.00–181.00	179.59
35	—	483	212.00–216.00	212.89
50	—	570	193.00–197.00	196.03
13	—	529	196.00–199.00	197.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	819	174.50–178.00	177.72
58	—	642	175.00	175.00
10	—	712	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
179	—	616	200.00–207.50	201.97
60	—	382	245.00–256.00	246.17
15	—	278	675.00	675.00
29	—	424	230.00–242.50	232.70
14	—	660	189.00	189.00
114	—	536	212.00–213.50	213.37
211	—	576	200.50–215.00	210.53
120	—	483	221.00–231.00	224.76
66	—	709	189.25	189.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	485	204.00	204.00
18	—	638	172.00–173.00	172.67
5	—	591	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	594	173.00–173.50	173.24
65	—	537	180.00–184.00	182.87
5	—	774	173.00	173.00
8	—	728	171.00	171.00
57	—	838	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	858	184.50	184.50
94	—	579	200.00–202.50	201.47
89	—	625	183.00–184.00	183.47
57	—	509	200.50	200.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	967	164.00	164.00
51	—	914	170.50	170.50
48	—	620	174.50–176.00	175.15
213	—	743	181.75	181.75
38	—	650	178.50	178.50
8	—	501	192.00	192.00
57	—	809	181.00	181.00
43	—	562	185.50	185.50
87	—	769	180.00–182.50	181.04
15	—	424	207.00–217.00	212.91
36	—	481	193.00–195.00	194.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	571	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	557	182.00–183.50	182.74
39	—	431	208.00–210.00	209.49
23	—	287	635.00	635.00
13	—	618	169.00	169.00
117	—	467	190.00–202.50	198.11
74	—	369	214.00–226.00	223.07
173	—	522	188.00–196.50	191.99
54	—	651	182.50	182.50

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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