Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2022-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher and steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 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 $210.14/cwt on 2,281 head.

Average price

$210.14

2,281 head · 607 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$88

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

$23.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	212.30	1,283	2,075
Medium and Large 1-2	634	188.42	1,195	206

One grade step is worth $23.88/cwt here — about $88 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 sale2,281 hd

210.14

—

NE average7 barns · 11,793 hd

212.05

−1.91

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

64 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	606	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,027	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	359	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	797	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	446	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,024	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	202.63/cwt	201.00–204.25	1,457	181
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	212.35/cwt	207.00–219.00	1,223	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	709	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,340	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	593	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,334	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	252.50/cwt	249.00–255.50	1,083	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	231.17/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,098	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	1,415	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	226.77/cwt	222.00–233.00	1,193	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	681	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,246	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,238	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	202.45/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,284	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,308	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,169	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	202.86/cwt	202.50–203.50	1,339	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,298	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	667	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	186.53/cwt	186.00–187.50	1,274	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	534	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,100	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	421	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	930	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	203.99/cwt	199.50–207.00	1,257	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	790	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,406	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	414	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	915	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	810	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,071	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	965	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,607	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	214.86/cwt	210.00–216.00	801	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	443	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	886	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	619	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,065	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	171.55/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,355	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,090	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	216.45/cwt	216.00–218.00	903	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,039	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	348	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	828	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	175.76/cwt	173.00–177.00	912	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	203.00/cwt	198.50–210.00	970	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	721	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,258	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	179.41/cwt	177.50–180.00	1,111	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	593	181.73/cwt	181.50–183.00	1,078	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,037	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	180.54/cwt	179.25–181.50	1,098	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,305	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	418	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,091	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	901	182.25/cwt	182.25–182.25	1,642	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	194.30/cwt	187.50–201.00	1,012	225
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,169	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	650	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	1,258	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	594	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,194	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	693	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,164	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	190.40/cwt	185.50–197.00	1,102	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	241.27/cwt	237.25–242.75	1,238	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	498	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,200	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,224	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	192.83/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,095	79

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 Dec 3, 2022

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

Receipts 4,380Last week 4,670Year ago 3,284

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	606	169.50	169.50
9	—	693	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	359	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	414	221.00	221.00
41	—	514	212.00	212.00
34	—	490	212.00	212.00
15	—	348	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	893	180.00	180.00
58	—	373	210.00–216.00	214.86
22	—	417	216.00–218.00	216.45
6	—	286	675.00	675.00
126	—	478	198.50–210.00	203.00
5	—	958	165.00	165.00
53	—	608	179.25–181.50	180.54
180	—	901	182.25	182.25
225	—	521	187.50–201.00	194.30
317	—	579	185.50–197.00	190.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	443	200.00	200.00
79	—	593	181.50–183.00	181.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	619	172.00	172.00
83	—	790	170.00–172.00	171.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	519	173.00–177.00	175.76
8	—	640	162.00	162.00
11	—	268	575.00	575.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	721	174.50	174.50
122	—	619	177.50–180.00	179.41
47	—	666	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	446	229.50	229.50
32	—	650	193.50	193.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	340	295.00	295.00
106	—	593	225.00	225.00
136	—	610	214.00	214.00
6	—	418	261.00	261.00
79	—	513	237.25–242.75	241.27
37	—	498	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
181	—	719	201.00–204.25	202.63
178	—	576	207.00–219.00	212.35
63	—	429	249.00–255.50	252.50
61	—	475	226.00–234.00	231.17
28	—	767	184.50	184.50
236	—	526	222.00–233.00	226.77
226	—	634	199.00–206.00	202.45
175	—	660	202.50–203.50	202.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	709	189.00	189.00
7	—	681	183.00	183.00
23	—	594	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	811	177.00	177.00
72	—	717	181.00	181.00
15	—	684	179.00	179.00
79	—	568	192.00–196.00	192.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	555	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	733	178.50	178.50
119	—	683	186.00–187.50	186.53
229	—	616	199.50–207.00	203.99
11	—	790	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	630	185.50	185.50
5	—	667	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	534	206.00	206.00
7	—	421	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	332	244.00	244.00
17	—	540	190.00	190.00
28	—	416	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
11	—	254	600.00	600.00
8	—	678	158.00	158.00

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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