Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2023-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 600-750 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher with steers over 750 lbs selling 7.00 lower, heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $207.98/cwt on 4,511 head.

Average price

$207.98

4,511 head · 650 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$17.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	651	208.14	1,355	4,471
Medium and Large 1-2	592	190.23	1,126	40

One grade step is worth $17.91/cwt here — about $228 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 sale4,511 hd

207.98

—

NE average13 barns · 30,497 hd

200.58

+7.39

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

53 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	—	541	215.91/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,168	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	209.74/cwt	205.00–211.50	1,202	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	180.00/cwt	176.00–182.75	1,498	380
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	209.50/cwt	209.50–209.50	1,429	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	201.99/cwt	198.00–206.50	1,325	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	604	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,299	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	368	263.57/cwt	261.00–264.00	970	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	494	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,235	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	552	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,261	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	503	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,094	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	545	233.50/cwt	233.50–233.50	1,273	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	891	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,233	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	486	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,203	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	236.92/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,170	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	800	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,412	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	187.89/cwt	184.00–189.00	1,283	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,141	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	174.18/cwt	171.00–178.00	1,245	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	188.43/cwt	188.00–189.00	997	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	210.82/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,071	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	174.69/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,080	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	176.06/cwt	169.00–176.50	1,377	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	225.08/cwt	223.00–230.00	894	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	212.08/cwt	211.00–213.00	874	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	192.67/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,102	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	210.75/cwt	210.50–211.00	978	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	195.64/cwt	194.00–197.00	945	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	170.17/cwt	165.00–172.25	1,217	501
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	172.50/cwt	165.50–175.00	1,139	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	169.42/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,364	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,225	244
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,053	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,048	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	758	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,243	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	593	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,059	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	652	167.02/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,089	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	177.76/cwt	175.00–182.25	1,523	387
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,255	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	469	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	189.73/cwt	185.00–191.00	1,281	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	724	177.83/cwt	175.00–180.50	1,287	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	530	245.75/cwt	245.75–245.75	1,302	574
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	179.04/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,398	250
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	462	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	896	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	187.73/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,164	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	929	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	189.35/cwt	183.50–196.00	1,361	415
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	244.66/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,023	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	526	207.20/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,090	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	210.30/cwt	198.00–211.75	1,277	377

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 Jan 14, 2023

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

Receipts 6,830Last week 3,645Year ago 4,310

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	541	214.00–218.00	215.91
203	—	573	205.00–211.50	209.74
380	—	832	176.00–182.75	180.00
237	—	656	198.00–206.50	201.99
7	—	361	245.00	245.00
71	—	494	236.00–237.00	236.92
387	—	857	175.00–182.25	177.76
250	—	781	178.00–181.00	179.04
415	—	719	183.50–196.00	189.35
37	—	418	240.00–254.00	244.66
377	—	607	198.00–211.75	210.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
174	—	682	209.50	209.50
187	—	590	209.00	209.00
49	—	486	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	604	215.00	215.00
44	—	368	261.00–264.00	263.57
36	—	494	250.00	250.00
22	—	552	228.50	228.50
67	—	545	233.50	233.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	503	217.50	217.50
6	—	403	221.00	221.00
40	—	800	176.50	176.50
103	—	683	184.00–189.00	187.89
54	—	579	197.00	197.00
48	—	715	171.00–178.00	174.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
244	—	452	271.00	271.00
574	—	530	245.75	245.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	220.00	220.00
11	—	430	225.00	225.00
28	—	526	206.00–208.00	207.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	675	185.00–191.00	189.73
136	—	724	175.00–180.50	177.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	620	187.00–188.00	187.73
7	—	460	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	529	188.00–189.00	188.43
60	—	483	194.00–197.00	195.64
8	—	569	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	508	207.00–214.00	210.82
123	—	618	172.50–176.00	174.69
81	—	782	169.00–176.50	176.06
20	—	397	223.00–230.00	225.08
18	—	412	211.00–213.00	212.08
271	—	572	187.00–195.00	192.67
501	—	715	165.00–172.25	170.17
184	—	660	165.50–175.00	172.50
325	—	805	165.00–172.00	169.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	464	210.50–211.00	210.75
161	—	659	190.50	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	637	164.50	164.50
47	—	758	164.00	164.00
58	—	593	178.50	178.50
37	—	652	164.00–171.00	167.02
16	—	462	194.00	194.00

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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