Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2023-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 2.00 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 $203.14/cwt on 1,739 head.

Average price

$203.14

1,739 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$281

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

$6.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.46

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	577	209.34	1,207	56
Medium and Large 1	733	202.93	1,488	1,683

One grade step is worth $6.41/cwt here — about −$281 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 sale1,739 hd

203.14

—

NE average7 barns · 6,892 hd

207.60

−4.46

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,293	$2,205	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,467	$1,775	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,441	$1,726	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,455	$1,580	51
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	892	$1,750	40

Every lot, as filed

46 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 1Full	—	532	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,085	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	191.39/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,213	117
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	628	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	879	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	590	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,162	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,119	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,210	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	190.59/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,494	554
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	571	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,222	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	694	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,277	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,119	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,153	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	475	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,121	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,174	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	175.14/cwt	173.50–176.75	1,601	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	630	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,506	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	761	203.50/cwt	203.50–203.50	1,549	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,393	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	836	188.43/cwt	188.00–189.75	1,575	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	193.17/cwt	189.00–197.50	1,424	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	200.04/cwt	198.00–202.00	1,346	131
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	225.38/cwt	223.00–225.50	958	111
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,467	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	2,204.65/head	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,205	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,565	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,474	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,447	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	931	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	177.70/cwt	177.50–177.75	1,434	345
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	215.56/cwt	213.50–217.50	1,082	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	184.97/cwt	183.00–186.50	1,245	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,030	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,026	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,693	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	707	214.92/cwt	212.00–216.50	1,519	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	494	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,256	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	638	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,397	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	183.69/cwt	182.50–187.00	1,323	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,500	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,241	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	561	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,195	66

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 Mar 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,334Last week 3,496Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 143Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	532	204.00	204.00
7	—	879	166.50	166.50
35	—	590	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	634	189.00–194.00	191.39
111	—	425	223.00–225.50	225.38
345	—	807	177.50–177.75	177.70
121	—	502	213.50–217.50	215.56
23	—	673	183.00–186.50	184.97
14	—	460	224.00	224.00
9	—	971	167.00	167.00
342	—	720	182.50–187.00	183.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	628	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	543	192.00	192.00
28	—	722	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	441	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
88	—	638	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	561	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	596	203.00	203.00
14	—	544	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
554	—	784	185.00–192.50	190.59
9	—	432	259.00	259.00
106	—	464	253.00	253.00
118	—	914	173.50–176.75	175.14
174	—	836	188.00–189.75	188.43
82	—	728	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	214.00	214.00
13	—	475	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	694	184.00	184.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	630	239.00	239.00
81	—	761	203.50	203.50
43	—	707	212.00–216.50	214.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	540	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
163	—	737	189.00–197.50	193.17
131	—	673	198.00–202.00	200.04
14	—	1,026	165.00	165.00
40	—	526	236.00	236.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	40	—	892	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,467	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,293	2,050.00–2,350.00	2,204.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,565	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,474	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,390	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,264	1,585.00	1,585.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,447	1,575.00	1,575.00

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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