Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2023-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 650 lbs sold 10.00 higher and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.62/cwt on 1,441 head.

Average price

$224.62

1,441 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,486

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$315

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

$14.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.09

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	496	238.31	1,182	55
Medium and Large 1	668	224.08	1,497	1,386

One grade step is worth $14.23/cwt here — about −$315 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 sale1,441 hd

224.62

—

NE average7 barns · 6,712 hd

212.53

+12.09

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	—	425	285.63/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,214	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	215.49/cwt	210.00–217.75	1,558	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	242.61/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,380	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	602	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,376	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	527	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,238	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	675	216.67/cwt	213.00–218.50	1,463	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	504	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,310	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	251.52/cwt	247.50–254.00	1,290	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,650	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,796	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	575	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,288	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,137	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	360	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	414	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,085	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	226.45/cwt	225.50–228.00	1,497	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,191	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	606	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,436	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	731	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,506	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	356	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	951	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	228.50/cwt	228.50–228.50	1,058	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	200.06/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,312	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	246.87/cwt	246.00–250.00	879	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	444	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,021	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	219.15/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,146	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	671	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,275	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,490	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,419	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	219.12/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,028	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	206.37/cwt	205.50–207.00	1,271	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	589	208.87/cwt	208.50–209.00	1,230	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	616	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,263	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	627	217.25/cwt	217.25–217.25	1,362	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	834	184.06/cwt	182.50–185.00	1,535	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,179	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	233.99/cwt	232.00–237.00	1,200	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	343	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	885	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	441	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	607	215.75/cwt	215.75–215.75	1,310	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,319	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,215	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	463	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,158	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	690	195.21/cwt	190.00–199.00	1,347	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,521	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	641	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,394	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,412	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,352	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,224	20

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 Apr 1, 2023

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

Receipts 2,504Last week 3,334Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 650 lbs sold 10.00 higher and heifers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	425	282.00–289.00	285.63
309	—	723	210.00–217.75	215.49
232	—	569	239.00–247.50	242.61
51	—	513	247.50–254.00	251.52
40	—	855	193.00	193.00
124	—	992	181.00	181.00
129	—	661	225.50–228.00	226.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	602	228.50	228.50
114	—	675	213.00–218.50	216.67
11	—	463	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	235.00	235.00
8	—	360	255.00	255.00
14	—	414	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	475	270.00	270.00
12	—	504	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	224.00	224.00
7	—	471	241.50	241.50
15	—	415	287.00	287.00
37	—	606	237.00	237.00
41	—	731	206.00	206.00
29	—	356	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	735	207.00	207.00
90	—	641	217.50	217.50
51	—	660	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	666	203.00	203.00
20	—	532	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	463	228.50	228.50
62	—	656	197.00–201.00	200.06
39	—	356	246.00–250.00	246.87
18	—	842	177.00	177.00
16	—	757	187.50	187.50
29	—	616	205.50–207.00	206.37
18	—	294	835.00	835.00
93	—	513	232.00–237.00	233.99
7	—	438	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	444	230.00	230.00
38	—	589	208.50–209.00	208.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	523	217.00–220.00	219.15
5	—	671	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	216.00–220.00	219.12
7	—	343	224.00	224.00
6	—	578	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	205.00	205.00
17	—	343	258.00	258.00
6	—	441	224.00	224.00
30	—	680	194.00	194.00
36	—	573	212.00	212.00
8	—	489	223.00	223.00
11	—	395	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	627	217.25	217.25
74	—	834	182.50–185.00	184.06
89	—	690	190.00–199.00	195.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	607	215.75	215.75

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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