Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2023-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was 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 $225.29/cwt on 2,458 head.

Average price

$225.29

2,458 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$22.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.16

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	225.77	1,693	2,405
Medium and Large 1-2	751	203.46	1,528	53

One grade step is worth $22.31/cwt here — about $165 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 sale2,458 hd

225.29

—

NE average9 barns · 12,126 hd

236.45

−11.16

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,114	$1,826	32
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,729	171
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,510	94
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,121	$1,975	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,675	11
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,204	$2,500	6

Every lot, as filed

71 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 1Fancy	—	503	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,444	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	744	225.73/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,679	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	664	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,690	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	208.61/cwt	204.50–212.00	1,698	574
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,797	164
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	194.93/cwt	191.00–196.50	1,801	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	243.97/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,517	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	706	210.17/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,484	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,006	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,209	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,065	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,575	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	622	254.95/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,586	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	245.17/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,373	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,573	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,561	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,250	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	357	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	256.51/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,336	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	466	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	581	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,377	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	757	226.35/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,713	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	732	232.81/cwt	232.25–233.00	1,704	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,185	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	672	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,646	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	475	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,406	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	221.34/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,279	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	574	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,125	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	636	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,469	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,175	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	359	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	901	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,121	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,114	1,826.16/head	1,800.00–1,835.00	1,826	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	1,728.58/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,729	171
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,591.41/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,591	58
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,178	1,377.87/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,378	36
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,288	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	770	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,305	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	651	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,204	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	247.71/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,055	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	182.38/cwt	180.50–186.00	1,494	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	772	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	875	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,610	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	207.29/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,540	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	235.86/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,245	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,670	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	206.25/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,415	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	175.31/cwt	174.75–176.50	1,608	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	502	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,210	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	269.74/cwt	265.00–275.00	979	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	212.13/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,290	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	239.22/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,127	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	551	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,278	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,036	192.25/cwt	192.25–192.25	1,992	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	797	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,522	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	469	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,069	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,056	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	670	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,467	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	208.63/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,229	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	832	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,664	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	487	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	632	228.31/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,443	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	649	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,720	90

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 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,024Last week 2,504Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 332Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	503	287.00	287.00
91	—	664	254.50	254.50
84	—	1,036	192.25	192.25
90	—	649	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	744	222.00–226.00	225.73
574	—	814	204.50–212.00	208.61
164	—	982	183.00	183.00
69	—	924	191.00–196.50	194.93
68	—	622	237.00–248.00	243.97
15	—	347	290.00	290.00
9	—	417	290.00	290.00
7	—	364	292.50	292.50
39	—	560	242.50–250.00	245.17
22	—	678	232.00	232.00
21	—	758	206.00	206.00
6	—	477	262.00	262.00
46	—	521	250.00–262.50	256.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	219.00	219.00
25	—	831	189.50	189.50
8	—	934	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	706	208.00–214.00	210.17
44	—	832	200.00	200.00
6	—	858	190.00	190.00
57	—	632	226.00–229.00	228.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	622	253.00–257.00	254.95
8	—	466	284.00	284.00
237	—	757	219.00–227.00	226.35
281	—	732	232.25–233.00	232.81
40	—	672	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	291.00	291.00
6	—	447	265.00	265.00
24	—	475	296.00	296.00
4	—	523	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	581	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	578	220.00–223.00	221.34
24	—	426	240.00–253.00	247.71
176	—	819	180.50–186.00	182.38
187	—	743	203.00–208.00	207.29
76	—	528	229.00–241.00	235.86
45	—	957	174.50	174.50
145	—	686	202.00–210.00	206.25
135	—	917	174.75–176.50	175.31
15	—	363	265.00–275.00	269.74
17	—	608	210.00–213.00	212.13
15	—	850	180.00	180.00
33	—	471	237.00–243.00	239.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	196.00	196.00
12	—	770	169.50	169.50
15	—	651	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	636	231.00	231.00
40	—	566	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	678	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	772	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	875	184.00	184.00
20	—	797	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	502	241.00	241.00
18	—	410	257.50	257.50
11	—	589	207.50–210.00	208.63
3	—	487	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	551	232.00	232.00
89	—	670	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	251.00	251.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,121	1,975.00	1,975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	32	—	1,114	1,800.00–1,835.00	1,826.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	171	—	1,233	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,728.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	58	—	1,300	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,591.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	36	—	1,178	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,377.87
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,204	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,300	1,675.00	1,675.00

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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