Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2023-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.54/cwt on 1,738 head.

Average price

$212.54

1,738 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$360

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

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	483	225.57	1,089	37
Medium and Large 1	683	212.25	1,450	1,701

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about −$360 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 sale1,738 hd

212.54

—

NE average10 barns · 9,487 hd

214.80

−2.26

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$1,750	13
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,186	$2,650	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	459	278.51/cwt	277.50–281.00	1,278	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	213.90/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,514	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	276.31/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,205	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	300.76/cwt	299.00–302.00	1,083	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,644	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,458	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	593	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	291	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,062	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	432	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,285	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	555	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,479	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	207.84/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,588	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	236.81/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,475	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	214.40/cwt	211.50–216.00	1,773	284
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,193	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	524	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,289	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	438	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,150	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	577	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,414	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	533	279.50/cwt	279.50–279.50	1,490	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	700	242.25/cwt	242.25–242.25	1,696	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	529	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,248	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	388	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,009	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	524	251.88/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,320	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,073	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	226.11/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,167	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	206.81/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,262	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,067	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,390	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	517	254.54/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,316	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	594	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,509	58
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	217.64/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,371	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	172.17/cwt	165.00–173.75	1,684	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,121	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	205.28/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,501	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	249.37/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,077	127
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	247.07/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,149	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	188.81/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,550	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	222.06/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,268	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	177.96/cwt	169.00–178.50	1,564	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	208.91/cwt	203.50–214.00	1,416	179
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	193.63/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,497	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	980	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	210.92/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,190	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	338	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	997	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	569	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,354	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	612	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,331	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,597	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	621	227.71/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,414	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	826	197.44/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,657	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	452	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,137	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	365	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,049	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,195	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	256.11/cwt	252.50–262.00	1,460	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	264.30/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,380	49

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 29, 2023

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Feeder CattleReceipts 3,468Last week 4,024Year ago 5,518

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 332Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	459	277.50–281.00	278.51
42	—	708	212.00–217.00	213.90
79	—	436	272.50–285.00	276.31
54	—	360	299.00–302.00	300.76
97	—	764	205.00–210.00	207.84
79	—	623	236.00–240.00	236.81
284	—	827	211.50–216.00	214.40
14	—	671	238.00	238.00
69	—	570	252.50–262.00	256.11
49	—	522	256.00–270.00	264.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	229.00	229.00
28	—	970	169.50	169.50
18	—	711	205.00	205.00
16	—	502	238.00	238.00
5	—	1,007	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	291	365.00	365.00
23	—	432	297.50	297.50
20	—	555	266.50	266.50
95	—	533	279.50	279.50
77	—	700	242.25	242.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	248.00	248.00
16	—	524	250.00–253.00	251.88
11	—	338	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	246.00	246.00
8	—	438	262.50	262.50
5	—	577	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	529	236.00	236.00
14	—	388	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	621	225.00–232.00	227.71
13	—	826	195.00–199.00	197.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	655	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	516	221.00–230.00	226.11
91	—	630	216.00–225.00	217.64
77	—	978	165.00–173.75	172.17
157	—	731	201.00–208.00	205.28
127	—	432	245.00–257.50	249.37
49	—	465	242.50–247.50	247.07
75	—	821	187.00–189.00	188.81
69	—	571	217.50–225.00	222.06
306	—	879	169.00–178.50	177.96
179	—	678	203.50–214.00	208.91
167	—	773	186.00–196.00	193.63
10	—	338	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	610	206.00–208.00	206.81
22	—	728	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	456	234.00	234.00
12	—	539	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	517	252.00–257.00	254.54
58	—	594	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	210.00–212.00	210.92
6	—	338	295.00	295.00
5	—	542	216.00	216.00
30	—	452	251.50	251.50
22	—	365	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	569	238.00	238.00
17	—	315	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	612	217.50	217.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,186	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,260	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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