Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2023-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. 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 $224.02/cwt on 834 head.

Average price

$224.02

834 head · 886 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$394

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

$16.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.06

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	691	237.75	1,643	119
Medium and Large 1	919	221.73	2,037	715

One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about −$394 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 sale834 hd

224.02

—

NE average7 barns · 3,380 hd

240.08

−16.06

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)	977	$1,975	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,415	$1,900	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,164	$1,850	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,244	$2,700	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,287	$2,279	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,382	$2,165	17
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$2,850	5

Every lot, as filed

37 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 1	—	718	226.50/cwt	226.50–226.50	1,626	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	231.75/cwt	231.75–231.75	1,597	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	586	239.57/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,404	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	458	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,099	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	766	203.16/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,556	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	239	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	500	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,450	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	497	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	658	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,619	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	266.66/cwt	265.00–268.00	1,659	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	212.00/cwt	203.00–214.50	2,029	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,385	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,755	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	899	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,045	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	254.28/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,404	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	481	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,289	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,003	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,966	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	953	235.38/cwt	235.25–235.50	2,243	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,788	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	1,052	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,115	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1Gaunt	—	968	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,130	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	530	238.66/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,265	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,724	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	619	230.58/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,427	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,479	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,733	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,297	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,367	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,164	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,221	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	977	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,399	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,244	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,374	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	6
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	6

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 Jun 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,440Last week 1,142Year ago 1,303

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 240Year ago 0

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	718	226.50	226.50
77	—	689	231.75	231.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	586	235.00–242.50	239.57
15	—	458	240.00	240.00
15	—	766	199.00–206.00	203.16
44	—	530	238.00–242.00	238.66
20	—	619	229.00–233.00	230.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	272.50	272.50
58	—	620	238.50	238.50
5	—	884	196.00	196.00
17	—	495	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	481	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
6	—	239	850.00	850.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	500	290.00	290.00
5	—	497	285.00	285.00
14	—	658	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	622	265.00–268.00	266.66
229	—	957	203.00–214.50	212.00
33	—	899	227.50	227.50
12	—	1,003	196.00	196.00
64	—	672	256.50	256.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	500	277.00	277.00
55	—	850	206.50	206.50
25	—	552	252.00–255.00	254.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	953	235.25–235.50	235.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	809	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	1,052	201.00	201.00
22	—	968	220.00	220.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,367	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,221	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,399	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,244	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,374	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,164	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	977	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,415	1,900.00	1,900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,110	2,850.00	2,850.00

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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