Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2023-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 400-500 lbs sold 5.00 lower and steer calves 500-700 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. Heifer calves 400-650 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 lower except heifer calves 500-600 lbs selling steady to 4.00 higher, the yearling heifers sold 7.00 lower. The offering consisted of nearly 60 percent yearlings and weaned calves with the balance on bawling calves which nearly all had received fall vaccinations. Demand was moderate to very 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 $271.97/cwt on 2,488 head.

Average price

$271.97

2,488 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$48.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs NE average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	628	276.38	1,737	2,261
Medium and Large 1-2	725	228.02	1,654	227

One grade step is worth $48.36/cwt here — about $83 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 sale2,488 hd

271.97

—

NE average4 barns · 6,839 hd

270.80

+1.16

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

57 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	682	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,569	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,018	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	296.18/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,676	192
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	964	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	1,013	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,016	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	897	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,794	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	305.32/cwt	296.00–311.00	1,627	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	253.78/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,680	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	248.29/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,167	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	244.90/cwt	242.00–251.00	1,386	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	661	236.55/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,564	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,306	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	417	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	259.37/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,714	148
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	265.54/cwt	257.50–272.00	1,673	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	236.05/cwt	231.00–237.00	1,626	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	273.70/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,733	319
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	220.25/cwt	220.25–220.25	2,247	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	472	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,529	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,607	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	245.60/cwt	243.00–248.00	1,292	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	241.84/cwt	240.50–243.50	1,289	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	791	217.06/cwt	216.75–218.00	1,717	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	717	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,592	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	586	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,348	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	526	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,447	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	253.25/cwt	253.25–253.25	1,590	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	252.17/cwt	249.00–253.50	1,329	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	246.33/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,414	156
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	225.24/cwt	224.50–228.00	1,403	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	284.96/cwt	284.00–287.00	1,094	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	905	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,910	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	218.15/cwt	214.00–219.00	1,390	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	576	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,382	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	241.44/cwt	241.00–242.00	1,519	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	553	256.93/cwt	254.00–258.75	1,421	99
Heifers	Large 1	—	994	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,933	67
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,064	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	2,027	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	887	212.71/cwt	209.50–213.00	1,887	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	277.34/cwt	268.50–281.00	1,559	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	286.33/cwt	285.00–289.00	1,515	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	759	232.61/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,766	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	251.29/cwt	246.00–258.00	1,186	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	390	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	256.58/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,108	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	315.80/cwt	313.00–325.00	1,383	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	809	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,727	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,027	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	238.26/cwt	236.00–241.00	1,201	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,791	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	238.94/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,133	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	313.18/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,437	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	328.68/cwt	328.00–330.00	1,249	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,750	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	829	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	307.73/cwt	305.50–310.50	1,702	313

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 Nov 25, 2023

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Receipts 4,455Last week 3,296Year ago 4,670

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	682	230.00	230.00
17	—	576	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	533	240.50–243.50	241.84
104	—	791	216.75–218.00	217.06
26	—	717	222.00	222.00
24	—	586	230.00	230.00
67	—	905	211.00	211.00
52	—	637	214.00–219.00	218.15
141	—	887	209.50–213.00	212.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	526	275.00	275.00
51	—	628	253.25	253.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	527	249.00–253.50	252.17
156	—	574	240.00–252.00	246.33
71	—	623	224.50–228.00	225.24
27	—	384	284.00–287.00	284.96
170	—	472	246.00–258.00	251.29
27	—	432	250.00–262.00	256.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	629	241.00–242.00	241.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	553	254.00–258.75	256.93
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	994	194.50	194.50
41	—	1,064	190.50	190.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	390	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	504	236.00–241.00	238.26
30	—	876	204.50	204.50
25	—	474	237.00–242.00	238.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	913	221.00	221.00
5	—	435	271.00	271.00
16	—	470	245.00–256.00	248.29
43	—	566	242.00–251.00	244.90
37	—	689	231.00–237.00	236.05
28	—	526	243.00–248.00	245.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	566	289.00–300.00	296.18
145	—	533	296.00–311.00	305.32
114	—	662	247.00–257.00	253.78
319	—	633	268.00–281.00	273.70
61	—	1,020	220.25	220.25
40	—	438	313.00–325.00	315.80
197	—	870	233.00	233.00
67	—	459	310.00–314.00	313.18
21	—	380	328.00–330.00	328.68
67	—	726	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	964	195.00	195.00
24	—	1,013	199.00	199.00
19	—	897	200.00	200.00
17	—	809	213.50	213.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	661	236.00–237.00	236.55
12	—	480	272.00	272.00
99	—	562	268.50–281.00	277.34
55	—	529	285.00–289.00	286.33
51	—	759	231.00–233.00	232.61
11	—	829	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	417	340.00	340.00
40	—	472	324.00	324.00
32	—	506	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
148	—	661	250.00–267.00	259.37
234	—	630	257.50–272.00	265.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
313	—	553	305.50–310.50	307.73

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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