Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2024-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher and steers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower, with heifers 400-700 lbs selling 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.80/cwt on 167 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −168.69 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$334.80

167 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$42.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.65

vs NE average

+30.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	338.40	1,825	153
Medium and Large 1-2	561	295.43	1,657	14thin

One grade step is worth $42.98/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.41, low $484.92, median $503.49 across 16 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale167 hd

334.80

—

NE average5 barns · 999 hd

334.15

+0.65

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

+30.41

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−168.69

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)	1,048	$2,600	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,412	$2,717	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$2,583	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,359	$2,500	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,211	$3,309	105

Every lot, as filed

52 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	850–900	883	240.33/cwt	235.50–244.00	2,122	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	321.41/cwt	311.00–328.00	1,793	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	297.45/cwt	289.00–303.00	1,547	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	283.75/cwt	283.75–283.75	2,131	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	353.84/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,334	71
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,359	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,845	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	373.38/cwt	372.50–377.00	1,583	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	619	258.18/cwt	253.00–261.00	1,598	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,780	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,359	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,211	3,309.09/head	3,175.00–3,375.00	3,309	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	301.84/cwt	299.25–302.50	2,053	120
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,007	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,933	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,412	2,717.30/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,717	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,355	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	712	240.56/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,713	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,911	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	684	241.42/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,651	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	322	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,312	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,646	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	477	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,798	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	303	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,280	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,580	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	278.62/cwt	278.00–279.50	1,474	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	317.08/cwt	315.00–318.00	1,519	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,863	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	650–700	653	282.38/cwt	278.00–284.00	1,844	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	542	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,447	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,415	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	345.28/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,433	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	504	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,962	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,612	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,557	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	348.00/cwt	348.00–348.00	1,813	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	381.84/cwt	372.50–386.00	1,371	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	326.08/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,425	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	502	362.10/cwt	361.00–364.00	1,818	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	306.58/cwt	306.00–311.00	1,916	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	494	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,766	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	253.49/cwt	249.50–255.00	1,729	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	312.63/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,488	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	378.86/cwt	377.50–380.00	1,102	11

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,731Last week 2,627Year ago 4,024

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 0Year ago 332

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	350–400	359	372.50–386.00	381.84
29	400–450	424	372.50–377.00	373.38
7	450–500	494	357.50	357.50
33	500–550	521	348.00	348.00
63	550–600	558	311.00–328.00	321.41
100	600–650	625	306.00–311.00	306.58
120	650–700	680	299.25–302.50	301.84
73	750–800	751	283.75	283.75
85	850–900	883	235.50–244.00	240.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	322	407.50	407.50
12	400–450	422	390.00	390.00
28	450–500	477	377.00	377.00
27	550–600	560	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	425	325.00	325.00
26	450–500	479	315.00–318.00	317.08
8	550–600	599	280.00	280.00
16	600–650	639	281.00	281.00
18	700–750	745	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	413	342.50	342.50
6	500–550	510	316.00	316.00
26	650–700	653	278.00–284.00	282.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	502	361.00–364.00	362.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	291	377.50–380.00	378.86
71	350–400	377	345.00–357.50	353.84
50	400–450	437	322.00–330.00	326.08
15	450–500	476	310.00–315.00	312.63
77	500–550	520	289.00–303.00	297.45
16	550–600	550	283.00	283.00
28	650–700	682	249.50–255.00	253.49
18	700–750	715	249.00	249.00
46	750–800	777	237.50	237.50
41	850–900	853	224.00	224.00
20	900–950	930	211.00	211.00
9	1000–1050	1,007	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	600–650	619	253.00–261.00	258.18
21	650–700	684	240.00–243.00	241.42
56	700–750	712	238.00–243.00	240.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	303	422.50	422.50
10	450–500	458	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	529	278.00–279.50	278.62
5	700–750	724	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	542	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	385.00	385.00
7	350–400	355	367.50	367.50
63	400–450	415	340.00–347.00	345.28
13	500–550	504	308.00	308.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,359	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,359	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,412	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,717.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,355	2,400.00	2,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	105	—	1,211	3,175.00–3,375.00	3,309.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,048	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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