Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2024-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.25/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −154.24 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$349.25

263 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$33.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.23

vs NE average

+39.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	350.26	1,929	255
Medium and Large 1-2	545	317.00	1,728	8thin

One grade step is worth $33.26/cwt here — about $201 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale263 hd

349.25

—

NE average8 barns · 807 hd

335.02

+14.23

National average167 barns · 10,730 hd

309.71

+39.54

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−154.24

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)	1,146	$2,600	28
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,333	$1,950	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,398	$3,550	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,528	$2,605	46
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,318	$3,800	19

Every lot, as filed

44 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	500–550	517	369.25/cwt	369.25–369.25	1,909	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	367	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,204	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,670	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	262.13/cwt	261.50–264.00	1,730	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	824	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,982	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	336.94/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,499	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	239.00/cwt	238.50–239.25	1,993	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,621	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	314.70/cwt	311.00–316.00	1,523	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	342.77/cwt	337.50–345.00	1,316	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	377.38/cwt	372.50–380.00	1,385	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,682	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	586	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,998	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	713	295.10/cwt	291.50–299.00	2,104	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	249.68/cwt	247.00–253.50	2,042	248
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	289.17/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,987	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	683	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,851	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	609	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,589	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,770	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,728	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	236.47/cwt	233.00–238.25	1,844	190
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,146	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,977	67
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,398	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,682	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,612	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	836	225.53/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,885	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	732	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,793	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	240.53/cwt	239.00–243.25	2,102	227
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	1,310	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	19
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,318	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	261.90/cwt	260.25–263.75	2,051	133
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	279.96/cwt	276.00–283.00	2,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	324.95/cwt	322.50–327.00	1,855	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,730	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	442	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,547	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,561	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	672	303.59/cwt	300.50–306.50	2,040	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,083	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	250.82/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,683	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	265.81/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,544	18

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 May 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,524Last week 1,731Year ago 1,074

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 175Year ago 218

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
111	500–550	517	369.25	369.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	800–850	824	240.50	240.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	367	372.50–380.00	377.38
10	500–550	522	339.00	339.00
47	550–600	571	322.50–327.00	324.95
52	650–700	687	285.00–293.00	289.17
21	700–750	731	276.00–283.00	279.96
133	750–800	783	260.25–263.75	261.90
248	800–850	818	247.00–253.50	249.68
227	850–900	874	239.00–243.25	240.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
87	550–600	586	341.00	341.00
15	600–650	635	328.00	328.00
104	650–700	672	300.50–306.50	303.59
82	700–750	713	291.50–299.00	295.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	683	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	442	350.00	350.00
8	500–550	545	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	629	275.00	275.00
8	750–800	753	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	367	328.00	328.00
42	550–600	584	276.00	276.00
28	600–650	640	261.00	261.00
39	650–700	660	261.50–264.00	262.13
67	700–750	732	245.00	245.00
190	750–800	780	233.00–238.25	236.47
55	800–850	836	222.00–227.00	225.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	384	337.50–345.00	342.77
37	400–450	445	332.50–340.00	336.94
24	450–500	484	311.00–316.00	314.70
37	600–650	614	274.00	274.00
100	800–850	834	238.50–239.25	239.00
67	850–900	869	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
98	500–550	508	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	609	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	550–600	581	264.00–267.00	265.81
12	600–650	612	255.00	255.00
27	650–700	671	250.00–251.00	250.82

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,333	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	28	—	1,146	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,398	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,682	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,310	2,400.00	2,400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,318	3,800.00	3,800.00

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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