Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2024-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-03

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 with internet bidding and buying noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.81/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −208.68 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$294.81

54 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.42

vs NE average

+7.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	302.65	1,752	33
Medium and Large 1-2	594	282.50	1,678	21

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale54 hd

294.81

—

NE average3 barns · 149 hd

322.24

−27.42

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+7.02

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−208.68

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,474	$2,961	129
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,488	$2,590	49

Every lot, as filed

43 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	800–850	820	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,300	72
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	932	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	883	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,097	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,028	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	838	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,120	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,446	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,790	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	285.26/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,546	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,458	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	850	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,930	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,474	2,961.09/head	2,925.00–2,975.00	2,961	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	275.83/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,680	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,888	139
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	252.15/cwt	251.00–255.00	2,249	533
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	245.54/cwt	245.25–247.00	1,893	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	303.49/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,487	75
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,513	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,153	117
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,017	228.48/cwt	224.60–230.00	2,324	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	594	297.30/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,766	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	351	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	973	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,170	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	289.77/cwt	284.50–293.00	2,066	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	909	250.45/cwt	250.25–251.00	2,277	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	594	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,678	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	244.64/cwt	243.85–245.00	2,383	376
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	477	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,538	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,590	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	303.48/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,872	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	904	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,124	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,245	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	650–700	698	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,776	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	808	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,024	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	750–800	798	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,931	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,668	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,465	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,300	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	268.37/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	244.91/cwt	244.00–246.50	2,018	35

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 Aug 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,789Last week 3,539Year ago 1,699

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 21Year ago 0

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet bidding and buying noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	800–850	820	280.50	280.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	768	264.00	264.00
32	800–850	838	253.00	253.00
7	850–900	883	237.50	237.50
240	1000–1050	1,017	224.60–230.00	228.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	523	322.50	322.50
26	550–600	594	295.00–307.00	297.30
69	600–650	617	296.00–310.00	303.48
77	700–750	713	284.50–293.00	289.77
117	750–800	754	285.50	285.50
533	850–900	892	251.00–255.00	252.15
161	900–950	909	250.25–251.00	250.45
376	950–1000	974	243.85–245.00	244.64
51	1000–1050	1,030	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	450–500	477	322.50	322.50
21	550–600	594	282.50	282.50
6	600–650	600	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	798	242.00	242.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	664	265.00–271.00	268.37
35	800–850	824	244.00–246.50	244.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	932	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	450–500	490	298.00–306.00	303.49
17	500–550	542	282.00–289.00	285.26
13	550–600	570	279.00	279.00
62	600–650	609	271.00–278.00	275.83
31	650–700	698	256.50	256.50
139	700–750	729	259.00	259.00
65	750–800	771	245.25–247.00	245.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	850	227.00	227.00
42	950–1000	973	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	351	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	698	254.50	254.50
142	800–850	808	250.50	250.50
61	900–950	904	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	437	285.00	285.00
33	550–600	553	265.00	265.00
8	600–650	638	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	312.50	312.50
11	600–650	620	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,458	2,425.00	2,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	129	—	1,474	2,925.00–2,975.00	2,961.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,513	2,725.00	2,725.00

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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