Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2024-10-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in recent weeks a trend is not applicable. First offering of bawling spring calves of the fall season along with yearling feeders. Most of the bawling calves had received fall vaccinations and a few were weaned at least 60 plus days. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the seats with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $304.19/cwt on 382 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −199.30 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$304.19

382 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$26.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.05

vs NE average

+17.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	309.60	1,695	305
Medium and Large 1-2	557	282.78	1,576	77

One grade step is worth $26.82/cwt here — about $120 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 sale382 hd

304.19

—

NE average6 barns · 2,817 hd

314.24

−10.05

National average167 barns · 15,497 hd

286.82

+17.37

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−199.30

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

55 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	400–450	428	359.69/cwt	355.50–362.50	1,539	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	1,784	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	262.59/cwt	253.00–266.00	2,161	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,835	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	292.75/cwt	289.50–303.00	1,689	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	324.91/cwt	323.00–327.50	1,566	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	436	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,472	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	360.99/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,390	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	321.95/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,693	176
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	276.71/cwt	274.00–278.50	1,879	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	256.31/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,012	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	621	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,695	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	269.84/cwt	264.50–276.00	1,964	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	708	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	279.77/cwt	279.50–280.00	1,597	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	289.26/cwt	282.00–295.50	1,799	138
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,217	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	651	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	245.85/cwt	242.75–252.50	2,178	222
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	233.70/cwt	233.00–235.00	2,183	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	839	225.07/cwt	222.00–229.00	1,888	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,518	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	464	286.45/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,329	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	418	336.42/cwt	332.50–337.50	1,406	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	304	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,102	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	393	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	256.51/cwt	254.00–257.00	1,585	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	278.08/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,457	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	933	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	2,011	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	700–750	703	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	991	213.10/cwt	212.85–215.50	2,112	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	852	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	297.91/cwt	293.00–299.50	1,498	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	312.36/cwt	307.50–317.50	1,340	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	255.12/cwt	250.50–256.00	1,880	190
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,032	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	942	236.29/cwt	236.00–237.00	2,226	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	251.35/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,453	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	250.43/cwt	246.00–251.25	1,936	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	241.15/cwt	236.25–242.75	2,129	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,770	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	283.86/cwt	277.50–286.00	1,624	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	595	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,364	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	654	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	262.19/cwt	254.00–265.00	1,573	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	246.30/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,539	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,054	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,203	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	323.62/cwt	322.50–325.00	1,398	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	234.19/cwt	234.00–238.00	1,979	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	483	311.98/cwt	311.00–313.00	1,507	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	924	251.50/cwt	251.25–251.75	2,324	238
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	804	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,841	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	619	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,597	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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	312	390.00	390.00
26	350–400	385	355.00–370.00	360.99
78	400–450	428	355.50–362.50	359.69
41	450–500	482	323.00–327.50	324.91
176	500–550	526	315.00–330.00	321.95
129	550–600	577	289.50–303.00	292.75
17	600–650	627	284.50	284.50
78	650–700	679	274.00–278.50	276.71
17	700–750	728	264.50–276.00	269.84
35	750–800	785	250.00–260.00	256.31
97	800–850	823	253.00–266.00	262.59
222	850–900	886	242.75–252.50	245.85
238	900–950	924	251.25–251.75	251.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	432	322.50–325.00	323.62
22	500–550	515	295.00	295.00
48	550–600	571	279.50–280.00	279.77
13	700–750	737	249.00	249.00
20	900–950	934	233.00–235.00	233.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	436	337.50	337.50
14	450–500	483	311.00–313.00	311.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	621	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
138	600–650	622	282.00–295.50	289.26
5	650–700	651	261.00	261.00
11	700–750	708	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	595	265.00	265.00
6	600–650	619	258.00	258.00
7	800–850	804	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	450–500	464	285.00–287.00	286.45
97	500–550	524	275.00–285.00	278.08
21	550–600	573	265.00	265.00
55	600–650	618	254.00–257.00	256.51
26	800–850	839	222.00–229.00	225.07
34	900–950	933	215.50	215.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	304	362.50	362.50
5	350–400	393	350.00	350.00
67	400–450	418	332.50–337.50	336.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	703	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	335.00	335.00
32	400–450	429	307.50–317.50	312.36
22	450–500	453	301.00	301.00
82	500–550	503	293.00–299.50	297.91
36	550–600	572	277.50–286.00	283.86
42	650–700	682	259.50	259.50
190	700–750	737	250.50–256.00	255.12
123	750–800	773	246.00–251.25	250.43
266	800–850	845	234.00–238.00	234.19
82	850–900	883	236.25–242.75	241.15
17	900–950	942	236.00–237.00	236.29
108	950–1000	991	212.85–215.50	213.10
6	1050–1100	1,054	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	578	251.00–253.00	251.35
17	600–650	625	246.00–247.00	246.30
5	850–900	852	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
47	600–650	600	254.00–265.00	262.19
18	650–700	654	241.00	241.00

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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