Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2024-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of spring calves on offer with a few being weaned along with spring bred cows and cow/calf pairs. Compared to last week steer calves under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and steer calves over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower. Around 450 head of the bawling calves had not received fall vaccinations selling at a sizable discount creating wide price spreads within the weighed averages. Demand was moderate to 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 $318.40/cwt on 507 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −185.09 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$318.40

507 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−2.83

vs NE average

+12.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	318.40	1,731	507

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale507 hd

318.40

—

NE average9 barns · 3,896 hd

321.23

−2.83

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

+12.96

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−185.09

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,167	$3,178	63
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,338	$2,021	61
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,295	$1,830	45
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,316	$1,685	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,319	$1,319	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,553	$2,792	34

Every lot, as filed

38 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,539	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,537	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	318.49/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,325	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	263.11/cwt	252.50–276.00	1,544	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	1,318.25/head	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,318	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	697	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,993	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	308.92/cwt	299.00–314.00	1,733	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	318.41/cwt	296.00–331.00	1,678	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	461	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,660	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,759	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	371.80/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,439	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	809	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	382.93/cwt	377.50–385.00	1,601	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	566	320.55/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,814	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	526	303.81/cwt	302.50–304.50	1,598	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	276.73/cwt	264.00–289.00	1,428	217
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	344.26/cwt	337.00–357.50	1,456	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	338.04/cwt	335.00–352.50	1,660	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,216	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	607	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	334.07/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,286	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	669	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,853	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	288.12/cwt	276.00–298.00	1,789	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	293.31/cwt	287.00–302.50	1,411	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	321.00/cwt	316.00–324.00	1,454	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,319	1,319.00/head	1,319.00–1,319.00	1,319	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,369	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	35
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	1,829.93/head	1,775.00–1,860.00	1,830	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	3,178.37/head	3,150.00–3,225.00	3,178	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,237	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,607	2,876.54/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,877	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,316	1,685.00/head	1,685.00–1,685.00	1,685	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,296	1,814.78/head	1,760.00–1,875.00	1,815	26

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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,101Last week 3,083Year ago 3,296

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	366	1,475.00	1,475.00
17	500–550	529	291.00	291.00
7	550–600	554	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	366	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,318.25
21	350–400	385	332.50–335.00	334.07
85	400–450	416	310.00–327.50	318.49
60	450–500	481	287.00–302.50	293.31
217	500–550	516	264.00–289.00	276.73
174	550–600	587	252.50–276.00	263.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	318	382.50	382.50
50	450–500	453	316.00–324.00	321.00
104	500–550	526	302.50–304.50	303.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	607	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	670	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	308	1,285.00	1,285.00
19	350–400	387	365.00–375.00	371.80
5	350–400	376	1,375.00	1,375.00
54	400–450	423	337.00–357.50	344.26
99	450–500	491	335.00–352.50	338.04
254	500–550	527	296.00–331.00	318.41
78	550–600	561	299.00–314.00	308.92
70	650–700	697	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
78	400–450	418	377.50–385.00	382.93
21	450–500	461	360.00	360.00
22	500–550	522	337.00	337.00
153	550–600	566	319.00–323.00	320.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	740	249.00	249.00
5	800–850	809	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
217	600–650	621	276.00–298.00	288.12
24	650–700	669	277.00	277.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,319	1,319.00	1,319.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,316	1,685.00	1,685.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	26	—	1,296	1,760.00–1,875.00	1,814.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	35	—	1,369	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	45	—	1,295	1,775.00–1,860.00	1,829.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	63	—	1,167	3,150.00–3,225.00	3,178.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,237	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,607	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,876.54

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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