Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher and steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 550-750 lbs sold sharply higher and heifers over 750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with very good demand on replacement quality heifers. The consignment sheet consisted of longtime weaned steers and heifers with few bawling calves selling in the mix along with bred cows and heifers. The bulk of the bred cows came off a herd dispersion along with packages of bred heifers.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $368.97/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −134.52 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$368.97

197 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs NE average

+20.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	369.51	2,103	191
Medium and Large 1-2	535	352.00	1,883	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $220 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 sale197 hd

368.97

—

NE average10 barns · 4,724 hd

373.50

−4.53

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

+20.31

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−134.52

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,207	160
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,069	81
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,457	$2,643	81
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,389	$2,468	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,350	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,148	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,339	$1,850	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,156	$3,199	55

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	722	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,534	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,161	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	611	346.75/cwt	346.75–346.75	2,119	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	629	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,818	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	271.87/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,830	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	329.98/cwt	318.50–342.50	1,854	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	576	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,930	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	281.49/cwt	279.00–283.00	2,297	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	2,069	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,801	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	761	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,329	149
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,051	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	323.63/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,188	337
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	329.21/cwt	329.00–329.50	2,058	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	374.27/cwt	362.00–376.00	2,137	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,571	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	263.36/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,007	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	320.52/cwt	298.00–323.00	1,981	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	391	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,672	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	289.64/cwt	283.50–294.00	2,253	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,256	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	320.74/cwt	318.50–323.00	2,101	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	447	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,620	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	414.02/cwt	395.00–416.00	2,008	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,683	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	349.15/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,861	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,613	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,455	2,560.21/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,560	38
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,459	2,716.77/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,717	43
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	3,069.48/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	3,069	81
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,156	3,199.01/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,199	55
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	2,148.29/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,148	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	3,207.45/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,207	160
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,389	2,467.50/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,468	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,339	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 →

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Feb 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,276Last week 3,670Year ago 4,146

Replacement CattleReceipts 447Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	600–650	611	346.75	346.75
42	650–700	650	332.50	332.50
70	700–750	722	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	629	289.00	289.00
45	650–700	673	270.00–276.00	271.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	369.00	369.00
104	500–550	533	342.00–352.00	349.15
79	550–600	562	318.50–342.50	329.98
134	600–650	618	298.00–323.00	320.52
162	650–700	655	318.50–323.00	320.74
100	750–800	762	262.00–265.00	263.36
56	850–900	888	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	447	362.50	362.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	576	335.00	335.00
10	600–650	643	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	350–400	376	447.50	447.50
142	450–500	485	395.00–416.00	414.02
166	550–600	571	362.00–376.00	374.27
21	600–650	625	329.00–329.50	329.21
337	650–700	676	315.00–337.50	323.63
29	700–750	700	295.50	295.50
182	750–800	778	283.50–294.00	289.64
108	800–850	816	279.00–283.00	281.49
56	950–1000	974	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	427.50	427.50
9	500–550	525	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
149	750–800	761	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	352.00	352.00

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)	38	—	1,455	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,560.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,093	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,459	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,716.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	81	—	1,465	2,600.00–3,150.00	3,069.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,315	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,148.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	160	—	1,180	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,207.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,389	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,467.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,339	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,156	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,199.01

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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