Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the comparable offerings from two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with new faces and internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $369.22/cwt on 505 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −134.27 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$369.22

505 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$32.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs NE average

+19.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	371.92	2,090	463
Medium and Large 1-2	541	339.44	1,835	42

One grade step is worth $32.49/cwt here — about $255 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 sale505 hd

369.22

—

NE average6 barns · 1,337 hd

368.22

+1.01

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+19.94

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−134.27

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

45 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	800–850	807	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,272	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	388.34/cwt	372.50–394.00	2,000	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	441	369.32/cwt	364.00–372.50	1,629	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	643	287.54/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,849	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	353.73/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,655	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	321.34/cwt	312.00–326.50	1,883	314
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,042	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	343.25/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,792	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	407.31/cwt	399.00–415.00	1,947	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	607	328.62/cwt	327.00–331.00	1,995	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	743	293.73/cwt	292.00–294.00	2,182	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	285.16/cwt	281.00–287.00	2,201	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,040	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	349.34/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,841	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	349.60/cwt	348.00–352.50	1,965	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	335.39/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,271	317
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	487	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,807	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	577	382.09/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,205	236
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,486	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,817	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	404.42/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,678	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	688	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,243	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	317.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,812	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	348.59/cwt	340.50–356.50	2,214	455
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	293.42/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,951	162
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	307.96/cwt	297.00–314.00	1,931	281
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	369.73/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,778	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	433.15/cwt	427.00–437.50	1,811	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	316.44/cwt	300.50–323.00	2,282	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,147	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,448	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	420.26/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,572	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	463	384.37/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,780	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	544	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,958	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	577	336.47/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,941	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,746	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	533	370.59/cwt	364.00–374.00	1,975	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	272.25/cwt	272.25–272.25	2,134	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	486	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,720	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 Mar 8, 2025

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

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Compared to the comparable offerings from two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with new faces and internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
23	400–450	418	427.00–437.50	433.15
128	450–500	478	399.00–415.00	407.31
68	500–550	515	372.50–394.00	388.34
63	550–600	562	348.00–352.50	349.60
455	600–650	635	340.50–356.50	348.59
317	650–700	677	328.00–340.00	335.39
254	700–750	721	300.50–323.00	316.44
143	750–800	772	281.00–287.00	285.16
32	800–850	807	281.50	281.50
56	900–950	919	270.50	270.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	463	380.00–390.00	384.37
55	500–550	544	360.00	360.00
41	550–600	577	336.00–337.00	336.47
43	600–650	607	327.00–331.00	328.62
62	650–700	685	313.50	313.50
36	700–750	743	292.00–294.00	293.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	620	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	527	342.50–352.50	349.34
13	550–600	571	315.00–320.00	317.34
5	600–650	626	316.00	316.00
6	750–800	773	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	371.00	371.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
236	550–600	577	377.00–385.00	382.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	441	364.00–372.50	369.32
48	450–500	468	352.50–355.00	353.73
22	600–650	643	287.00–289.00	287.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	265	1,375.00	1,375.00
6	300–350	318	1,500.00	1,500.00
15	350–400	374	405.00–430.00	420.26
40	400–450	415	400.00–410.00	404.42
60	450–500	481	367.50–372.50	369.73
127	500–550	522	332.00–350.00	343.25
314	550–600	586	312.00–326.50	321.34
281	600–650	627	297.00–314.00	307.96
162	650–700	665	290.00–298.00	293.42
36	700–750	723	282.50	282.50
25	750–800	784	272.25	272.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	486	354.00	354.00
24	600–650	618	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
47	650–700	688	326.00	326.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	337.50	337.50
6	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
39	550–600	584	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	500–550	533	364.00–374.00	370.59

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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