Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the comparable offerings from last week steers over 550 lbs sold unevenly steady and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. The consignment sheet consisted of long time weaned and vaccinated steers and heifers with fall bred cows selling in the mix.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.27/cwt on 376 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −116.22 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$387.27

376 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$310

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs NE average

+28.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	388.01	2,171	366
Medium and Large 1-2	517	360.00	1,861	10thin

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $310 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale376 hd

387.27

—

NE average8 barns · 1,971 hd

384.89

+2.38

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

+28.60

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−116.22

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,800	20
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,220	$2,050	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,249	$1,891	25

Every lot, as filed

52 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	900–950	900	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,349	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	260.59/cwt	258.50–268.00	2,530	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	381.17/cwt	379.00–385.00	2,070	33
Steers	Large 1	950–1000	996	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,490	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	317.16/cwt	313.00–322.00	2,249	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	275.76/cwt	272.00–282.50	2,402	472
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	669	344.44/cwt	342.00–347.50	2,304	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	574	385.57/cwt	384.00–386.00	2,213	215
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	407.12/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,690	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	326.18/cwt	318.00–331.00	2,215	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,861	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	269	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,291	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	401	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,764	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,677	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	638	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,035	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,646	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	381.08/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,551	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	689	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,909	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	807	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,187	384
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	697	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,077	126
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,270	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,174	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	1,985.00/head	1,985.00–1,985.00	1,985	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,239	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	454	358.50/cwt	357.50–360.00	1,628	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,081	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	346.80/cwt	336.00–351.50	1,796	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	274.07/cwt	269.00–279.00	2,012	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	327.80/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,665	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	761	307.08/cwt	306.35–307.50	2,337	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	600	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,262	161
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	312.17/cwt	305.00–324.00	1,948	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	326.28/cwt	321.00–334.00	1,853	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	281.59/cwt	279.50–284.50	2,337	142
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	252.25/cwt	252.25–252.25	2,671	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	238.64/cwt	238.50–239.00	2,274	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	901	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	2,293	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	875	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,538	413
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	506	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,100	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	285.06/cwt	283.50–287.00	2,201	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	362.10/cwt	357.50–367.00	2,129	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	797	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,399	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,610	11

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 4,429Last week 3,731Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	385	427.50	427.50
25	400–450	415	400.00–415.00	407.12
9	450–500	458	395.00	395.00
33	500–550	543	379.00–385.00	381.17
46	550–600	588	357.50–367.00	362.10
84	650–700	679	318.00–331.00	326.18
45	700–750	709	313.00–322.00	317.16
110	750–800	772	283.50–287.00	285.06
142	800–850	830	279.50–284.50	281.59
472	850–900	871	272.00–282.50	275.76
64	900–950	900	261.00	261.00
325	950–1000	971	258.50–268.00	260.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	382	382.50	382.50
5	400–450	437	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	486	345.00	345.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	950–1000	996	250.00	250.00
122	1050–1100	1,059	252.25	252.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	401	440.00	440.00
215	550–600	574	384.00–386.00	385.57
302	650–700	669	342.00–347.50	344.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	517	360.00	360.00
18	600–650	638	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	500–550	506	415.00	415.00
161	600–650	600	377.00	377.00
201	750–800	761	306.35–307.50	307.08
413	850–900	875	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	396	350.00	350.00
33	500–550	508	325.00–329.00	327.80
7	550–600	550	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	286	1,375.00	1,375.00
39	400–450	407	375.00–385.00	381.08
43	450–500	454	357.50–360.00	358.50
76	500–550	518	336.00–351.50	346.80
64	550–600	568	321.00–334.00	326.28
104	600–650	624	305.00–324.00	312.17
157	700–750	734	269.00–279.00	274.07
32	750–800	768	271.00	271.00
62	900–950	901	254.50	254.50
40	950–1000	953	238.50–239.00	238.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	650–700	689	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
126	650–700	697	298.00	298.00
384	800–850	807	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	405	397.50	397.50
16	450–500	450	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
73	750–800	797	301.00	301.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	970	234.00	234.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,220	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,174	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	18	—	1,253	1,985.00	1,985.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,239	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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