Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the comparable offerings from two weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs sold unevenly steady. Demand was 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 $380.41/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −123.08 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$380.41

263 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$26.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.71

vs NE average

+26.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	395.04	2,145	119
Medium and Large 1-2	558	368.33	2,055	144

One grade step is worth $26.71/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale263 hd

380.41

—

NE average6 barns · 998 hd

371.70

+8.71

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+26.11

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−123.08

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)	1,310	$3,050	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,788	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,489	$4,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,561	$3,650	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,686	$3,200	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$4,057	94

Every lot, as filed

54 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 1-2	450–500	481	404.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,947	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,087	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	750–800	767	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,470	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	550–600	578	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	384.35/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,137	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	379.06/cwt	377.00–380.00	2,051	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,148	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,200	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	304.96/cwt	302.50–306.00	2,071	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	410.84/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,153	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	287.62/cwt	275.25–294.00	2,522	724
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	309.05/cwt	294.00–312.50	2,364	266
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	290.24/cwt	285.00–299.50	2,409	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	277.25/cwt	277.25–277.25	2,628	103
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	335.39/cwt	328.00–336.00	2,294	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	367.09/cwt	359.00–370.00	2,309	193
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	584	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,091	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,691	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,961	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,458	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	473	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,594	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,885	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,386	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,656	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,333	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,299	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	4,056.87/head	3,850.00–4,300.00	4,057	94
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,489	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,686	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,561	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	307.08/cwt	307.00–307.50	1,803	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,045	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	378.08/cwt	377.00–382.50	1,603	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	454	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	283.13/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,922	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	262.98/cwt	262.00–267.00	2,138	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	886	261.75/cwt	261.75–261.75	2,319	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	327.94/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,735	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,599	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	359.43/cwt	357.50–367.00	1,740	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	345.06/cwt	337.00–361.00	1,805	155
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	272.67/cwt	263.00–279.00	2,089	134
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	413	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	331.10/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,887	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	287.37/cwt	274.00–291.00	2,081	338
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	315.97/cwt	296.00–325.00	1,981	511
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,843	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	318.16/cwt	311.50–324.50	2,297	350

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.

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Feeder CattleReceipts 4,663Last week 4,816Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	444	415.00	415.00
14	450–500	481	400.00–410.00	404.88
82	500–550	541	377.00–380.00	379.06
6	550–600	555	352.50	352.50
13	600–650	644	324.00	324.00
39	650–700	679	302.50–306.00	304.96
10	700–750	728	295.00	295.00
19	750–800	783	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
79	750–800	767	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	578	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	430.00	430.00
40	450–500	456	430.00	430.00
48	500–550	524	405.00–415.00	410.84
71	550–600	556	370.00–400.00	384.35
193	600–650	629	359.00–370.00	367.09
89	650–700	684	328.00–336.00	335.39
350	700–750	722	311.50–324.50	318.16
266	750–800	765	294.00–312.50	309.05
195	800–850	830	285.00–299.50	290.24
724	850–900	877	275.25–294.00	287.62
103	900–950	948	277.25	277.25
65	950–1000	951	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	550–600	584	358.00	358.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	341	427.50	427.50
39	400–450	424	377.00–382.50	378.08
35	450–500	484	357.50–367.00	359.43
155	500–550	523	337.00–361.00	345.06
67	550–600	570	320.00–338.00	331.10
511	600–650	627	296.00–325.00	315.97
54	650–700	679	276.00–290.00	283.13
338	700–750	724	274.00–291.00	287.37
134	750–800	766	263.00–279.00	272.67
167	800–850	813	262.00–267.00	262.98
106	850–900	886	261.75	261.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	473	337.00	337.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	441	362.50	362.50
10	450–500	493	350.00	350.00
58	500–550	529	325.00–331.00	327.94
54	550–600	587	307.00–307.50	307.08
7	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
12	800–850	840	243.50	243.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	413	415.00	415.00
10	450–500	454	391.00	391.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	683	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	387	428.00	428.00
9	450–500	478	377.50	377.50
10	950–1000	988	241.50	241.50

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 (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,310	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	—	1,333	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,299	2,500.00	2,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	94	—	1,142	3,850.00–4,300.00	4,056.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,489	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,686	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,561	3,650.00	3,650.00

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