Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the comparable offerings from two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher with instances higher yet. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Around 150 head of bawling calves that had received their preconditioning vaccinations sold in the mix.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.04/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −105.45 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$398.04

115 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.01

vs NE average

+24.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	398.04	2,181	115

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 sale115 hd

398.04

—

NE average7 barns · 1,664 hd

398.05

−0.01

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

+24.02

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−105.45

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,274	$3,225	10
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,194	$3,225	19
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,434	$2,700	11
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,545	$2,275	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,610	$3,350	7

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1Fleshy	500–550	537	390.35/cwt	390.00–391.00	2,096	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	636	345.52/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,198	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	746	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,305	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	639	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,949	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	452	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,831	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,434	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	298.77/cwt	291.00–306.00	2,014	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	345.92/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,979	170
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,368	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,610	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	1,887	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	388.34/cwt	387.50–389.00	2,229	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,545	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,194	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	360.39/cwt	357.00–370.00	1,892	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,138	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	265.53/cwt	262.25–273.50	2,329	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	554	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,285	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	283.48/cwt	275.00–287.00	2,211	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	403.92/cwt	400.00–417.50	2,165	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	324.02/cwt	322.00–325.00	1,970	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	439.07/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,936	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	339.88/cwt	337.00–342.00	2,247	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	338.23/cwt	337.50–338.50	2,415	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	371.09/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,290	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	290.50/cwt	288.25–293.00	2,664	254
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	390.20/cwt	377.50–397.50	1,693	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	303.04/cwt	299.00–309.00	2,303	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	376	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	329	443.05/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,458	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	456	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,676	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	304.82/cwt	298.50–309.00	2,460	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	431.57/cwt	426.00–440.00	2,063	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,863	10

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 Apr 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,915Last week 4,663Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 202Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	537	390.00–391.00	390.35
27	600–650	636	340.00–350.00	345.52
19	700–750	746	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	339	480.00	480.00
5	350–400	365	460.00	460.00
52	400–450	441	430.00–440.00	439.07
36	450–500	478	426.00–440.00	431.57
50	500–550	536	400.00–417.50	403.92
30	550–600	574	387.50–389.00	388.34
134	600–650	617	365.00–376.00	371.09
21	650–700	661	337.00–342.00	339.88
83	700–750	714	337.50–338.50	338.23
44	750–800	760	299.00–309.00	303.04
70	800–850	807	298.50–309.00	304.82
254	900–950	917	288.25–293.00	290.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	405	460.00	460.00
12	550–600	554	412.50	412.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	775	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	639	305.00	305.00
7	700–750	725	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	400.00	400.00
60	400–450	434	377.50–397.50	390.20
11	450–500	479	394.00	394.00
73	500–550	525	357.00–370.00	360.39
170	550–600	572	337.00–350.00	345.92
34	600–650	608	322.00–325.00	324.02
118	650–700	674	291.00–306.00	298.77
25	700–750	745	287.00	287.00
104	750–800	780	275.00–287.00	283.48
174	850–900	877	262.25–273.50	265.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	329	440.00–445.00	443.05
10	350–400	376	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	456	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	521	342.50	342.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	452	405.00	405.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,274	3,225.00	3,225.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,434	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,545	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,194	3,225.00	3,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,610	3,350.00	3,350.00

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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