Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 450 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher and heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower with heifers over 650 lbs selling 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the seats.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $406.19/cwt on 203 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −97.31 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$406.19

203 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$60.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.77

vs NE average

+21.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	410.67	2,351	188
Medium and Large 1-2	595	350.00	2,083	15thin

One grade step is worth $60.67/cwt here — about $268 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 sale203 hd

406.19

—

NE average5 barns · 1,184 hd

412.96

−6.77

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+21.59

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−97.31

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,264	$3,984	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,469	$3,358	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,441	$3,071	41
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$4,339	20

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,877	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	331.91/cwt	321.00–336.00	2,406	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	751	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	370.78/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,761	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	354.03/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,848	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,179	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,774	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,578	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	887	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,271	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	299	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,255	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,487	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	616	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,218	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,114	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	498	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,425	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,395	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	319	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,627	11
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	4,339.44/head	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,339	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	2,891.00/head	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,891	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	804	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,533	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	319.15/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,004	72
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,297	3,130.87/head	3,110.00–3,175.00	3,131	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,264	3,984.14/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,984	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,359	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,486	167
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	461.21/cwt	440.00–467.00	2,209	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	304	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,687	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	410.95/cwt	406.25–416.25	2,375	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,283	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,327	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,725	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	347.87/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,993	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,570	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	579	391.95/cwt	391.00–393.00	2,269	44
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,528	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1	—	1,617	3,553.81/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,554	29

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 May 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,730Last week 2,313Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	468	401.00	401.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	286	520.00	520.00
8	300–350	334	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	413	415.00	415.00
10	450–500	464	355.00	355.00
105	500–550	522	345.00–375.00	354.03
46	550–600	573	345.00–357.50	347.87
72	600–650	628	315.00–327.50	319.15
9	650–700	693	305.00	305.00
71	700–750	730	298.50	298.50
35	750–800	790	294.50	294.50
86	800–850	801	285.00	285.00
167	900–950	931	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	887	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	304	555.00	555.00
72	450–500	479	440.00–467.00	461.21
121	550–600	578	406.25–416.25	410.95
39	700–750	725	321.00–336.00	331.91
88	800–850	804	315.00	315.00
34	850–900	877	294.00	294.00
178	900–950	927	294.00	294.00
34	1050–1100	1,065	260.50	260.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	1,500.00	1,500.00
18	450–500	475	365.00–380.00	370.78
15	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
8	600–650	649	347.50	347.50
5	750–800	751	305.00	305.00
9	800–850	805	297.50	297.50
11	850–900	863	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	498	390.00	390.00
8	600–650	616	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	530	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	579	391.00–393.00	391.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,215	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,339.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,290	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,891.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,297	3,110.00–3,175.00	3,130.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,264	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,984.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,528	3,175.00	3,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,617	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,553.81

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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