Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Annual customer appreciation barbecue sale, offerings included weaned fall calves and yearlings. Majority of the offerings come off of grass with some coming out of the grow yards. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $394.72/cwt on 173 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −54.43 against this barn's trailing median of $449.16.

Average price

$394.72

173 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,200

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−8.14

vs NE average

+53.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	394.72	2,200	173

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

17 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $466.03, low $426.75, median $449.16 across 17 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 sale173 hd

394.72

—

NE average3 barns · 564 hd

402.86

−8.14

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

+53.19

This barn, trailing median17 sales

449.16

−54.43

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

47 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 1Fancy	600–650	602	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,661	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	499.50/cwt	499.50–499.50	2,268	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,106	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	539	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,641	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	433	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,009	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	865	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,431	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	326.68/cwt	319.00–331.00	2,336	271
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,016	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	2,784	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	398.34/cwt	394.00–405.00	2,107	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,345	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	353.51/cwt	352.50–354.00	2,337	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	393.87/cwt	382.50–398.00	2,221	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	368.94/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,520	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	951	283.25/cwt	283.25–283.25	2,694	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	689	335.08/cwt	330.00–336.25	2,309	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	293.91/cwt	286.50–298.50	2,566	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,482	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	317.25/cwt	316.00–318.00	2,896	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,792	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	806	299.91/cwt	295.00–303.00	2,417	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	367.29/cwt	361.00–370.00	2,229	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	950–1000	950	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	2,760	107
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	907	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,676	160
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	412.19/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,999	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	329.30/cwt	324.50–331.50	2,717	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	331.11/cwt	326.00–337.00	2,593	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	313.99/cwt	303.50–326.00	2,462	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	874	296.38/cwt	292.25–299.50	2,590	267
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,345	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	547	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,587	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	286.93/cwt	285.75–287.50	2,600	186
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	297.02/cwt	293.00–299.50	2,875	124
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	401.75/cwt	387.00–405.00	2,551	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,214	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,467	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	529	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,280	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	610	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,300	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	600–650	626	352.99/cwt	350.00–356.00	2,210	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	750–800	787	318.22/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,504	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	310.32/cwt	306.00–314.00	2,591	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	338.37/cwt	334.00–341.00	2,484	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	687	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	381	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	900–950	947	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,557	5

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 Jul 12, 2025

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

Receipts 3,515Last week 1,037Year ago 3,539

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	417	505.00	505.00
6	450–500	454	499.50	499.50
32	500–550	539	490.00	490.00
21	600–650	602	442.00	442.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
34	500–550	520	451.00	451.00
10	550–600	572	410.00	410.00
42	600–650	635	387.00–405.00	401.75
67	650–700	683	360.00–372.50	368.94
34	700–750	709	350.00	350.00
59	750–800	783	326.00–337.00	331.11
209	800–850	825	324.50–331.50	329.30
51	850–900	867	322.00	322.00
360	900–950	913	316.00–318.00	317.25
124	950–1000	968	293.00–299.50	297.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	547	473.00	473.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	550	402.50	402.50
16	650–700	699	353.00	353.00
56	700–750	734	334.00–341.00	338.37
11	800–850	835	306.00–314.00	310.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	529	431.00	431.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	687	336.00	336.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	400–450	433	464.00	464.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	650–700	689	330.00–336.25	335.08
5	850–900	865	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	455.00	455.00
34	450–500	485	410.00–415.00	412.19
33	500–550	529	394.00–405.00	398.34
140	550–600	564	382.50–398.00	393.87
49	600–650	607	361.00–370.00	367.29
37	650–700	661	352.50–354.00	353.51
271	700–750	715	319.00–331.00	326.68
313	750–800	784	303.50–326.00	313.99
36	800–850	806	295.00–303.00	299.91
203	850–900	873	286.50–298.50	293.91
186	900–950	906	285.75–287.50	286.93
76	950–1000	951	283.25	283.25
17	1000–1050	1,016	274.00	274.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
127	750–800	787	315.00–320.00	318.22
267	850–900	874	292.25–299.50	296.38
160	900–950	907	295.00	295.00
107	950–1000	950	290.50	290.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	610	377.00	377.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	626	350.00–356.00	352.99
5	900–950	947	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	382.50	382.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	475.00	475.00

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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