Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Nice offering of yearling feeders and bawling spring calves on offer. Most all the bawling spring calves had received one round of fall vaccinations. The bulk of the yearling feeders were coming out of the grow yards with some coming off the fall grass.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $447.39/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −56.10 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$447.39

87 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$27.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.17

vs NE average

+24.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	462.15	2,490	41
Medium and Large 1-2	546	434.24	2,371	46

One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $119 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 sale87 hd

447.39

—

NE average5 barns · 1,955 hd

477.56

−30.17

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

+24.74

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−56.10

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 Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$3,964	50
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,880	70
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,522	$4,153	16

Every lot, as filed

37 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	Large 2	600–650	648	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,122	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	731	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	828	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,749	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	758	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,710	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	953	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,154	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	483.39/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,045	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,598	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,396	25
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	3,880.47/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,880	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	327.14/cwt	318.50–338.00	3,049	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,488	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	356.12/cwt	350.00–359.00	2,927	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,425	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	605	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,396	40
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	3,964.19/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,964	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	530.67/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,963	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	481.27/cwt	463.00–495.00	2,233	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	470.91/cwt	463.00–500.00	2,486	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	435.39/cwt	429.00–439.50	2,682	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	380.29/cwt	374.25–397.00	2,742	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	554.87/cwt	547.50–575.00	2,131	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,671	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	486.95/cwt	478.00–510.00	2,332	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,019	302.88/cwt	294.00–310.00	3,086	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	536	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,278	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	359.75/cwt	359.75–359.75	3,249	377
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,282	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,356	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	307.02/cwt	302.00–320.50	2,975	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	533.88/cwt	525.00–557.50	2,253	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,915	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,403	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	369.34/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,175	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	420.71/cwt	417.50–422.50	2,192	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	326.63/cwt	326.50–327.00	2,829	86

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 Oct 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,740Last week 2,690Year ago 3,163

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 193Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	648	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	750–800	758	357.50	357.50
19	950–1000	953	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	384	547.50–575.00	554.87
24	400–450	422	525.00–557.50	533.88
105	450–500	479	478.00–510.00	486.95
31	500–550	528	463.00–500.00	470.91
10	550–600	572	435.00	435.00
109	700–750	721	374.25–397.00	380.29
5	800–850	828	352.00	352.00
377	900–950	903	359.75	359.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	600–650	616	429.00–439.50	435.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	536	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	540	445.00	445.00
9	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
12	600–650	602	379.00	379.00
12	650–700	678	347.50	347.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	731	343.00	343.00
11	800–850	828	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	370	510.00–535.00	530.67
14	400–450	423	472.50–495.00	483.39
59	450–500	464	463.00–495.00	481.27
39	500–550	521	417.50–422.50	420.71
25	550–600	588	407.50	407.50
24	650–700	675	365.00	365.00
50	700–750	722	370.00	370.00
28	800–850	822	350.00–359.00	356.12
86	850–900	866	326.50–327.00	326.63
40	900–950	932	318.50–338.00	327.14
178	950–1000	969	302.00–320.50	307.02
21	1000–1050	1,019	294.00–310.00	302.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	600–650	605	396.00	396.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	589	365.00–375.00	369.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,598	4,350.00	4,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,425	3,900.00	3,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	1,020	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,880.47
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	50	—	1,035	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,964.19

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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