Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2025-11-15

Ericson

Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Nov 15
● Final15 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853
Receipts
753 head
753 vs last sale 0 512 vs year ago 241 · +212.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of bred cows on offer with nearly all being bred to black Angus bulls, the balance was cow/calf pairs. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,180$3,726111
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$3,65684
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$3,49910
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$3,25015
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,302$2,904177
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,325$2,9005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,327$2,77113
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,222$2,743127
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)942$3,7508
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$4,37922
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,664$3,92820

Every lot, as filed

15 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3422,979.49/head2,850.00–3,035.002,97988
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2873,656.23/head3,125.00–3,875.003,65684
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1803,726.32/head3,350.00–3,950.003,726111
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,1062,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 19423,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7508
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,2104,378.55/head4,300.00–4,400.004,37922
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,6643,928.24/head3,700.00–4,025.003,92820
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,1853,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,25015
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3272,771.15/head2,725.00–2,800.002,77113
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3252,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2403,499.19/head3,400.00–3,600.003,49910
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,2742,859.37/head2,625.00–3,025.002,85983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,3072,896.21/head2,750.00–2,950.002,89637
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,1462,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,60056
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,2562,810.16/head2,650.00–2,875.002,81034

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.