Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2026-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 500-750 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and steers over 750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 500-650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $493.74/cwt on 190 head, down $12.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 16 comparable sales and sits −9.76 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$493.74

▼ 12.86 vs prior sale

190 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$40.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.75

vs NE average

+28.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	507.56	2,762	125
Medium and Large 1-2	559	467.15	2,611	65

One grade step is worth $40.41/cwt here — about $151 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 sale190 hd

493.74

—

NE average8 barns · 2,387 hd

505.49

−11.75

National average169 barns · 18,411 hd

465.33

+28.41

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

−9.76

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

45 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 1	950–1000	981	296.75/cwt	293.00–301.00	2,911	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	433.93/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,873	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550–600	572	462.43/cwt	460.00–464.00	2,645	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	522	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	2,571	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	347.63/cwt	346.50–351.00	3,042	490
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	353.51/cwt	352.25–356.50	3,217	241
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	451.55/cwt	443.00–463.50	2,813	163
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	512.00/cwt	512.00–512.00	2,406	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	360.86/cwt	351.00–369.50	2,977	448
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	2,681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,328	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,633	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	406.17/cwt	403.00–411.00	2,851	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	378.62/cwt	368.00–387.50	2,927	400
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	335.57/cwt	328.50–339.50	3,238	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,508	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	482.04/cwt	470.00–487.50	2,348	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,134	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,887	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	736	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,583	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,385	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	776	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,028	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	492	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,251	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	468.42/cwt	462.50–475.00	2,389	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	415.87/cwt	401.00–423.00	2,549	228
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	327.39/cwt	321.00–332.00	2,832	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	396.50/cwt	396.50–396.50	2,296	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	482	532.50/cwt	532.50–532.50	2,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	739	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,808	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	826	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,643	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	429.29/cwt	422.50–432.00	2,490	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,919	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,208	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	868	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,847	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,603	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	518.58/cwt	518.00–520.00	2,261	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	363.67/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,578	159
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	349.48/cwt	341.00–354.00	2,712	202
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	483.67/cwt	479.00–485.00	2,776	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	533.44/cwt	505.00–545.00	2,731	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,610	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600–650	636	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,493	54

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 Jan 24, 2026

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

Receipts 3,843Last week 4,177Year ago 3,670

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	570.00	570.00
4	350–400	388	550.00	550.00
45	400–450	436	518.00–520.00	518.58
16	450–500	487	470.00–487.50	482.04
67	500–550	510	462.50–475.00	468.42
41	550–600	580	422.50–432.00	429.29
228	600–650	613	401.00–423.00	415.87
159	700–750	709	360.00–370.00	363.67
202	750–800	776	341.00–354.00	349.48
135	850–900	865	321.00–332.00	327.39
70	950–1000	981	293.00–301.00	296.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	572	417.00	417.00
43	700–750	736	351.00	351.00
14	750–800	776	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	380	505.00	505.00
5	400–450	427	475.00	475.00
6	500–550	532	415.00	415.00
21	550–600	579	396.50	396.50
15	800–850	826	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	492	457.50	457.50
54	600–650	636	392.00	392.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	405	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	334	650.00	650.00
11	400–450	412	565.00	565.00
22	450–500	466	560.00	560.00
60	500–550	512	505.00–545.00	533.44
65	550–600	574	479.00–485.00	483.67
163	600–650	623	443.00–463.50	451.55
99	650–700	662	420.00–442.50	433.93
120	700–750	702	403.00–411.00	406.17
400	750–800	773	368.00–387.50	378.62
448	800–850	825	351.00–369.50	360.86
490	850–900	875	346.50–351.00	347.63
241	900–950	910	352.25–356.50	353.51
243	950–1000	965	328.50–339.50	335.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	522	492.50	492.50
38	550–600	572	460.00–464.00	462.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	470	512.00	512.00
10	500–550	528	475.00	475.00
6	550–600	595	437.50	437.50
16	600–650	616	427.50	427.50
49	850–900	868	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	445	602.50	602.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	482	532.50	532.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	739	380.00	380.00

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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