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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 7
● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853
← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 4,867 vs last sale 4,960▼ 2,279 vs year ago 2,372 · −96.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
1,198 head
▲ 1,198 vs last sale 0▲ 1,198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of bred cows and bred heifers on offer along with some flyweight calves being split off their mothers. Majority of the bred stock was mated to black Angus bulls with some being bred red Angus. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed

Weight class

Heifers · summary 1000–1100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
1000–1100 lb heifers averaged $287.00/cwt on 5 head, up $6.00 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 3 of 3 comparable sales and sits +4.50 against this barn's trailing median of $282.50.
Average price
$287.00
▲ 6.00 vs prior sale
5 head · 1,002 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−16.50
vs NE average
−10.78 vs national

What quality paid 1000–1100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 11,002287.002,8765thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 1000–1100 lb

3 sales
306293280267median 282.5001/1001/1004/1105/0205/02
Heifers 1000–1100 lb: high $292.00, low $281.00, median $282.50 across 3 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 1000–1100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale5 hd
287.00
—
NE average2 barns · 20 hd
303.50
−16.50
National average45 barns · 1,468 hd
297.78
−10.78
This barn, trailing median3 sales
282.50
+4.50
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,372$4,92820
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,467$4,63535
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,373$4,11759
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$4,0005
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$4,00017
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,440$3,725154
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,363$3,650403
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,300$2,86341
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,319$2,85011
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,244$2,8005
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,063$4,403384
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,108$4,1006

Every lot, as filed

20 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
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,002287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,8765
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502282,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,05017
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–3503432,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,12519
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned300–3503002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,40012
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned350–4003922,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,52517
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned200–2502402,210.00/head2,210.00–2,210.002,21011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,0284,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3192,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,85011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3002,863.36/head2,600.00–3,600.002,86341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3724,927.98/head4,900.00–5,000.004,92820
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4393,744.64/head3,350.00–4,100.003,74599
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3883,650.23/head3,300.00–3,900.003,650164
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2442,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8005
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3734,116.50/head4,050.00–4,225.004,11759
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,2054,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,00017
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4674,635.43/head4,100.00–4,750.004,63535
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,1084,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,0634,402.73/head3,950.00–4,975.004,403384
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth—1,4423,690.00/head3,600.00–3,825.003,69055
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1Broken Mouth—1,3463,650.30/head3,300.00–3,800.003,650239

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.
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