Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2026-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from 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 $514.69/cwt on 345 head, up $7.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 16 comparable sales and sits +11.20 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$514.69

▲ 7.04 vs prior sale

345 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.08

vs NE average

+42.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	514.69	2,841	345

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

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 sale345 hd

514.69

—

NE average5 barns · 1,530 hd

505.61

+9.08

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+42.49

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

+11.20

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,489	$3,842	50
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,499	$3,480	73
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,557	$3,229	39
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,492	$3,101	47
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,391	$2,650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$3,883	18

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1Fleshy	850–900	864	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,713	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	677	368.81/cwt	363.00–374.00	2,497	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	459.14/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,241	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	399.29/cwt	386.00–412.50	2,655	166
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	512.78/cwt	507.50–517.50	2,225	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,524	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	528	533.50/cwt	529.00–540.00	2,817	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	569	511.72/cwt	510.00–512.00	2,912	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	387.50/cwt	381.00–394.00	2,662	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	548.63/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,705	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	431.32/cwt	410.50–441.00	2,933	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,163	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	344.25/cwt	343.50–344.50	3,133	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	455.29/cwt	442.00–476.00	2,877	235
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	902	330.51/cwt	330.00–331.50	2,981	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	491.30/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,624	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	412.60/cwt	400.50–425.00	2,954	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	381.90/cwt	378.50–386.00	2,895	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,028	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,806	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,516	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	457.57/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,398	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	589.98/cwt	575.00–602.50	2,525	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	362.60/cwt	360.00–366.00	3,002	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,148	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	412	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,225	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	746	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,760	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	750	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,775	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	458.83/cwt	448.00–467.00	2,620	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	622.78/cwt	610.00–635.00	2,379	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	343.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,651	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	402.30/cwt	399.00–412.00	2,547	121
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,492	3,100.85/head	2,550.00–3,150.00	3,101	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,489	3,842.17/head	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,842	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,557	3,228.93/head	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,229	39
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	3,882.70/head	3,800.00–3,950.00	3,883	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,499	3,480.38/head	3,300.00–3,525.00	3,480	73

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 Mar 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,511Last week 3,541Year ago 4,429

Replacement CattleReceipts 272Last week 0Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	650–700	677	363.00–374.00	368.81
35	850–900	864	314.00	314.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	400–450	434	507.50–517.50	512.78
35	450–500	488	457.50–460.00	459.14
30	500–550	524	455.00–460.00	457.57
17	550–600	556	452.50	452.50
121	600–650	633	399.00–412.00	402.30
166	650–700	665	386.00–412.50	399.29
37	700–750	707	357.00	357.00
76	750–800	772	340.00–345.00	343.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	355	605.00	605.00
18	400–450	412	540.00	540.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	746	370.00	370.00
17	750–800	750	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
128	500–550	528	529.00–540.00	533.50
172	550–600	569	510.00–512.00	511.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	650–700	687	381.00–394.00	387.50
8	750–800	795	353.00	353.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	700.00	700.00
30	350–400	382	610.00–635.00	622.78
52	400–450	428	575.00–602.50	589.98
36	450–500	493	545.00–550.00	548.63
19	500–550	534	490.00–495.00	491.30
26	550–600	571	448.00–467.00	458.83
235	600–650	632	442.00–476.00	455.29
128	650–700	680	410.50–441.00	431.32
151	700–750	716	400.50–425.00	412.60
155	750–800	758	378.50–386.00	381.90
103	800–850	828	360.00–366.00	362.60
60	850–900	865	350.00	350.00
228	900–950	910	343.50–344.50	344.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
82	900–950	902	330.00–331.50	330.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,492	2,550.00–3,150.00	3,100.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	73	—	1,499	3,300.00–3,525.00	3,480.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	—	1,489	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,842.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,557	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,228.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,391	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,475	3,800.00–3,950.00	3,882.70

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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