Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2026-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 600-800 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers 450-800 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $521.41/cwt on 116 head, up $25.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 16 comparable sales and sits +17.92 against this barn's trailing median of $503.49.

Average price

$521.41

▲ 25.22 vs prior sale

116 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.56

vs NE average

+30.58 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	521.41	2,878	116

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 sale116 hd

521.41

—

NE average4 barns · 1,042 hd

518.85

+2.56

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

+30.58

This barn, trailing median16 sales

503.49

+17.92

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
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,052	$4,924	36

Every lot, as filed

55 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	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	658	458.00/cwt	458.00–458.00	3,014	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	629	478.00/cwt	478.00–478.00	3,007	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	839	374.94/cwt	365.00–377.50	3,146	552
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	582.69/cwt	580.00–595.00	2,424	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	339.82/cwt	335.00–342.50	3,320	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,061	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	3,427	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,311	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	439.04/cwt	425.00–450.50	2,942	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	459.74/cwt	450.00–465.00	2,924	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	509.85/cwt	500.00–513.00	2,906	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	411.21/cwt	405.00–414.00	2,804	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	838	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	585.49/cwt	575.00–592.50	2,840	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	903	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	3,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,918	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,813	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	438	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,453	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	555	516.00/cwt	516.00–516.00	2,864	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	542	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,764	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	850–900	868	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	3,238	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	966	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,908	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	790	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,694	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	812	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	887	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1000–1050	1,048	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,961	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	2,365	12
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,134	5,165.89/head	5,050.00–5,200.00	5,166	27
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	807	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	704	383.89/cwt	377.50–385.00	2,703	154
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	445.07/cwt	440.00–447.00	2,568	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,433	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	948	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	3,057	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	422.34/cwt	415.00–432.00	2,661	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,451	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	398.15/cwt	392.00–401.00	2,727	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	511.69/cwt	507.50–515.00	2,231	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,741	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	464.00/cwt	464.00–464.00	2,645	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	324.26/cwt	324.00–325.00	2,785	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	485.45/cwt	480.00–490.00	2,486	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	846	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,800	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	492	509.12/cwt	503.00–510.00	2,505	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	322.45/cwt	311.50–327.00	3,108	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	354.77/cwt	345.00–358.00	3,282	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	423.05/cwt	407.00–425.00	3,071	91
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	774	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,903	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950–1000	974	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	3,175	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	742	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,953	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,983	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	522	458.00/cwt	445.00–469.00	2,391	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	495	543.85/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,692	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	884	362.92/cwt	347.00–364.50	3,208	78

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 Apr 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,289Last week 2,994Year ago 4,663

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 202

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 600-800 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher and heifers 450-800 lbs sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	450–500	485	575.00–592.50	585.49
18	600–650	629	478.00	478.00
18	650–700	658	458.00	458.00
30	850–900	868	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	605.00	605.00
30	400–450	416	580.00–595.00	582.69
13	450–500	495	540.00–550.00	543.85
30	500–550	533	547.50	547.50
35	550–600	570	500.00–513.00	509.85
140	600–650	636	450.00–465.00	459.74
107	650–700	670	425.00–450.50	439.04
91	700–750	726	407.00–425.00	423.05
47	750–800	763	391.00	391.00
552	800–850	839	365.00–377.50	374.94
78	850–900	884	347.00–364.50	362.92
143	900–950	925	345.00–358.00	354.77
254	950–1000	977	335.00–342.50	339.82
159	1050–1100	1,061	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	650–700	682	405.00–414.00	411.21
6	700–750	714	394.00	394.00
5	800–850	838	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	700–750	742	398.00	398.00
11	750–800	774	375.00	375.00
7	900–950	903	336.50	336.50
46	950–1000	974	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	438	560.00	560.00
17	500–550	542	510.00	510.00
34	550–600	555	516.00	516.00
7	600–650	637	435.00	435.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	750–800	790	341.00	341.00
11	800–850	812	333.00	333.00
6	850–900	887	313.00	313.00
70	950–1000	966	301.00	301.00
15	1000–1050	1,048	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	436	542.50	542.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	335	525.00	525.00
11	600–650	612	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	341	550.00	550.00
14	400–450	436	507.50–515.00	511.69
61	450–500	492	503.00–510.00	509.12
19	500–550	527	465.00	465.00
67	550–600	577	440.00–447.00	445.07
133	600–650	630	415.00–432.00	422.34
34	650–700	685	392.00–401.00	398.15
154	700–750	704	377.50–385.00	383.89
150	750–800	770	356.00	356.00
110	850–900	859	324.00–325.00	324.26
14	900–950	948	322.50	322.50
31	950–1000	964	311.50–327.00	322.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	500–550	512	480.00–490.00	485.45
26	550–600	570	464.00	464.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	846	331.00	331.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	500–550	522	445.00–469.00	458.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	1,134	5,050.00–5,200.00	5,165.89
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	807	4,200.00	4,200.00

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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