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Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2026-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-17

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 17

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Oct 3Oct 17Oct 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,573 head

▼ 215 vs last sale 2,788▼ 502 vs year ago 3,075 · −16.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

245 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 160▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifer calves under 650 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and yearling feeder steers and heifers over 850 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher with the bred heifers selling steady. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $454.53/cwt on 349 head, up $41.68 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −42.07 against this barn's trailing median of $496.59.

Average price

$454.53

▲ 41.68 vs prior sale

349 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,529

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$71.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.65

vs NE average

+22.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	455.97	2,534	342
Medium and Large 1-2	588	384.00	2,258	7thin

One grade step is worth $71.97/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale349 hd

454.53

—

NE average10 barns · 5,530 hd

456.18

−1.65

National average190 barns · 30,929 hd

432.29

+22.24

This barn, trailing median13 sales

496.59

−42.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.41, low $412.85, median $496.59 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,132	$3,898	210
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,086	$3,700	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,622	$4,025	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,529	$3,750	5

Every lot, as filed

49 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	570.63/cwt	555.00–580.00	2,197	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	549.08/cwt	530.00–570.00	2,334	86
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	505.86/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,448	163
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	475.91/cwt	455.00–490.00	2,479	118
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	445.47/cwt	418.00–465.00	2,557	224
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,258	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	413.96/cwt	395.00–436.00	2,608	224
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	667	386.77/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,580	100
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	695	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,467	20
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	733	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,804	32
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	786	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,672	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	796	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,834	25
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	351.18/cwt	348.50–352.50	2,883	96
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	838	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,774	8
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,085	34
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	3,182	15
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,006	333.03/cwt	321.00–336.50	3,350	131
Steers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,121	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	3,408	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	492.50/cwt	492.50–492.50	1,655	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	531.66/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,909	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,846	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	483.06/cwt	465.00–490.00	2,010	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	444.80/cwt	440.00–455.00	2,091	71
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,043	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,042	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	434.70/cwt	425.00–452.50	2,282	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	393.86/cwt	390.00–402.50	2,127	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	562	374.19/cwt	367.50–377.50	2,103	24
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	411.31/cwt	398.00–420.50	2,332	63
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	570	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,009	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	362.67/cwt	353.00–382.00	2,249	79
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,275	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	685	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	725	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,574	26
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	728	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	2,523	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	764	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,682	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	831	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,651	14
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	317.76/cwt	310.00–321.50	2,787	74
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	906	326.25/cwt	326.25–326.25	2,956	121
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	947	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,803	13
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Spayed	956	310.50/cwt	310.50–310.50	2,968	187
Heifers	950–1000	Large 1	999	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,877	36
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,106	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,975	12
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1Fleshy	1,149	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,884	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,086	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	15
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	3,877.50/head	3,775.00–3,925.00	3,878	188
Bred Heifers	—	Large 1	1,283	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	22
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,529	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,622	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	5

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 Oct 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,573Last week 2,788Year ago 3,075

Replacement CattleReceipts 245Last week 160Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	1100–1150	1,149	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	950–1000	999	288.00	288.00
12	1100–1150	1,106	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	336	492.50	492.50
9	350–400	397	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	495	412.50	412.50
16	500–550	540	390.00–402.50	393.86
7	550–600	570	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
79	600–650	620	353.00–382.00	362.67
25	700–750	728	346.50	346.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
121	900–950	906	326.25	326.25
187	950–1000	956	310.50	310.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	700–750	725	355.00	355.00
75	750–800	764	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	350–400	359	530.00–535.00	531.66
35	400–450	416	465.00–490.00	483.06
71	450–500	470	440.00–455.00	444.80
53	500–550	525	425.00–452.50	434.70
63	550–600	567	398.00–420.50	411.31
23	600–650	632	360.00	360.00
14	800–850	831	319.00	319.00
74	850–900	877	310.00–321.50	317.76
13	900–950	947	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
16	650–700	685	2,700.00	2,700.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	478	427.50	427.50
24	550–600	562	367.50–377.50	374.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
131	1000–1050	1,006	321.00–336.50	333.03
52	1100–1150	1,121	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	588	384.00	384.00
20	650–700	695	355.00	355.00
7	750–800	786	340.00	340.00
8	800–850	838	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
224	600–650	630	395.00–436.00	413.96
100	650–700	667	380.00–401.00	386.77
32	700–750	733	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	385	555.00–580.00	570.63
86	400–450	425	530.00–570.00	549.08
163	450–500	484	475.00–515.00	505.86
118	500–550	521	455.00–490.00	475.91
224	550–600	574	418.00–465.00	445.47
25	750–800	796	356.00	356.00
96	800–850	821	348.50–352.50	351.18
34	850–900	869	355.00	355.00
15	900–950	933	341.00	341.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,283	4,075.00	4,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	188	—	1,114	3,775.00–3,925.00	3,877.50
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	15	—	1,086	3,700.00	3,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,622	4,025.00	4,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,529	3,750.00	3,750.00

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.