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Ericson Livestock Market · Sat, Mar 29

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Mar 29

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Mar 15Mar 29Apr 12 →

Receipts

4,816 head

▲ 387 vs last sale 4,429▲ 4,816 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher with instances sharply higher and heifers over 500 lbs sold unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Around 325 head of bawling calves sold in the run of calves and feeders.

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 $385.37/cwt on 462 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −111.03 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$385.37

462 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$20.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

vs NE average

+21.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	386.42	2,108	438
Medium and Large 1-2	534	366.12	1,955	24

One grade step is worth $20.30/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale462 hd

385.37

—

NE average7 barns · 1,742 hd

383.91

+1.45

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+21.39

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

−111.03

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.41, low $412.85, median $496.39 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

42 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,688	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	476.70/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,792	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	456.82/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,850	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	410.01/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,812	76
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	414.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,960	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	396.10/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,885	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	486	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Mar 29, 2025

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

Receipts 4,816Last week 4,429Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	336	1,550.00	1,550.00
15	350–400	376	450.00	450.00
36	600–650	624	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	378	402.50–410.00	406.85
24	400–450	425	385.00–425.00	404.63
158	450–500	488	349.00–373.00	355.81
176	500–550	529	330.00–349.00	338.23
88	550–600	588	322.00–340.00	328.40
310	600–650	619	300.50–323.00	309.08

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Mar 29

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Mar 15Mar 29Apr 12 →

Receipts

4,816 head

▲ 387 vs last sale 4,429▲ 4,816 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $385.37/cwt on 462 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −111.03 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$385.37

462 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$20.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.45

vs NE average

+21.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	386.42	2,108	438
Medium and Large 1-2	534	366.12	1,955	24

One grade step is worth $20.30/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale462 hd

385.37

—

NE average7 barns · 1,742 hd

383.91

+1.45

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

+21.39

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

−111.03

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.41, low $412.85, median $496.39 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

42 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,688	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	476.70/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,792	32
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	405	456.82/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,850	19
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	410.01/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,812	76
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	414.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,960	26
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	396.10/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,885	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	486	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Mar 29, 2025

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

Receipts 4,816Last week 4,429Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	336	1,550.00	1,550.00
15	350–400	376	450.00	450.00
36	600–650	624	334.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	350–400	378	402.50–410.00	406.85
24	400–450	425	385.00–425.00	404.63
158	450–500	488	349.00–373.00	355.81
176	500–550	529	330.00–349.00	338.23
88	550–600	588	322.00–340.00	328.40
310	600–650	619	300.50–323.00	309.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
77	700–750	712	323.00–331.00	328.80
79	750–800	791	299.00–304.00	303.46
28	850–900	892	271.00	271.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	455.00	455.00
76	400–450	442	407.50–420.00	410.01
26	450–500	473	410.00–420.00	414.48
198	500–550	523	387.50–405.00	394.20
189	550–600	580	364.50–380.50	370.29
196	600–650	634	343.00–365.00	349.30
207	650–700	682	327.50–343.00	337.12
25	700–750	729	306.00–308.00	306.85
141	750–800	774	298.00–311.50	310.29
211	800–850	817	284.50–294.00	287.18
682	850–900	876	278.25–283.50	281.34
32	900–950	917	275.00	275.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	336	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	376	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,692	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	406.85/cwt	402.50–410.00	1,538	26
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	404.63/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,720	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	434	362.90/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,575	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	355.81/cwt	349.00–373.00	1,736	158
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	338.23/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,789	176
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	564	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,951	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	328.40/cwt	322.00–340.00	1,931	88
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	309.08/cwt	300.50–323.00	1,913	310
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	624	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,084	36
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	293.19/cwt	285.00–296.00	1,976	408
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	712	328.80/cwt	323.00–331.00	2,341	77
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	738	279.39/cwt	275.00–281.00	2,062	490
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,136	30
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	791	303.46/cwt	299.00–304.00	2,400	79
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	265.69/cwt	265.00–265.75	2,237	135
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	892	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	2,417	28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	550–600	564	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	434	360.00–365.00	362.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	500–550	505	416.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	450–500	476	390.00–399.00	396.10
11	600–650	608	345.00	345.00
16	650–700	660	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	534	360.00–371.50	366.12
34	600–650	619	334.00–339.00	335.80
11	650–700	656	307.50	307.50
25	750–800	794	277.50	277.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	376	475.00–480.00	476.70
19	400–450	405	455.00–460.00	456.82
8	450–500	486	437.50	437.50
208	700–750	747	329.00	329.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Feeder Cattle

Ericson

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Price by quality 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets