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Ericson Livestock Market · Sat, Apr 12

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Apr 12

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Mar 29Apr 12Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,663 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 4,816▲ 4,663 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 202 vs last sale 0▲ 202 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 the comparable offerings from two weeks ago, steers under 650 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher and heifers over 650 lbs sold unevenly 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 $380.41/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −115.98 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$380.41

263 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$26.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.71

vs NE average

+26.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	395.04	2,145	119
Medium and Large 1-2	558	368.33	2,055	144

One grade step is worth $26.71/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale263 hd

380.41

—

NE average6 barns · 998 hd

371.70

+8.71

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+26.11

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

−115.98

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.

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,050	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,788	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,489	$4,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,561	$3,650	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,686	$3,200	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$4,057	94

Every lot

54 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,875	7
Steers	400–450

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Apr 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,663Last week 4,816Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	444	415.00	415.00
14	450–500	481	400.00–410.00	404.88
82	500–550	541	377.00–380.00	379.06
6	550–600	555	352.50	352.50
13	600–650	644	324.00	324.00
39	650–700	679	302.50–306.00	304.96
10	700–750	728	295.00	295.00
19	750–800	783	281.00	281.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Apr 12

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Mar 29Apr 12Apr 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,663 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 4,816▲ 4,663 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

202 head

▲ 202 vs last sale 0▲ 202 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 $380.41/cwt on 263 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −115.98 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$380.41

263 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$26.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.71

vs NE average

+26.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	395.04	2,145	119
Medium and Large 1-2	558	368.33	2,055	144

One grade step is worth $26.71/cwt here — about $90 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale263 hd

380.41

—

NE average6 barns · 998 hd

371.70

+8.71

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

+26.11

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

−115.98

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.

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,050	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,321	$2,788	39
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,489	$4,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,561	$3,650	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,686	$3,200	5
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$4,057	94

Every lot

54 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,875	7
Steers	400–450

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Apr 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,663Last week 4,816Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 202Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	444	415.00	415.00
14	450–500	481	400.00–410.00	404.88
82	500–550	541	377.00–380.00	379.06
6	550–600	555	352.50	352.50
13	600–650	644	324.00	324.00
39	650–700	679	302.50–306.00	304.96
10	700–750	728	295.00	295.00
19	750–800	783	281.00	281.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	578	335.00	335.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	436	430.00	430.00
40	450–500	456	430.00	430.00
48	500–550	524	405.00–415.00	410.84
71	550–600	556	370.00–400.00	384.35
193	600–650	629	359.00–370.00	367.09
89	650–700	684	328.00–336.00	335.39
350	700–750	722	311.50–324.50	318.16
266	750–800	765	294.00–312.50	309.05
195	800–850	830	285.00–299.50	290.24
724	850–900	877	275.25–294.00	287.62
103	900–950	948	277.25	277.25
65	950–1000	951	283.00	283.00

Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
47	550–600	584	358.00	358.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	341	427.50	427.50
39	400–450	424	377.00–382.50	378.08
35	450–500	484	357.50–367.00	359.43
155	500–550	523	337.00–361.00	345.06
67	550–600	570	320.00–338.00	331.10
511	600–650	627	296.00–325.00	315.97
54	650–700	679	276.00–290.00	283.13
338	700–750	724	274.00–291.00	287.37
134	750–800	766	263.00–279.00	272.67
167	800–850	813	262.00–267.00	262.98
106	850–900	886	261.75	261.75

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	473	337.00	337.00

Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	441	362.50	362.50
10	450–500	493	350.00	350.00
58	500–550	529	325.00–331.00	327.94
54	550–600	587	307.00–307.50	307.08
7	650–700	650	270.00	270.00
12	800–850	840	243.50	243.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,310	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	25	—	1,333	2,950.00	2,950.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,299	2,500.00	2,500.00

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	94	—	1,142	3,850.00–4,300.00	4,056.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,489	4,000.00	4,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,686	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,561	3,650.00	3,650.00

Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	428.00/cwt	428.00–428.00	1,656	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,804	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	683	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,885	11
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	988	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	2,386	10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	387	428.00	428.00
9	450–500	478	377.50	377.50
10	950–1000	988	241.50	241.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,458	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	413	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,714	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	378.08/cwt	377.00–382.50	1,603	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,599	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	454	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,775	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	473	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,594	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	359.43/cwt	357.50–367.00	1,740	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	493	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,726	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	345.06/cwt	337.00–361.00	1,805	155
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	327.94/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,735	58
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	331.10/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,887	67
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	587	307.08/cwt	307.00–307.50	1,803	54
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	315.97/cwt	296.00–325.00	1,981	511
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	650	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,755	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	283.13/cwt	276.00–290.00	1,922	54
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	287.37/cwt	274.00–291.00	2,081	338
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	272.67/cwt	263.00–279.00	2,089	134
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	262.98/cwt	262.00–267.00	2,138	167
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	2,045	12
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	261.75/cwt	261.75–261.75	2,319	106

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,299	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,310	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,333	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	25

Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,142	4,056.87/head	3,850.00–4,300.00	4,057	94

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,489	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,561	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,686	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	413	415.00	415.00
10	450–500	454	391.00	391.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	683	276.00	276.00

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Feeder Cattle

This sale against other markets

Replacement Cattle