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Ericson Livestock Market · Sat, Dec 20

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Dec 20

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 10 →

Receipts

4,620 head

▲ 4,620 vs last sale 0▲ 1,060 vs year ago 3,560 · +29.8%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher and yearling steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers calves under 550 lbs sold sharply higher and heifer calves over 550 and yearling heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet with very good demand noticed on the replacement quality heifers. The bulk of the offering consisted of long time weaned and fall vaccinated calves along with yearlings with the balance on bawling calves that had received their fall vaccinations.

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 $484.92/cwt on 631 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −11.47 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$484.92

631 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$48.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

vs NE average

+40.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	487.95	2,753	592
Medium and Large 1-2	588	439.00	2,581	39

One grade step is worth $48.95/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale631 hd

484.92

—

NE average7 barns · 2,198 hd

478.69

+6.24

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+40.82

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

−11.47

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, as filed

60 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	577.60/cwt	575.00–587.50	2,062	34
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,042	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	399	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,105	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,343	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	582.98/cwt	571.00–595.00	2,699	133
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	536.89/cwt	530.00–545.00

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Dec 20, 2025

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

Receipts 4,620Last week 0Year ago 3,560

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	500–550	527	470.00	470.00
252	550–600	566	433.50–442.00	437.21
35	650–700	679	383.00	383.00
26	750–800	753	397.50	397.50
225	800–850	819	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	490	447.00	447.00
12	500–550	541	416.00	416.00

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Dec 20

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Dec 13Dec 20Jan 10 →

Receipts

4,620 head

▲ 4,620 vs last sale 0▲ 1,060 vs year ago 3,560 · +29.8%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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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 $484.92/cwt on 631 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −11.47 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$484.92

631 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$172

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

$48.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.24

vs NE average

+40.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	487.95	2,753	592
Medium and Large 1-2	588	439.00	2,581	39

One grade step is worth $48.95/cwt here — about $172 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale631 hd

484.92

—

NE average7 barns · 2,198 hd

478.69

+6.24

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

+40.82

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

−11.47

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, as filed

60 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,809	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	577.60/cwt	575.00–587.50	2,062	34
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	368	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,042	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	399	527.50/cwt	527.50–527.50	2,105	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,343	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	582.98/cwt	571.00–595.00	2,699	133
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	536.89/cwt	530.00–545.00

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Dec 20, 2025

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

Receipts 4,620Last week 0Year ago 3,560

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
56	500–550	527	470.00	470.00
252	550–600	566	433.50–442.00	437.21
35	650–700	679	383.00	383.00
26	750–800	753	397.50	397.50
225	800–850	819	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	490	447.00	447.00
12	500–550	541	416.00	416.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	1,941	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	364	502.40/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,829	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	506.53/cwt	490.00–515.00	1,930	56
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	493.17/cwt	485.00–505.00	2,135	56
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	491.05/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,141	98
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	485.33/cwt	462.50–490.00	2,233	110
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	462	483.63/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,234	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,044	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	2,190	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,322	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	433.46/cwt	422.50–439.00	2,267	49
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	527	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,477	56
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,251	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,142	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	437.21/cwt	433.50–442.00	2,475	252
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	417.07/cwt	412.50–418.00	2,415	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	407.09/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,361	98
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	585	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,533	35
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	383.30/cwt	382.00–388.00	2,388	31
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	632	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,345	20
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	644	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,640	110
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	679	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,601	35
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	715	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,302	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	349.46/cwt	349.00–355.00	2,513	64
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	753	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,993	26
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,672	42
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	819	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,826	225
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	2,650	6

20	350–400	364	500.00–510.00	502.40
56	400–450	433	485.00–505.00	493.17
35	450–500	462	475.00–495.00	483.63
49	500–550	523	422.50–439.00	433.46
56	550–600	579	412.50–418.00	417.07
31	600–650	623	382.00–388.00	383.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	345	562.50	562.50
56	350–400	381	490.00–515.00	506.53
98	400–450	436	490.00–500.00	491.05
110	450–500	460	462.50–490.00	485.33
43	500–550	516	450.00	450.00
98	550–600	580	400.00–410.00	407.09
64	700–750	719	349.00–355.00	349.46
42	800–850	817	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	550–600	585	433.00	433.00
110	600–650	644	410.00	410.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	481	425.00	425.00
6	500–550	541	396.00	396.00
20	600–650	632	371.00	371.00
16	700–750	715	322.00	322.00
6	800–850	840	315.50	315.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	368	555.00	555.00
9	400–450	426	550.00	550.00
72	450–500	481	512.50–540.00	528.82
41	500–550	511	487.50–520.00	502.05
90	550–600	582	457.00–470.00	462.67
71	600–650	615	435.50–445.00	440.13
62	650–700	656	410.00–412.50	411.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	350–400	357	575.00–587.50	577.60
50	450–500	471	530.00–545.00	536.89
77	500–550	522	500.00–515.00	511.91
147	550–600	581	452.00–479.00	469.90
98	600–650	639	422.00–445.00	442.74
423	650–700	682	409.00–428.50	418.66
219	700–750	708	413.00	413.00
141	800–850	813	375.00	375.00
409	850–900	881	353.00–357.50	354.19
61	900–950	937	347.00	347.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	399	527.50	527.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	540.00	540.00
6	450–500	495	472.50	472.50
39	550–600	588	439.00	439.00
11	650–700	658	392.00	392.00
53	750–800	784	348.00–360.50	357.39
40	850–900	867	335.50–339.00	336.37
21	900–950	917	324.00–333.00	329.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
133	450–500	463	571.00–595.00	582.98
22	500–550	512	532.00	532.00
215	550–600	576	493.00–497.50	495.09
199	600–650	623	460.00–471.00	464.41
48	650–700	655	444.00	444.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	700	391.00	391.00
38	800–850	815	355.00	355.00

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Feeder Cattle

Ericson

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

Every lot, as filed

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Feeder Cattle

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