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Ericson Livestock Market · Sat, Feb 14

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 14

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Receipts

5,220 head

▲ 5,127 vs last sale 93▲ 3,029 vs year ago 2,191 · +138.2%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and heifers selling by the head 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 $500.04/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +3.64 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$500.04

185 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$28.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.20

vs NE average

+21.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	504.41	2,764	157
Medium and Large 1-2	548	475.51	2,607	28

One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about $157 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 sale185 hd

500.04

—

NE average4 barns · 718 hd

516.24

−16.20

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+21.65

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

+3.64

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

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,249	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,344	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,542	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	516.05/cwt	507.50–517.50	2,740	83
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	479.42/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,579	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	491.36/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,786	74
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,722	5
Steers	600–650

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Feb 14, 2026

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

Receipts 5,220Last week 93Year ago 2,191

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	700–750	711	414.00	414.00
435	750–800	782	394.00–399.00	397.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	433	535.00	535.00
43	450–500	482	492.50–520.00	501.06
48	500–550	547	460.00–472.50	466.25
36	550–600	562	432.50–447.50	444.32
185	600–650	619	405.00–432.50	419.89
23	650–700	690	2,750.00	2,750.00
330	650–700	662	390.00–412.50	406.12
175	700–750	718	371.00–377.00

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 14

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 21 →

Receipts

5,220 head

▲ 5,127 vs last sale 93▲ 3,029 vs year ago 2,191 · +138.2%

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 $500.04/cwt on 185 head. That ranks 9 of 14 comparable sales and sits +3.64 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$500.04

185 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$28.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.20

vs NE average

+21.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	504.41	2,764	157
Medium and Large 1-2	548	475.51	2,607	28

One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about $157 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 sale185 hd

500.04

—

NE average4 barns · 718 hd

516.24

−16.20

National average184 barns · 16,706 hd

478.39

+21.65

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

+3.64

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

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	346	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	2,249	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,344	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	448	567.50/cwt	567.50–567.50	2,542	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	516.05/cwt	507.50–517.50	2,740	83
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	479.42/cwt	475.00–490.00	2,579	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	491.36/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,786	74
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	2,722	5
Steers	600–650

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Feb 14, 2026

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

Receipts 5,220Last week 93Year ago 2,191

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
46	700–750	711	414.00	414.00
435	750–800	782	394.00–399.00	397.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	433	535.00	535.00
43	450–500	482	492.50–520.00	501.06
48	500–550	547	460.00–472.50	466.25
36	550–600	562	432.50–447.50	444.32
185	600–650	619	405.00–432.50	419.89
23	650–700	690	2,750.00	2,750.00
330	650–700	662	390.00–412.50	406.12
175	700–750	718	371.00–377.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
116	600–650	635	2,675.00–3,225.00	2,937.23
137	650–700	683	2,750.00	2,750.00
98	700–750	725	3,150.00–3,425.00	3,276.93
145	750–800	774	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,184.37
140	800–850	801	3,250.00	3,250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
214	750–800	762	420.50–421.50	421.13
111	850–900	859	387.00	387.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,317	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	501.06/cwt	492.50–520.00	2,415	43
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	547	466.25/cwt	460.00–472.50	2,550	48
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	444.32/cwt	432.50–447.50	2,497	36
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,416	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	419.89/cwt	405.00–432.50	2,599	185
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	635	2,937.23/head	2,675.00–3,225.00	2,937	116
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	637	381.69/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,431	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	406.12/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,689	330
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	683	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	137
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	23
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	711	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,944	46
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	373.46/cwt	371.00–377.00	2,681	175
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	725	3,276.93/head	3,150.00–3,425.00	3,277	98
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	358.94/cwt	349.00–370.00	2,749	21
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	774	3,184.37/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,184	145
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fancy	782	397.94/cwt	394.00–399.00	3,112	435
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	801	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	140

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	578	418.00	418.00
15	600–650	637	380.00–385.00	381.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	346	650.00	650.00
16	350–400	378	620.00	620.00
16	400–450	448	567.50	567.50
83	500–550	531	507.50–517.50	516.05
74	550–600	567	480.00–500.00	491.36
87	600–650	622	447.00–459.00	452.39
467	650–700	674	422.50–448.00	432.70
279	700–750	729	404.00–421.00	413.32
109	750–800	781	393.00–398.00	396.46
622	800–850	822	384.50–391.00	386.07
672	850–900	893	357.50–373.00	358.66
65	900–950	926	355.75	355.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	538	475.00–490.00	479.42
5	550–600	595	457.50	457.50
24	600–650	640	425.00–437.50	428.13
7	650–700	681	401.00	401.00
47	750–800	768	380.00	380.00
13	800–850	837	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
61	650–700	654	460.00	460.00

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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

How this sale compares