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Ericson Livestock Market · Sat, Feb 21

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Receipts

4,340 head

▼ 880 vs last sale 5,220▲ 1,340 vs year ago 3,000 · +44.7%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 750 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and steers over 750 lbs sold steady to 7.00 lower. Heifers under 600 lbs and over 700 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher with 6 weight heifers selling steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet bidding and buying.

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 $517.34/cwt on 345 head. That ranks 14 of 14 comparable sales and sits +20.95 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$517.34

345 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$58.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs NE average

+29.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	518.53	2,901	338
Medium and Large 1-2	545	460.00	2,507	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.53/cwt here — about $394 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 sale345 hd

517.34

—

NE average8 barns · 1,797 hd

517.64

−0.31

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+29.99

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

+20.95

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

41 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,730	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,780	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	501	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,906	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	534.31/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,778	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,795	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,507	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	523.01/cwt	522.00–526.00

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Feb 21, 2026

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

Receipts 4,340Last week 5,220Year ago 3,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	638	386.00	386.00
25	650–700	685	380.00	380.00
13	700–750	736	361.00	361.00
81	750–800	783	338.00–340.00	338.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	450–500	466	514.00–525.00	518.38
8	500–550	501	505.00	505.00
246	550–600	577	443.00–464.00	447.34
65	600–650	624	401.00–425.00	418.33
226	650–700	661	390.00–401.00	398.99

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 21

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Receipts

4,340 head

▼ 880 vs last sale 5,220▲ 1,340 vs year ago 3,000 · +44.7%

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 $517.34/cwt on 345 head. That ranks 14 of 14 comparable sales and sits +20.95 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$517.34

345 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$394

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

$58.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs NE average

+29.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	518.53	2,901	338
Medium and Large 1-2	545	460.00	2,507	7thin

One grade step is worth $58.53/cwt here — about $394 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 sale345 hd

517.34

—

NE average8 barns · 1,797 hd

517.64

−0.31

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

+29.99

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

+20.95

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

41 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,730	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	492	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,780	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	501	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,906	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	534.31/cwt	520.00–537.50	2,778	47
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,795	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	545	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,507	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	558	523.01/cwt	522.00–526.00

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Feb 21, 2026

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

Receipts 4,340Last week 5,220Year ago 3,000

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	638	386.00	386.00
25	650–700	685	380.00	380.00
13	700–750	736	361.00	361.00
81	750–800	783	338.00–340.00	338.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	450–500	466	514.00–525.00	518.38
8	500–550	501	505.00	505.00
246	550–600	577	443.00–464.00	447.34
65	600–650	624	401.00–425.00	418.33
226	650–700	661	390.00–401.00	398.99

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	518.38/cwt	514.00–525.00	2,416	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	494	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,569	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,530	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	447.34/cwt	443.00–464.00	2,581	246
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,591	33
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	607	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,719	51
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	418.33/cwt	401.00–425.00	2,610	65
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,463	21
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	398.99/cwt	390.00–401.00	2,637	226
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	673	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	77
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,603	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	388.94/cwt	385.00–391.00	2,761	89
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	732	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,979	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	736	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,657	13
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	359.28/cwt	353.00–366.00	2,777	187
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	775	3,134.31/head	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,134	137
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	783	338.12/cwt	338.00–340.00	2,647	81
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	806	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	63
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,816	48
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	309.17/cwt	309.00–309.25	2,872	194

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
77	650–700	673	2,750.00	2,750.00
25	700–750	732	407.00	407.00
137	750–800	775	3,050.00–3,200.00	3,134.31
63	800–850	806	3,050.00	3,050.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	492	565.00	565.00
47	500–550	520	520.00–537.50	534.31
117	550–600	585	480.00–505.00	500.77
55	600–650	623	458.00–472.50	465.38
366	650–700	674	440.00–455.00	450.32
303	700–750	721	419.00–437.50	428.64
180	750–800	796	382.50–395.50	389.50
473	800–850	820	371.00–389.00	380.31
66	850–900	897	359.00	359.00
584	900–950	935	343.50–360.50	345.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	600–650	628	445.00	445.00
40	700–750	744	388.00–391.00	389.13
10	750–800	795	369.00	369.00
75	800–850	829	359.00–367.00	365.94
11	850–900	861	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	494	520.00	520.00
33	600–650	606	427.50	427.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
51	600–650	607	448.00	448.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	540	517.50	517.50
41	600–650	638	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	545	460.00	460.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
150	550–600	558	522.00–526.00	523.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	455	600.00	600.00
11	500–550	501	580.00	580.00

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Ericson Livestock Market · Sat, Feb 21

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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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