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Ericson Livestock Market · Sat, May 30

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, May 30

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← May 16May 30Jun 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,309 head

▲ 791 vs last sale 518▲ 1,309 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 248▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offerings from two weeks ago to establish a trend for steers or heifers. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Consignments included load lots and packages of yearlings along with packages of weaned fall calves mixed in the run.

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 $513.82/cwt on 153 head, up $20.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 14 comparable sales and sits +17.42 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$513.82

▲ 20.35 vs prior sale

153 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$60.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.94

vs NE average

+53.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	515.80	2,868	148
Medium and Large 1-2	518	455.00	2,357	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.80/cwt here — about $511 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 sale153 hd

513.82

—

NE average7 barns · 917 hd

498.88

+14.94

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+53.45

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

+17.42

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,528	$2,975	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$4,075	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,338	$3,525	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$5,100	13

Every lot, as filed

29 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,201	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	565.24/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,425	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	469

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat May 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,309Last week 518Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 248Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	489	495.00	495.00
5	500–550	518	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	450–500	469	577.00	577.00
37	500–550	516	558.00

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, May 30

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← May 16May 30Jun 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,309 head

▲ 791 vs last sale 518▲ 1,309 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 204 vs last sale 248▲ 44 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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

Average price

$513.82

▲ 20.35 vs prior sale

153 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$511

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

$60.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.94

vs NE average

+53.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	515.80	2,868	148
Medium and Large 1-2	518	455.00	2,357	5thin

One grade step is worth $60.80/cwt here — about $511 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 sale153 hd

513.82

—

NE average7 barns · 917 hd

498.88

+14.94

National average128 barns · 4,767 hd

460.37

+53.45

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

+17.42

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,528	$2,975	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$4,075	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,338	$3,525	7
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$5,100	13

Every lot, as filed

29 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,201	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	565.24/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,425	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	469

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat May 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,309Last week 518Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 248Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	508	505.00	505.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	489	495.00	495.00
5	500–550	518	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
49	450–500	469	577.00	577.00
37	500–550	516	558.00

Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,211	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	451	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,345	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	491.68/cwt	480.00–500.00	2,311	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,200	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	2,391	34
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	399.95/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,364	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	2,702	23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	331	665.00	665.00
22	400–450	429	550.00–585.00	565.24
34	550–600	552	475.00–485.00	479.73
19	600–650	623	435.00–445.00	440.77
223	800–850	839	360.00–375.00	362.44
271	900–950	931	347.75	347.75
78	1000–1050	1,043	316.50	316.50
27	1050–1100	1,051	319.50	319.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	1100–1150	1,125	302.75	302.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	378	585.00	585.00
53	450–500	470	480.00–500.00	491.68
34	500–550	517	462.50	462.50
23	650–700	679	398.00	398.00

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	4,075.00/head	4,075.00–4,075.00	4,075	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,338	3,525.00/head	3,525.00–3,525.00	3,525	7

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,528	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	9

Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,146	5,100.00/head	5,100.00–5,100.00	5,100	13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	850–900	879	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1000–1050	1,008	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	500	440.00	440.00
15	550–600	591	397.50–405.00	399.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	451	520.00	520.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,338	3,525.00	3,525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,330	4,075.00	4,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,528	2,975.00	2,975.00

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	13	—	1,146	5,100.00	5,100.00

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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

Replacement cattle Per head

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Feeder Cattle

How this sale compares

Replacement Cattle