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Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2026-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Mar 14

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,511 head

▼ 1,030 vs last sale 3,541▼ 1,918 vs year ago 4,429 · −43.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

272 head

▲ 272 vs last sale 0▲ 207 vs year ago 65 · +318.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold unevenly steady and heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from 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 $514.69/cwt on 345 head, up $7.04 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 13 comparable sales and sits +18.50 against this barn's trailing median of $496.19.

Average price

$514.69

▲ 7.04 vs prior sale

345 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+9.08

vs NE average

+42.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	514.69	2,841	345

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale345 hd

514.69

—

NE average5 barns · 1,530 hd

505.61

+9.08

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

+42.49

This barn, trailing median13 sales

496.19

+18.50

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

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.41, low $412.85, median $496.19 across 13 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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,489	$3,842	50
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,499	$3,480	73
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,557	$3,229	39
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,492	$3,101	47
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,391	$2,650	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,475	$3,883	18

Every lot

38 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	309	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,163	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	622.78/cwt	610.00–635.00	2,379	30
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	589.98/cwt	575.00–602.50	2,525	52
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	493	548.63/cwt	545.00–550.00	2,705	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	528	533.50/cwt	529.00–540.00	2,817	128
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	491.30/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,624	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	569	511.72/cwt	510.00–512.00	2,912	172
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	458.83/cwt	448.00–467.00	2,620	26
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	455.29/cwt	442.00–476.00	2,877	235
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	431.32/cwt	410.50–441.00	2,933	128
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	387.50/cwt	381.00–394.00	2,662	55
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	412.60/cwt	400.50–425.00	2,954	151
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	758	381.90/cwt	378.50–386.00	2,895	155
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	795	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,806	8
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	362.60/cwt	360.00–366.00	3,002	103
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	3,028	60
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	902	330.51/cwt	330.00–331.50	2,981	82
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	344.25/cwt	343.50–344.50	3,133	228
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	355	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,148	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	412	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,225	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	512.78/cwt	507.50–517.50	2,225	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	459.14/cwt	457.50–460.00	2,241	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	457.57/cwt	455.00–460.00	2,398	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,516	17
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	402.30/cwt	399.00–412.00	2,547	121
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	399.29/cwt	386.00–412.50	2,655	166
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	677	368.81/cwt	363.00–374.00	2,497	43
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,524	37
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	746	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,760	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,775	17
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	343.44/cwt	340.00–345.00	2,651	76
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	864	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	2,713	35
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,391	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,489	3,842.17/head	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,842	50
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,492	3,100.85/head	2,550.00–3,150.00	3,101	47
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,499	3,480.38/head	3,300.00–3,525.00	3,480	73
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,557	3,228.93/head	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,229	39
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	3,882.70/head	3,800.00–3,950.00	3,883	18

This sale against other markets

Nebraska weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Nebraska auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Nebraska feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE

Sat Mar 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,511Last week 3,541Year ago 4,429

Replacement CattleReceipts 272Last week 0Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
43	650–700	677	363.00–374.00	368.81
35	850–900	864	314.00	314.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	400–450	434	507.50–517.50	512.78
35	450–500	488	457.50–460.00	459.14
30	500–550	524	455.00–460.00	457.57
17	550–600	556	452.50	452.50
121	600–650	633	399.00–412.00	402.30
166	650–700	665	386.00–412.50	399.29
37	700–750	707	357.00	357.00
76	750–800	772	340.00–345.00	343.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	355	605.00	605.00
18	400–450	412	540.00	540.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	746	370.00	370.00
17	750–800	750	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
128	500–550	528	529.00–540.00	533.50
172	550–600	569	510.00–512.00	511.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
55	650–700	687	381.00–394.00	387.50
8	750–800	795	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	309	700.00	700.00
30	350–400	382	610.00–635.00	622.78
52	400–450	428	575.00–602.50	589.98
36	450–500	493	545.00–550.00	548.63
19	500–550	534	490.00–495.00	491.30
26	550–600	571	448.00–467.00	458.83
235	600–650	632	442.00–476.00	455.29
128	650–700	680	410.50–441.00	431.32
151	700–750	716	400.50–425.00	412.60
155	750–800	758	378.50–386.00	381.90
103	800–850	828	360.00–366.00	362.60
60	850–900	865	350.00	350.00
228	900–950	910	343.50–344.50	344.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
82	900–950	902	330.00–331.50	330.51

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	47	—	1,492	2,550.00–3,150.00	3,100.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	73	—	1,499	3,300.00–3,525.00	3,480.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	—	1,489	3,450.00–3,950.00	3,842.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,557	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,228.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,391	2,650.00	2,650.00

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	18	—	1,475	3,800.00–3,950.00	3,882.70

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.