Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2019-10-12

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 12

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Sep 28Oct 12Oct 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,399 head

▲ 1,102 vs last sale 2,297▲ 3,399 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 38▲ 43 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 700 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 lower with over 800 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 500-700 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 lower, 700-800 lbs steady to 3.00 lower and 800-900 lbs 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.99/cwt on 1,638 head.

Average price

$142.99

1,638 head · 727 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,040

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$7.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.78

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	733	143.27	1,051	1,575
Medium and Large 1-2	566	135.83	769	63

One grade step is worth $7.45/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,638 hd

142.99

—

NE average9 barns · 10,754 hd

143.76

−0.78

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

36 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	356	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	676	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	601	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	166.91/cwt	162.50–175.00	803	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	762	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	163.61/cwt	155.50–165.25	862	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	544	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	805	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	145.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	837	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	155.95/cwt	155.00–156.50	909	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	152.30/cwt	150.00–157.00	926	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	611	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	889	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	627	143.78/cwt	142.00–146.00	902	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	153.56/cwt	152.50–155.50	981	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	998	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	154.97/cwt	152.75–156.25	1,137	159
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,125	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	150.26/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,246	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	148.29/cwt	145.50–149.10	1,272	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	957	139.10/cwt	139.10–139.10	1,331	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	146.47/cwt	142.25–147.85	1,430	238
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	530	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	163.34/cwt	160.00–166.00	683	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	153.50/cwt	151.00–156.00	712	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	693	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	145.84/cwt	144.75–148.00	763	158
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	140.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	794	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	135.81/cwt	135.00–138.00	770	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	144.95/cwt	142.50–148.50	919	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	145.60/cwt	145.60–145.60	1,009	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	143.40/cwt	140.50–146.50	1,038	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	956	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	140.07/cwt	135.00–143.50	1,104	308
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	143.37/cwt	137.50–147.00	1,180	244
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	141.25/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,219	248
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	135.33/cwt	135.10–136.50	1,238	151
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,257	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	13,324	43

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 Oct 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,399Last week 2,297Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 38Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	564	140.00–145.00	140.71
85	—	724	140.50–146.50	143.40
158	—	523	144.75–148.00	145.84
308	—	788	135.00–143.50	140.07
56	—	418	160.00–166.00	163.34
81	—	634	142.50–148.50	144.95
151	—	915	135.10–136.50	135.33
248	—	863	138.00–147.00	141.25
10	—	330	160.50	160.50
73	—	464	151.00–156.00	153.50
98	—	693	145.60	145.60
244	—	823	137.50–147.00	143.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	502	138.00	138.00
26	—	567	135.00–138.00	135.81
10	—	735	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	639	152.50–155.50	153.56
98	—	583	155.00–156.50	155.95
178	—	481	162.50–175.00	166.91
30	—	659	151.50	151.50
84	—	858	145.50–149.10	148.29
163	—	527	155.50–165.25	163.61
22	—	356	190.00	190.00
84	—	829	149.00–152.50	150.26
159	—	734	152.75–156.25	154.97
238	—	976	142.25–147.85	146.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	145.50	145.50
13	—	415	158.00	158.00
25	—	575	140.00–150.00	145.62
12	—	373	161.00	161.00
24	—	490	155.50	155.50
11	—	776	145.00	145.00
22	—	544	148.00	148.00
39	—	957	139.10	139.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	608	150.00–157.00	152.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	627	142.00–146.00	143.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	—	1,257	1,060.00	1,060.00

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.