Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2019-12-07

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2019-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-07

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Dec 7

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Nov 30Dec 7Dec 14 →

Receipts

5,091 head

▲ 1,252 vs last sale 3,839▲ 5,091 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 except for weaned steers 600-700 lbs sold 5.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. 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 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $174.77/cwt on 2,502 head.

Average price

$174.77

2,502 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$15.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.52

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	174.91	964	2,478
Medium and Large 1-2	514	159.88	822	24

One grade step is worth $15.04/cwt here — about $142 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 sale2,502 hd

174.77

—

NE average10 barns · 14,320 hd

169.25

+5.52

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

Every lot

56 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	330	210.46/cwt	205.00–213.00	695	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	378	206.35/cwt	204.00–210.00	780	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	394	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	784	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	199.30/cwt	195.00–203.00	859	252
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	859	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	476	193.50/cwt	193.50–193.50	921	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	186.20/cwt	183.00–189.00	888	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	478	176.05/cwt	175.00–177.75	842	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	487	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	818	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	507	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	973	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	508	187.03/cwt	185.50–188.00	950	192
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	177.76/cwt	177.50–178.00	915	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	532	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	888	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	178.81/cwt	175.50–181.50	955	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	535	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	885	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	822	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	169.28/cwt	165.50–176.50	963	332
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	167.15/cwt	164.00–169.00	968	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	584	161.48/cwt	160.50–163.50	943	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	159.05/cwt	156.00–160.00	962	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	606	169.62/cwt	168.75–170.00	1,028	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	162.34/cwt	154.50–166.00	1,005	350
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	630	149.23/cwt	148.00–150.00	940	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	143.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	965	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	151.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,029	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	681	155.85/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,061	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,057	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,097	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	784	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,082	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	803	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,128	30
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	294	174.54/cwt	173.00–176.00	513	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	357	177.42/cwt	174.00–181.00	633	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	369	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	697	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	172.92/cwt	171.00–174.00	655	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	391	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	653	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	174.61/cwt	171.00–175.00	754	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	439	159.67/cwt	157.00–164.00	701	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	166.53/cwt	159.50–168.00	773	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	165.38/cwt	162.00–168.00	779	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	489	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	729	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	512	157.67/cwt	149.50–160.75	807	277
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	163.07/cwt	162.00–165.00	840	116
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	155.48/cwt	150.00–160.25	822	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	150.57/cwt	146.00–153.50	849	327
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	148.79/cwt	146.50–154.50	853	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	580	142.19/cwt	141.00–143.00	825	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	592	159.75/cwt	159.75–159.75	946	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	142.04/cwt	141.50–142.50	868	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	142.53/cwt	138.00–145.00	888	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	647	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	932	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	736	133.92/cwt	131.00–139.50	986	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	771	140.50/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,083	20

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 Dec 7, 2019

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Receipts 5,091Last week 3,839Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	515	162.00–165.00	163.07
98	—	432	171.00–175.00	174.61
9	—	369	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	592	159.75	159.75
70	—	647	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	623	138.00–145.00	142.53
37	—	573	146.50–154.50	148.79
169	—	464	159.50–168.00	166.53
36	—	379	171.00–174.00	172.92
35	—	529	150.00–160.25	155.48
18	—	650	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	391	167.00	167.00
31	—	480	157.00	157.00
24	—	580	141.00–143.00	142.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	294	173.00–176.00	174.54
21	—	675	138.00	138.00
327	—	564	146.00–153.50	150.57
277	—	512	149.50–160.75	157.67
75	—	439	157.00–164.00	159.67
47	—	611	141.50–142.50	142.04
20	—	771	139.00–141.00	140.50
17	—	736	131.00–139.50	133.92
138	—	471	162.00–168.00	165.38
129	—	357	174.00–181.00	177.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	579	164.00–169.00	167.15
66	—	605	156.00–160.00	159.05
14	—	770	142.50	142.50
14	—	462	186.00	186.00
124	—	677	150.00–156.00	151.98
56	—	425	200.00	200.00
28	—	515	177.50–178.00	177.76
10	—	394	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	537	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	532	167.00	167.00
36	—	675	142.00–145.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	584	160.50–163.50	161.48
13	—	630	148.00–150.00	149.23
81	—	478	175.00–177.75	176.05
11	—	535	165.50	165.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	534	175.50–181.50	178.81
113	—	378	204.00–210.00	206.35
97	—	681	150.00–157.00	155.85
30	—	803	140.50	140.50
25	—	700	151.00	151.00
252	—	431	195.00–203.00	199.30
58	—	477	183.00–189.00	186.20
34	—	330	205.00–213.00	210.46
9	—	784	138.00	138.00
350	—	619	154.50–166.00	162.34
332	—	569	165.50–176.50	169.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	487	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	507	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
192	—	508	185.50–188.00	187.03
130	—	606	168.75–170.00	169.62
40	—	476	193.50	193.50

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.