Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2020-01-18

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-18

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Jan 18

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Jan 11Jan 18Jan 25 →

Receipts

3,307 head

▲ 481 vs last sale 2,826▲ 3,307 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 500-600 lbs sold 2.00 higher, 600-700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower and steers 700-800 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Heifers 500-650 lbs sold steady. 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 $170.61/cwt on 1,643 head.

Average price

$170.61

1,643 head · 633 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$237

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

$3.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	488	173.60	847	25
Medium and Large 1	636	170.57	1,084	1,618

One grade step is worth $3.03/cwt here — about −$237 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 sale1,643 hd

170.61

—

NE average9 barns · 18,972 hd

167.46

+3.15

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	209.66/cwt	208.00–212.00	667	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	364	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	732	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	203.89/cwt	201.00–207.00	783	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	192.11/cwt	188.00–195.00	818	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	477	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	925	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	481	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	988	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	193.99/cwt	190.50–200.00	939	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	520	193.82/cwt	193.75–194.00	1,008	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	526	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,039	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	192.43/cwt	189.00–193.75	1,070	140
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	574	183.50/cwt	183.50–183.50	1,053	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	174.83/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,012	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	942	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	591	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	966	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	159.79/cwt	156.50–162.00	983	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	167.81/cwt	160.50–170.50	1,054	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	154.37/cwt	151.00–156.50	1,039	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	154.06/cwt	150.75–159.00	1,114	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	727	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,051	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,136	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	147.75/cwt	147.75–147.75	1,203	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	146.12/cwt	145.00–147.75	1,271	171
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	189.01/cwt	185.00–198.00	616	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	183.96/cwt	183.00–185.00	697	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	177.67/cwt	166.00–184.00	752	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	430	178.61/cwt	175.50–180.00	768	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	164.07/cwt	163.50–165.00	801	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	160.68/cwt	152.00–164.00	850	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	155.76/cwt	152.50–164.00	826	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	153.71/cwt	140.50–157.50	859	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	145.66/cwt	143.50–146.50	891	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	638	154.28/cwt	154.00–155.00	984	282
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	697	146.63/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,022	313
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	141.27/cwt	141.00–141.75	1,007	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	138.49/cwt	136.75–139.50	1,122	167

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 Jan 18, 2020

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

Receipts 3,307Last week 2,826Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	481	205.50	205.50
140	—	556	189.00–193.75	192.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	727	144.50	144.50
10	—	591	163.50	163.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	384	201.00–207.00	203.89
78	—	628	160.50–170.50	167.81
83	—	484	190.50–200.00	193.99
110	—	673	151.00–156.50	154.37
12	—	750	151.50	151.50
118	—	579	169.00–179.00	174.83
131	—	814	147.75	147.75
171	—	870	145.00–147.75	146.12
292	—	723	150.75–159.00	154.06
20	—	318	208.00–212.00	209.66
44	—	426	188.00–195.00	192.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	589	160.00	160.00
17	—	440	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	520	193.75–194.00	193.82
81	—	574	183.50	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	194.00	194.00
13	—	364	201.00	201.00
45	—	526	197.50	197.50
84	—	615	156.50–162.00	159.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	326	185.00–198.00	189.01
32	—	379	183.00–185.00	183.96
55	—	713	141.00–141.75	141.27
77	—	488	163.50–165.00	164.07
104	—	559	140.50–157.50	153.71
105	—	612	143.50–146.50	145.66
142	—	423	166.00–184.00	177.67
148	—	529	152.00–164.00	160.68
167	—	810	136.75–139.50	138.49
313	—	697	140.00–148.00	146.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
282	—	638	154.00–155.00	154.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	530	152.50–164.00	155.76
29	—	430	175.50–180.00	178.61

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.