Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2020-02-01

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 1

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Receipts

3,450 head

▼ 321 vs last sale 3,771▲ 3,450 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 500-800 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower and heifers 450-600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower and heifers 600-700 lbs sold steady. 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 $158.14/cwt on 1,677 head.

Average price

$158.14

1,677 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$883

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$1.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.26

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	560	158.15	886	1,660
Medium and Large 1-2	389	157.12	611	17thin

One grade step is worth $1.03/cwt here — about $275 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 sale1,677 hd

158.14

—

NE average9 barns · 13,991 hd

149.88

+8.26

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

Every lot

40 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	439	178.83/cwt	177.00–180.00	785	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	715	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	448	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	887	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	453	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	856	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	469	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	868	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	204.42/cwt	202.00–208.00	963	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	787	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	506	196.08/cwt	194.00–197.50	992	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	506	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	860	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	181.69/cwt	178.00–188.00	985	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	919	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	933	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	177.87/cwt	174.50–179.50	1,019	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	900	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	161.52/cwt	155.00–165.50	995	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	158.93/cwt	155.00–161.50	1,055	398
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	148.33/cwt	145.50–152.50	994	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	149.39/cwt	145.50–152.50	1,097	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	146.85/cwt	146.25–147.25	1,144	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	783	136.57/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,069	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	148.35/cwt	148.35–148.35	1,216	128
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	327	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	526	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	561	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	163.31/cwt	162.00–165.00	684	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	164.09/cwt	160.00–167.00	773	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	762	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	502	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	753	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	175.69/cwt	175.00–176.00	903	312
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	162.96/cwt	156.00–168.50	846	274
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	822	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	545	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	801	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	151.67/cwt	145.00–155.50	871	270
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	200
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	150.55/cwt	150.25–150.75	906	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	139.33/cwt	138.50–142.00	864	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	659	146.76/cwt	145.00–147.50	967	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	138.74/cwt	138.50–139.00	923	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	140.84/cwt	137.50–141.75	1,000	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	917	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	657	6

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 Feb 1, 2020

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

Receipts 3,450Last week 3,771Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	328	171.00	171.00
85	—	471	160.00–167.00	164.09
87	—	710	137.50–141.75	140.84
93	—	665	138.50–139.00	138.74
274	—	519	156.00–168.50	162.96
69	—	419	162.00–165.00	163.31
119	—	602	150.25–150.75	150.55
270	—	574	145.00–155.50	151.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	659	145.00–147.50	146.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	545	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	590	160.00	160.00
312	—	514	175.00–176.00	175.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	495	154.00	154.00
12	—	725	126.50	126.50
24	—	541	152.00	152.00
57	—	620	138.50–142.00	139.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	327	161.00	161.00
6	—	502	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	447	160.00	160.00
8	—	489	161.00	161.00
9	—	567	164.50	164.50
5	—	506	170.00	170.00
5	—	606	148.50	148.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	506	194.00–197.50	196.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	185.00	185.00
17	—	557	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	783	134.00–139.00	136.57
23	—	439	177.00–180.00	178.83
70	—	670	145.50–152.50	148.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	453	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
172	—	779	146.25–147.25	146.85
193	—	573	174.50–179.50	177.87
6	—	448	198.00	198.00
128	—	820	148.35	148.35
129	—	616	155.00–165.50	161.52
230	—	734	145.50–152.50	149.39
398	—	664	155.00–161.50	158.93
51	—	471	202.00–208.00	204.42
120	—	542	178.00–188.00	181.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	140.00	140.00

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.