Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2020-02-08

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-08

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 8

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Feb 1Feb 8Feb 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,225 head

▼ 225 vs last sale 3,450▲ 3,225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 0▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 600-750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher and steers 750-850 lbs sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers over 500 lbs sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.22/cwt on 1,944 head.

Average price

$162.22

1,944 head · 671 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$455

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

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	359	177.00	635	5thin
Medium and Large 1	672	162.18	1,090	1,939

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about −$455 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 sale1,944 hd

162.22

—

NE average6 barns · 9,530 hd

159.44

+2.77

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

Every lot

41 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	359	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	635	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	441	192.87/cwt	190.00–196.00	851	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	461	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	844	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	950	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	495	206.02/cwt	205.00–206.50	1,020	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	532	201.73/cwt	201.00–203.00	1,073	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	541	180.42/cwt	180.00–182.50	976	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	572	184.52/cwt	184.00–184.75	1,055	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	174.46/cwt	171.00–179.50	1,005	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	603	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,075	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	165.32/cwt	160.00–168.50	1,051	333
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	159.31/cwt	156.00–163.50	1,074	254
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	701	157.68/cwt	157.00–157.85	1,105	269
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	707	141.85/cwt	141.00–143.50	1,003	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	152.48/cwt	147.00–155.50	1,083	211
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	757	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	1,156	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	145.69/cwt	142.00–147.50	1,107	96
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	770	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,043	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	144.33/cwt	138.75–146.60	1,192	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	831	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,093	34
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	733	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	497	164.81/cwt	162.00–166.00	819	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	157.20/cwt	155.00–158.50	824	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	790	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	556	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	817	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	154.26/cwt	154.00–155.00	895	163
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	824	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	141.16/cwt	139.00–142.50	875	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	146.22/cwt	144.00–149.00	921	350
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	139.45/cwt	135.00–141.00	930	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	701	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	904	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	135.67/cwt	134.75–137.50	996	92
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,007	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	820	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,041	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,176	61
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	694	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	829	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,293	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	14,999	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,396	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	16,194	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,414	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	12,867	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,620.92/cwt	1,600.00–1,650.00	17,425	48

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 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,225Last week 3,450Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	556	147.00	147.00
38	—	620	139.00–142.50	141.16
37	—	701	129.00	129.00
26	—	820	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	524	155.00–158.50	157.20
92	—	734	134.75–137.50	135.67
350	—	630	144.00–149.00	146.22
14	—	440	166.50	166.50
61	—	941	125.00	125.00
163	—	580	154.00–155.00	154.26
95	—	667	135.00–141.00	139.45
50	—	497	162.00–166.00	164.81
8	—	766	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	534	148.00	148.00
6	—	593	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	532	201.00–203.00	201.73
164	—	757	152.75	152.75
84	—	603	178.25	178.25
269	—	701	157.00–157.85	157.68
62	—	495	205.00–206.50	206.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	461	183.00	183.00
34	—	831	131.50	131.50
58	—	707	141.00–143.50	141.85
5	—	770	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	492	193.00	193.00
51	—	576	171.00–179.50	174.46
211	—	710	147.00–155.50	152.48
254	—	674	156.00–163.50	159.31
96	—	760	142.00–147.50	145.69
23	—	441	190.00–196.00	192.87
333	—	636	160.00–168.50	165.32
109	—	826	138.75–146.60	144.33
28	—	541	180.00–182.50	180.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	572	184.00–184.75	184.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	691	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	168.00	168.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,293	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,396	1,160.00	1,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,414	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	48	—	1,075	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,620.92

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.