Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2020-02-29

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-02-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-29

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 29

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Feb 22Feb 29Mar 7 →

Receipts

4,310 head

▲ 4,310 vs last sale 0▲ 4,310 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 two weeks ago, steers over 400 lbs sold 4.00-9.00 lower and heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher with heifers over 500 lbs selling 3.00-5.00 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 $161.33/cwt on 2,272 head.

Average price

$161.33

2,272 head · 665 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,073

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$23.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	665	161.56	1,074	2,249
Medium and Large 1-2	714	137.93	985	23

One grade step is worth $23.63/cwt here — about $89 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 sale2,272 hd

161.33

—

NE average9 barns · 9,308 hd

157.03

+4.30

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	847	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	441	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	895	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	472	202.00/cwt	201.50–202.50	953	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	193.34/cwt	187.00–196.50	947	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	514	201.26/cwt	197.00–201.75	1,034	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	524	171.64/cwt	169.50–173.00	899	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	180.17/cwt	178.00–182.50	946	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	187.94/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,049	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	177.39/cwt	172.75–180.50	1,011	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	161.87/cwt	160.00–164.00	939	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	176.85/cwt	176.50–177.00	1,068	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	152.75/cwt	152.75–152.75	932	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	171.53/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,050	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	159.94/cwt	155.50–162.50	1,009	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	947	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	154.29/cwt	151.00–160.50	1,057	221
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	144.54/cwt	139.00–149.25	1,045	305
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	772	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	979	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,095	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,011	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,073	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	128.71/cwt	127.00–130.50	1,139	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	129.04/cwt	125.00–129.75	1,168	229
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	650	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	175.08/cwt	172.00–178.00	732	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	451	157.12/cwt	154.50–159.00	709	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	454	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	799	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	166.07/cwt	163.00–171.00	807	155
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	157.86/cwt	155.00–161.00	829	148
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	153.50/cwt	148.00–157.50	883	214
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	142.04/cwt	135.50–148.00	901	281
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	138.40/cwt	133.00–143.10	923	312
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	126.88/cwt	125.00–130.00	938	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	983	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	948	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,045	268
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	876	116.10/cwt	116.10–116.10	1,017	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	994	116.22/cwt	115.00–118.10	1,155	43
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	544	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	838	11

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 29, 2020

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

Receipts 4,310Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	376	173.00	173.00
75	—	418	172.00–178.00	175.08
170	—	739	125.00–130.00	126.88
281	—	634	135.50–148.00	142.04
43	—	994	115.00–118.10	116.22
155	—	486	163.00–171.00	166.07
268	—	831	125.75	125.75
33	—	765	128.50	128.50
148	—	525	155.00–161.00	157.86
214	—	575	148.00–157.50	153.50
312	—	667	133.00–143.10	138.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	876	116.10	116.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	454	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	451	154.50–159.00	157.12
9	—	828	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	604	176.50–177.00	176.85
147	—	558	186.00–189.00	187.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	772	126.85	126.85
12	—	610	152.75	152.75
41	—	524	169.50–173.00	171.64
23	—	580	160.00–164.00	161.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	439	193.00	193.00
61	—	490	187.00–196.50	193.34
135	—	885	127.00–130.50	128.71
221	—	685	151.00–160.50	154.29
19	—	365	205.00	205.00
135	—	816	131.50	131.50
174	—	570	172.75–180.50	177.39
305	—	723	139.00–149.25	144.54
16	—	786	139.25	139.25
99	—	525	178.00–182.50	180.17
144	—	631	155.50–162.50	159.94
229	—	905	125.00–129.75	129.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	441	203.00	203.00
110	—	514	197.00–201.75	201.26
109	—	612	171.00–172.50	171.53
77	—	472	201.50–202.50	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	642	147.50	147.50
11	—	793	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	440	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	544	154.00	154.00

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.