Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2020-03-07

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-07

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Mar 7

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Feb 29Mar 7Mar 14 →

Receipts

4,270 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 4,310▲ 4,270 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 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher and steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, heifers sold 1.00-3.00 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 $179.73/cwt on 1,825 head.

Average price

$179.73

1,825 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$35.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.05

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	181.00	1,036	1,759
Medium and Large 1-2	670	145.98	979	66

One grade step is worth $35.02/cwt here — about $57 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 sale1,825 hd

179.73

—

NE average6 barns · 8,751 hd

162.68

+17.05

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

Every lot

43 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 1Thin Fleshed	374	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	823	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	203.32/cwt	203.00–206.00	860	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	456	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	784	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	195.50/cwt	191.00–198.00	909	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	485	202.02/cwt	201.75–204.00	980	508
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	824	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	514	196.50/cwt	196.50–196.50	1,010	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	944	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	569	180.40/cwt	180.00–180.50	1,026	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	577	186.49/cwt	184.00–187.25	1,076	376
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	170.00/cwt	167.00–174.50	993	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	869	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	593	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	931	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	601	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	926	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	614	171.20/cwt	168.50–173.00	1,051	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	641	163.84/cwt	162.50–165.50	1,050	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	152.93/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,040	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,038	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	135.36/cwt	132.00–136.75	1,053	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	120.69/cwt	118.50–122.00	1,134	24
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	161.84/cwt	160.50–166.50	665	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	640	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	428	186.30/cwt	186.00–186.50	797	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	162.60/cwt	161.00–166.50	761	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	469	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	797	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.32/cwt	151.00–154.50	724	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	173.65/cwt	172.50–174.25	893	327
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	154.75/cwt	153.00–159.50	802	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	523	164.30/cwt	162.50–164.50	859	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	148.93/cwt	148.00–150.00	804	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	146.53/cwt	145.00–148.00	835	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	772	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	590	158.25/cwt	158.25–158.25	934	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	604	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	936	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	139.67/cwt	135.00–142.25	886	169
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	137.35/cwt	137.00–138.50	934	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	758	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	985	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	127.18/cwt	123.00–128.75	970	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,028	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	980	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,071	110

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 Mar 7, 2020

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

Receipts 4,270Last week 4,310Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	836	123.00	123.00
106	—	763	123.00–128.75	127.18
169	—	634	135.00–142.25	139.67
61	—	518	153.00–159.50	154.75
99	—	680	137.00–138.50	137.35
117	—	570	145.00–148.00	146.53
110	—	855	125.25	125.25
78	—	411	160.50–166.50	161.84
51	—	468	161.00–166.50	162.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	428	186.00–186.50	186.30
101	—	590	158.25	158.25
327	—	514	172.50–174.25	173.65
99	—	604	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	540	148.00–150.00	148.93
6	—	578	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	170.00	170.00
68	—	523	162.50–164.50	164.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	852	115.00	115.00
7	—	421	152.00	152.00
26	—	475	151.00–154.50	152.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	700	141.00	141.00
23	—	758	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	601	154.00	154.00
21	—	593	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	721	144.00	144.00
55	—	584	167.00–174.50	170.00
60	—	641	162.50–165.50	163.84
281	—	680	150.00–158.50	152.93
56	—	423	203.00–206.00	203.32
44	—	778	132.00–136.75	135.36
56	—	860	128.00	128.00
45	—	465	191.00–198.00	195.50
16	—	529	178.50	178.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	569	180.00–180.50	180.40
508	—	485	201.75–204.00	202.02
50	—	374	220.00	220.00
93	—	614	168.50–173.00	171.20
24	—	514	196.50	196.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	512	161.00	161.00
8	—	591	147.00	147.00
24	—	940	118.50–122.00	120.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
376	—	577	184.00–187.25	186.49

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.