Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2020-03-28

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-28

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Mar 28

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Mar 14Mar 28Apr 4 →

Receipts

3,675 head

▲ 1,463 vs last sale 2,212▲ 3,675 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 sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was active from the buyers in the crowd.

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 $147.88/cwt on 2,295 head.

Average price

$147.88

2,295 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,059

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$332

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

$16.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

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	451	163.91	739	97
Medium and Large 1	728	147.18	1,071	2,198

One grade step is worth $16.73/cwt here — about −$332 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 sale2,295 hd

147.88

—

NE average5 barns · 4,956 hd

146.37

+1.51

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

Every lot

28 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	175.96/cwt	175.00–177.00	581	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	628	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	737	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	162.50/cwt	162.00–163.00	699	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	174.89/cwt	171.00–177.00	829	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	808	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	992	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	893	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	614	171.63/cwt	171.50–171.75	1,054	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	161.73/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,032	614
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	917	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	136.68/cwt	132.50–142.00	992	284
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,013	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	825	135.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,114	450
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	125.30/cwt	124.25–126.10	1,048	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	928	127.60/cwt	127.60–127.60	1,184	241
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	159.22/cwt	155.00–162.00	588	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	159.44/cwt	152.00–164.00	694	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	154.54/cwt	149.00–155.00	722	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	147.11/cwt	145.00–151.00	772	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	573	156.30/cwt	156.00–157.00	896	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	766	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	855	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	130.27/cwt	128.00–132.00	865	124
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	714	144.51/cwt	134.00–151.00	1,032	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	759	123.46/cwt	122.50–125.00	937	153
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	761	133.60/cwt	133.60–133.60	1,017	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	839	124.98/cwt	123.50–125.35	1,049	323

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 28, 2020

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

Receipts 3,675Last week 2,212Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was active from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
323	—	839	123.50–125.35	124.98
184	—	761	133.60	133.60
61	—	573	156.00–157.00	156.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	467	149.00–155.00	154.54
124	—	664	128.00–132.00	130.27
33	—	638	134.00	134.00
67	—	525	145.00–151.00	147.11
64	—	435	152.00–164.00	159.44
153	—	759	122.50–125.00	123.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	369	155.00–162.00	159.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
131	—	714	134.00–151.00	144.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	578	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
241	—	928	127.60	127.60
183	—	614	171.50–171.75	171.63
101	—	554	179.00	179.00
450	—	825	132.00–136.00	135.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	419	176.00	176.00
170	—	836	124.25–126.10	125.30
47	—	760	133.25	133.25
614	—	638	156.00–164.00	161.73
34	—	474	171.00–177.00	174.89
284	—	726	132.50–142.00	136.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	330	175.00–177.00	175.96
22	—	576	155.00	155.00
14	—	361	174.00	174.00
12	—	496	163.00	163.00
39	—	430	162.00–163.00	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	695	132.00	132.00

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.