Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2020-10-03

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2020-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-03

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 3

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Sep 19Oct 3Oct 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,819 head

▼ 936 vs last sale 2,755▲ 1,819 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 41▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 800 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower and heifers over 800 lbs sold steady to 2.00 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 $140.45/cwt on 970 head.

Average price

$140.45

970 head · 859 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$208

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

$0.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.36

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	871	140.49	1,224	885
Medium and Large 1-2	726	139.99	1,016	85

One grade step is worth $0.50/cwt here — about $208 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 sale970 hd

140.45

—

NE average7 barns · 13,469 hd

158.81

−18.36

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

Every lot

33 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	695	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	157.38/cwt	155.00–159.50	818	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	146.30/cwt	144.00–148.00	849	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	611	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,054	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	665	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	901	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	982	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Natural	727	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,196	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,104	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,032	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,066	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	147.69/cwt	144.00–149.50	1,161	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	145.84/cwt	140.00–146.75	1,197	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,153	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	889	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,129	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	909	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,125	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	134.31/cwt	132.00–136.50	1,230	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	127.21/cwt	125.50–127.75	1,301	242
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	123.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,327	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	153.42/cwt	147.00–156.00	718	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	514	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	673	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	726	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	812	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	134.77/cwt	133.00–136.00	903	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	144.31/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,035	118
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	135.79/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,115	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	873	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,096	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	919	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,121	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	135.01/cwt	130.00–136.75	1,246	206
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	947	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,198	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	953	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,191	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,038	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,194	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,069	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,272	31
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,434	1,030.48/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	14,777	20

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 Oct 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,819Last week 2,755Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 41Year 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
11	—	1,038	115.00	115.00
31	—	1,069	119.00	119.00
52	—	953	125.00	125.00
144	—	947	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	919	122.00	122.00
9	—	514	131.00	131.00
18	—	873	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	670	133.00–136.00	134.77
6	—	526	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
206	—	923	130.00–136.75	135.01
22	—	468	147.00–156.00	153.42
9	—	566	143.50	143.50
118	—	717	142.00–147.00	144.31
109	—	821	132.00–138.00	135.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	821	140.00–146.75	145.84
9	—	736	150.00	150.00
10	—	668	147.00	147.00
57	—	786	144.00–149.50	147.69
256	—	916	132.00–136.50	134.31
50	—	520	155.00–159.50	157.38
242	—	1,023	125.50–127.75	127.21
29	—	1,070	120.00–125.00	123.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	580	144.00–148.00	146.30
6	—	854	135.00	135.00
11	—	737	140.00	140.00
11	—	404	172.00	172.00
16	—	770	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	611	172.50	172.50
78	—	727	164.50	164.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	889	127.00	127.00
15	—	909	123.75	123.75
6	—	665	135.50	135.50

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,434	900.00–1,200.00	1,030.48

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.