Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2021-04-10

Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Apr 10
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853
Feeder Cattle receipts
3,000 head
▼ 267 vs last sale 3,267▲ 3,000 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 36▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, 500 to 650 lbs sold 1.00 higher and over 650 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher over 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Large crowd on hand with active internet buying pairs, summer born/fall calves and feeder cattle. Demand was good on small packages and load lots alike. Good demand was also noted on pairs. Bulk of the light weight calves were hay, cake fed and been running out. Next calf and feeder auction will be May 1.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $157.04/cwt on 1,412 head.
Average price
$157.04
1,412 head · 600 lb average
Value per head Derived
$942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$118
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$2.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.26
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2530158.75841209
Medium and Large 1612156.749591,203
One grade step is worth $2.00/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale1,412 hd
157.04
—
NE average5 barns · 6,573 hd
150.78
+6.26
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

57 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned258625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,61310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2278700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,9469
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,98020
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned309675.00/cwt675.00–675.002,0867
Steers—Medium and Large 1340214.00/cwt214.00–214.007285
Steers—Medium and Large 1370212.47/cwt209.00–215.0078641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed385201.00/cwt201.00–201.0077428
Steers—Medium and Large 1424202.91/cwt200.00–213.00860160
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432196.27/cwt190.00–199.0084825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475191.93/cwt190.00–195.0091236
Steers—Medium and Large 1479197.10/cwt194.00–211.00944163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495195.00/cwt195.00–195.0096542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527174.46/cwt167.00–183.0091969
Steers—Medium and Large 1530187.29/cwt184.00–195.0099365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569151.00/cwt151.00–151.0085910
Steers—Medium and Large 1579175.56/cwt170.00–179.001,01695
Steers—Medium and Large 1622166.79/cwt162.50–171.001,037109
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2638159.26/cwt158.00–162.001,01627
Steers—Medium and Large 1671162.03/cwt153.00–166.001,087113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy718149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,07037
Steers—Medium and Large 1721153.52/cwt150.00–155.501,10762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2742143.49/cwt142.50–144.501,06538
Steers—Medium and Large 1752160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,20378
Steers—Medium and Large 1822132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,08915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0839
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2257600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,54210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned271627.88/cwt600.00–650.001,70219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed322201.50/cwt201.50–201.5064931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,11327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331190.91/cwt187.50–198.0063220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383177.41/cwt174.00–182.0067959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2396179.00/cwt179.00–179.007097
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed417173.80/cwt173.00–174.0072556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422176.87/cwt172.00–180.0074671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429169.00/cwt169.00–169.0072522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470172.46/cwt170.00–179.0081163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed470167.00/cwt167.00–167.007856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510162.52/cwt157.00–167.00829113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525156.60/cwt156.50–157.0082219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560149.50/cwt149.50–149.5083716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed570156.00/cwt156.00–156.008895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575152.63/cwt150.00–157.00878129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619147.38/cwt141.00–149.0091239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620155.17/cwt152.00–156.25962182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676143.00/cwt143.00–143.0096739
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680151.02/cwt147.00–155.001,027195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement703152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,07247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1746141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,05251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763140.09/cwt134.00–143.001,06999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement779146.31/cwt142.00–148.501,14065
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement803151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,21546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1803130.33/cwt127.00–132.501,04732
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed9902,000.00/cwt2,000.00–2,000.0019,80021
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1232,231.36/cwt2,175.00–2,300.0025,05867
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4101,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0016,5686
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1781,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,7255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2501,435.00/cwt1,435.00–1,435.0017,93810

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.