Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2021-11-27

Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Nov 27
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853
Receipts
4,760 head
▲ 2,442 vs last sale 2,318▼ 53 vs year ago 4,813 · −1.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on comparable offerings of steers sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. The annual Thanksgiving weekend sale brought a large crowd of buyers to the seats along with active bidding from home buyers on the internet. Demand was good on a fast paced sale from start to finish. Offering comprised of yearlings, weaned and bawling spring calves. Several load lots of both yearlings and calves throughout the sale. Bulk of the cattle stayed in the Cornhusker state but several loads went to the Sunflower and Hawkeye states for winter grazing and feeding. Special calf and feeder sale on Saturday Dec 4 and a Special bred cow and heifer sale on Tuesday Dec 7.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.60/cwt on 2,921 head.
Average price
$180.60
2,921 head · 650 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,175
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$14.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.31
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1650181.541,1802,572
Medium and Large 1-2569176.801,005231
Large 1816167.531,367118
One grade step is worth $14.02/cwt here — about −$186 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 sale2,921 hd
180.60
—
NE average4 barns · 8,774 hd
177.29
+3.31
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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed397218.00/cwt218.00–218.008655
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424202.81/cwt200.00–205.0086019
Steers—Medium and Large 1435218.55/cwt211.00–221.0095134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478181.86/cwt181.00–182.0086937
Steers—Medium and Large 1488203.92/cwt199.00–205.5099580
Steers—Medium and Large 1523196.83/cwt189.00–201.001,029225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525181.39/cwt177.00–190.0095239
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed526207.78/cwt207.50–209.001,09347
Steers—Large 1538187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,00618
Steers—Medium and Large 1575190.40/cwt181.00–198.501,095458
Steers—Large 1586179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586172.11/cwt164.00–177.001,00967
Steers—Medium and Large 1621178.68/cwt174.00–184.001,110514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661165.73/cwt164.00–167.001,09552
Steers—Medium and Large 1662176.77/cwt170.00–182.501,170506
Steers—Large 1667164.00/cwt163.00–164.501,09433
Steers—Medium and Large 1712170.77/cwt166.50–177.251,216324
Steers—Medium and Large 1792167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,32324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2792162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,28312
Steers—Medium and Large 1818173.66/cwt170.00–174.001,421185
Steers—Medium and Large 1882166.50/cwt164.00–169.001,469120
Steers—Medium and Large 1942167.25/cwt167.25–167.251,57555
Steers—Large 11,015162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,64459
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371177.07/cwt168.00–192.0065718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1389195.00/cwt195.00–195.0075911
Heifers—Large 1433174.00/cwt174.00–174.007537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437181.40/cwt181.00–182.0079356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437167.00/cwt167.00–167.0073027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460176.86/cwt174.50–179.0081415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487178.71/cwt178.00–184.00870112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511167.50/cwt167.50–167.508569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523172.00/cwt165.00–176.50900328
Heifers—Large 1530167.00/cwt167.00–167.0088520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576162.60/cwt162.00–163.0093715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579166.79/cwt163.00–171.00966550
Heifers—Large 1592160.00/cwt160.00–160.009477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement593171.50/cwt171.50–171.501,01746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement619167.51/cwt164.50–171.001,037183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623158.22/cwt156.00–159.5098653
Heifers—Large 1629151.00/cwt151.00–151.0095026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement664165.79/cwt159.00–170.251,101134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1833152.17/cwt151.25–152.501,26879

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.