Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2022-11-12

Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Nov 12
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853
Receipts
4,289 head
▲ 933 vs last sale 3,356▲ 1,050 vs year ago 3,239 · +32.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves under 550 lbs sold steady to 8.00 lower with steers over 550 lbs selling steady to 3.00 higher, heifer calves under 550 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher with heifers over 600 lbs selling 5.00-8.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $204.18/cwt on 2,275 head.
Average price
$204.18
2,275 head · 631 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,289
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$22
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$29.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.68
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1624206.441,2892,103
Medium and Large 1-2718176.511,267172
One grade step is worth $29.93/cwt here — about $22 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 sale2,275 hd
204.18
—
NE average10 barns · 12,346 hd
202.50
+1.68
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

65 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned278675.00/head675.00–675.0067515
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned382246.17/cwt245.00–256.0094060
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned424232.70/cwt230.00–242.5098729
Steers—Medium and Large 1439219.55/cwt217.00–223.0096444
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy475243.47/cwt242.00–244.001,15691
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned483224.76/cwt221.00–231.001,086120
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy483212.89/cwt212.00–216.001,02835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned485204.00/cwt204.00–204.009895
Steers—Medium and Large 1520213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,10831
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy522229.85/cwt228.50–234.001,20084
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy529197.61/cwt196.00–199.001,04513
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned536213.37/cwt212.00–213.501,144114
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy564225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,26974
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570196.03/cwt193.00–197.001,11750
Steers—Medium and Large 1571205.32/cwt200.00–211.001,17244
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned576210.53/cwt200.50–215.001,213211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned591171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned616201.97/cwt200.00–207.501,244179
Steers—Medium and Large 1626192.26/cwt191.50–194.001,20455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned638172.67/cwt172.00–173.001,10218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,12458
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,24714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy662202.25/cwt202.25–202.251,33982
Steers—Medium and Large 1677194.38/cwt186.50–197.001,316215
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy677179.59/cwt179.00–181.001,21620
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned709189.25/cwt189.25–189.251,34266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,22510
Steers—Medium and Large 1741187.04/cwt186.50–187.501,38626
Steers—Medium and Large 1751186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,39711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy787194.91/cwt194.50–195.501,534172
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy802196.50/cwt196.50–196.501,57670
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819177.72/cwt174.50–178.001,45676
Steers—Medium and Large 1824184.52/cwt181.50–186.501,520110
Steers—Medium and Large 1855186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,59074
Steers—Medium and Large 1919178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6369
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned287635.00/head635.00–635.0063523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned369223.07/cwt214.00–226.0082374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424212.91/cwt207.00–217.0090315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned431209.49/cwt208.00–210.0090339
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned467198.11/cwt190.00–202.50925117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481194.12/cwt193.00–195.0093436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482184.00/cwt184.00–184.008875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1501192.00/cwt192.00–192.009628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy509200.50/cwt200.50–200.501,02157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned522191.99/cwt188.00–196.501,002173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy537182.87/cwt180.00–184.0098265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned557182.74/cwt182.00–183.501,01851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562185.50/cwt185.50–185.501,04343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed571195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,11369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy579201.47/cwt200.00–202.501,16794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy594173.24/cwt173.00–173.501,02929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned618169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,04413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620175.15/cwt174.50–176.001,08648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy625183.47/cwt183.00–184.001,14789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650178.50/cwt178.50–178.501,16038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned651182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,18854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy728171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1743181.75/cwt181.75–181.751,350213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769181.04/cwt180.00–182.501,39287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy774173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1809181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,46457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy838172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,44657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy858184.50/cwt184.50–184.501,583134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1914170.50/cwt170.50–170.501,55851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1967164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,58620

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.