Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2023-03-11

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2023-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Mar 11

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Receipts

3,496 head

▲ 101 vs last sale 3,395▲ 175 vs year ago 3,321 · +5.3%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 550 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower and heifers over 500 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 $219.80/cwt on 1,832 head.

Average price

$219.80

1,832 head · 683 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$279

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

$0.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

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	572	220.17	1,260	244
Medium and Large 1	700	219.74	1,539	1,588

One grade step is worth $0.43/cwt here — about −$279 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 sale1,832 hd

219.80

—

NE average10 barns · 14,214 hd

219.42

+0.38

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

Every lot

38 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	427	249.20/cwt	243.00–252.00	1,064	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	267.16/cwt	264.00–268.00	1,189	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	486	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,317	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,093	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	526	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,226	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	550	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	1,207	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,469	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	226.20/cwt	226.00–227.00	1,283	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	583	244.83/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,427	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,204	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	622	209.72/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,304	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	217.94/cwt	216.75–223.50	1,364	263
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	642	240.82/cwt	239.50–242.50	1,546	182
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	658	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,421	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	685	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,445	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	736	214.26/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,577	422
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	761	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,590	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	853	194.75/cwt	194.75–194.75	1,661	359
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	178	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	889	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	412	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	900	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	223.13/cwt	221.00–225.50	1,046	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	210.75/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,009	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	537	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,104	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	215.81/cwt	211.00–218.00	1,165	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	578	199.87/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,155	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	204.25/cwt	204.25–204.25	1,199	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	612	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,285	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,119	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	196.36/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,241	212
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	673	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,245	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	188.01/cwt	186.00–192.50	1,297	275
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	709	198.15/cwt	194.00–199.00	1,405	324
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,374	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	786	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,501	303
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	830	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,486	51
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	189	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	7

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 11, 2023

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

Receipts 3,496Last week 3,395Year ago 3,321

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
7	—	189	525.00	525.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
303	—	786	191.00	191.00
324	—	709	194.00–199.00	198.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	479	208.00–212.00	210.75
5	—	625	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
6	—	178	475.00	475.00
14	—	383	232.00	232.00
90	—	587	204.25	204.25
275	—	690	186.00–192.50	188.01
212	—	632	193.00–203.00	196.36
35	—	540	211.00–218.00	215.81
20	—	776	177.00	177.00
25	—	469	221.00–225.50	223.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	612	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	673	185.00	185.00
61	—	537	205.50	205.50
72	—	578	199.00–200.00	199.87
6	—	412	218.50	218.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	830	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	526	233.00	233.00
71	—	622	209.00–212.00	209.72
31	—	550	219.50	219.50
20	—	427	243.00–252.00	249.20
34	—	685	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	567	226.00–227.00	226.20
263	—	626	216.75–223.50	217.94
23	—	445	264.00–268.00	267.16
45	—	500	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
422	—	736	212.50–215.00	214.26
13	—	486	271.00	271.00
359	—	853	194.75	194.75
115	—	567	259.00	259.00
70	—	761	209.00	209.00
182	—	642	239.50–242.50	240.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	490	223.00	223.00
14	—	596	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	658	216.00	216.00
31	—	583	244.00–246.00	244.83

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.