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Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2023-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Apr 15

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

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Feeder Cattle receipts

4,024 head

▲ 1,520 vs last sale 2,504▲ 4,024 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

332 head

▲ 332 vs last sale 0▲ 332 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 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was 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 $225.29/cwt on 2,458 head.

Average price

$225.29

2,458 head · 750 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$22.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.16

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	750	225.77	1,693	2,405
Medium and Large 1-2	751	203.46	1,528	53

One grade step is worth $22.31/cwt here — about $165 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 sale2,458 hd

225.29

—

NE average9 barns · 12,126 hd

236.45

−11.16

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

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,114	$1,826	32
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$1,729	171
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,253	$1,510	94
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,121	$1,975	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,300	$1,675	11
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,204	$2,500	6

Every lot

71 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	347	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,006	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	357	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,039	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,065	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,209	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,185	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	466	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,323	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	475	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,406	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,250	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	503	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,444	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	256.51/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,336	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,321	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	245.17/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,373	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,250	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	581	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,377	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	622	254.95/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,586	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	243.97/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,517	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	632	228.31/cwt	226.00–229.00	1,443	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	649	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,720	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	664	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,690	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	672	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,646	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,573	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	706	210.17/cwt	208.00–214.00	1,484	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	732	232.81/cwt	232.25–233.00	1,704	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	744	225.73/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,679	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	757	226.35/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,713	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,561	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	208.61/cwt	204.50–212.00	1,698	574
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,575	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	832	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,664	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	858	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,630	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	194.93/cwt	191.00–196.50	1,801	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,672	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	982	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,797	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	1,036	192.25/cwt	192.25–192.25	1,992	84
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	269.74/cwt	265.00–275.00	979	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,056	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	247.71/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,055	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	469	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,069	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	239.22/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,127	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,149	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	502	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,210	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	235.86/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,245	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	551	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,278	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,358	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	574	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,125	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	221.34/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,279	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	208.63/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,229	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	212.13/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,290	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	636	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,469	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	651	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,204	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	670	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,467	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,288	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	206.25/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,415	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	207.29/cwt	203.00–208.00	1,540	187
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	770	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,305	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	772	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,420	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	797	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,522	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	182.38/cwt	180.50–186.00	1,494	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	875	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,610	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	175.31/cwt	174.75–176.50	1,608	135
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	1,670	45
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	359	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	901	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	502	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,175	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,121	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,114	1,826.16/head	1,800.00–1,835.00	1,826	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,178	1,377.87/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,378	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,233	1,728.58/head	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,729	171
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,591.41/head	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,591	58
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,204	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	11

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 Apr 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,024Last week 2,504Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 332Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher and heifers over 450 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	503	287.00	287.00
91	—	664	254.50	254.50
84	—	1,036	192.25	192.25
90	—	649	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	744	222.00–226.00	225.73
574	—	814	204.50–212.00	208.61
164	—	982	183.00	183.00
69	—	924	191.00–196.50	194.93
68	—	622	237.00–248.00	243.97
15	—	347	290.00	290.00
9	—	417	290.00	290.00
7	—	364	292.50	292.50
39	—	560	242.50–250.00	245.17
22	—	678	232.00	232.00
21	—	758	206.00	206.00
6	—	477	262.00	262.00
46	—	521	250.00–262.50	256.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	219.00	219.00
25	—	831	189.50	189.50
8	—	934	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	706	208.00–214.00	210.17
44	—	832	200.00	200.00
6	—	858	190.00	190.00
57	—	632	226.00–229.00	228.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
176	—	622	253.00–257.00	254.95
8	—	466	284.00	284.00
237	—	757	219.00–227.00	226.35
281	—	732	232.25–233.00	232.81
40	—	672	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	291.00	291.00
6	—	447	265.00	265.00
24	—	475	296.00	296.00
4	—	523	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	581	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	578	220.00–223.00	221.34
24	—	426	240.00–253.00	247.71
176	—	819	180.50–186.00	182.38
187	—	743	203.00–208.00	207.29
76	—	528	229.00–241.00	235.86
45	—	957	174.50	174.50
145	—	686	202.00–210.00	206.25
135	—	917	174.75–176.50	175.31
15	—	363	265.00–275.00	269.74
17	—	608	210.00–213.00	212.13
15	—	850	180.00	180.00
33	—	471	237.00–243.00	239.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	196.00	196.00
12	—	770	169.50	169.50
15	—	651	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	636	231.00	231.00
40	—	566	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	678	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	772	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	875	184.00	184.00
20	—	797	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	502	241.00	241.00
18	—	410	257.50	257.50
11	—	589	207.50–210.00	208.63
3	—	487	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	551	232.00	232.00
89	—	670	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	502	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	359	251.00	251.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,121	1,975.00	1,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	32	—	1,114	1,800.00–1,835.00	1,826.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	171	—	1,233	1,675.00–1,775.00	1,728.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	58	—	1,300	1,575.00–1,650.00	1,591.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	36	—	1,178	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,377.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,204	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,300	1,675.00	1,675.00

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.