Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2023-05-27

Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, May 27
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,142 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 1,074▼ 1,376 vs year ago 2,518 · −54.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
240 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 218▲ 199 vs year ago 41 · +485.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offerings with two weeks ago to establish a trend, however a higher undertone was noted for both the feeder cattle and replacement cattle. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $268.92/cwt on 413 head.
Average price
$268.92
413 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,395
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$338
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3
$77.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+27.65
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513279.211,432310
Medium and Large 1-2534244.191,30588
Medium and Large 2-3544201.401,09515thin
One grade step is worth $77.81/cwt here — about $338 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 sale413 hd
268.92
—
NE average3 barns · 857 hd
241.27
+27.65
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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,394$1,73569
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,324$1,6757
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,398$2,99440
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,593$2,88514
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,755$2,24415
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,307$1,73338
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,47135

Every lot

42 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed350307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0767
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy392332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,30321
Steers—Medium and Large 1418312.88/cwt310.00–315.001,30822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed504307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,54762
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy514309.50/cwt309.50–309.501,59190
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned550272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,4999
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed574273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,5678
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed612284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,73823
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy619294.50/cwt294.50–294.501,82390
Steers—Medium and Large 1707229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,61917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed770212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6325
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed279289.00/cwt289.00–289.0080610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy403290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,16916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed403281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,13215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,1155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3414217.00/cwt217.00–217.008986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466259.95/cwt257.00–262.501,21125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed479273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,30852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy492282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,387107
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned514255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,31110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516251.53/cwt251.00–252.501,29817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed567267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,51421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy594283.50/cwt283.50–283.501,68484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,49018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy796182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,44911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed326303.00/cwt303.00–303.009885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3524212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,11413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,27714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1221,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,82510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,1261,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1862,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,2641,560.20/head1,500.00–1,600.001,56012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4513,067.70/head3,000.00–3,100.003,06832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5411,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9755
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5932,885.00/head2,885.00–2,885.002,88514
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,6592,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7552,244.08/head2,200.00–2,275.002,24415
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2152,470.74/head2,300.00–2,785.002,47135
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3241,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3941,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,73569

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.