Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2023-06-17

Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Jun 17
● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,440 head
▲ 298 vs last sale 1,142▲ 137 vs year ago 1,303 · +10.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 240▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was 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 $224.02/cwt on 834 head.
Average price
$224.02
834 head · 886 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$394
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$16.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.06
vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2691237.751,643119
Medium and Large 1919221.732,037715
One grade step is worth $16.02/cwt here — about −$394 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 sale834 hd
224.02
—
NE average7 barns · 3,380 hd
240.08
−16.06
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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)977$1,9758
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,415$1,9006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,164$1,85018
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,244$2,70012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,287$2,27914
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,382$2,16517
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,110$2,8505

Every lot

37 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned239850.00/head850.00–850.008506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed497285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,45013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,3857
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2552254.28/cwt252.00–255.001,40425
Steers—Medium and Large 1622266.66/cwt265.00–268.001,65929
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed658246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,61914
Steers—Medium and Large 1672256.50/cwt256.50–256.501,72464
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy809221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,78871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,75555
Steers—Medium and Large 1899227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,04533
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy953235.38/cwt235.25–235.502,243122
Steers—Medium and Large 1957212.00/cwt203.00–214.502,029229
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt968220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,13022
Steers—Medium and Large 11,003196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,96612
Steers—Medium and Large 1Gaunt1,052201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,115133
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2406272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,1065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3458240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,09915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed481268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,28949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,29717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3530238.66/cwt238.00–242.001,26544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3586239.57/cwt235.00–242.501,40423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3619230.58/cwt229.00–233.001,42720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,47958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1689231.75/cwt231.75–231.751,59777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718226.50/cwt226.50–226.501,62679
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3766203.16/cwt199.00–206.001,55615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2884196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,7335
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed1,2212,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0008
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2442,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,70012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth1,3672,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0009
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3742,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3992,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3508
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19771,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1641,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,85018
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9006
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1102,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8505

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.