Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2024-01-27

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2024-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-27

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Jan 27

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Jan 20Jan 27Feb 3 →

Receipts

5,310 head

▲ 3,383 vs last sale 1,927▼ 510 vs year ago 5,820 · −8.8%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs and all weights of heifers sold 2.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with some new faces noticed along with internet activity also 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 $278.87/cwt on 3,740 head.

Average price

$278.87

3,740 head · 705 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,966

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$91

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

$78.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.67

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	703	279.65	1,965	3,703
Medium and Large 1-2	933	200.84	1,875	37

One grade step is worth $78.81/cwt here — about $91 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 sale3,740 hd

278.87

—

NE average12 barns · 26,032 hd

272.20

+6.67

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

Every lot

43 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	381	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,400	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	342.77/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,446	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	358.39/cwt	351.00–359.00	1,677	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	342.55/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,655	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	328.93/cwt	325.00–336.00	1,678	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,610	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	553	337.86/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,868	435
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	305.10/cwt	301.00–308.00	1,818	304
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	611	267.60/cwt	259.00–271.00	1,635	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	618	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,916	379
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	294.53/cwt	286.00–304.00	1,856	365
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	258.06/cwt	255.00–259.50	1,729	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	276.13/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,903	378
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	264.92/cwt	259.75–273.00	1,902	316
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	726	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,771	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	249.35/cwt	241.00–253.50	1,898	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	239.15/cwt	237.00–241.75	1,956	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	235.60/cwt	228.50–241.25	2,026	380
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,794	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	879	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,907	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	224.18/cwt	221.25–226.50	2,042	289
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,857	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,012	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,065	208.75/cwt	208.75–208.75	2,223	173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	324	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,053	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	389	327.16/cwt	326.00–327.50	1,273	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	306.96/cwt	305.00–314.00	1,351	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	459	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,343	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	308.48/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,450	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,560	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	539	265.72/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,432	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	267.80/cwt	266.00–276.00	1,524	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,502	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	257.38/cwt	250.00–260.50	1,562	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	623	260.37/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,622	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	642	244.45/cwt	243.00–245.00	1,569	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	242.47/cwt	236.75–246.50	1,654	248
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	692	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,592	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	731	272.65/cwt	246.25–280.00	1,993	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	754	239.39/cwt	238.00–246.25	1,805	90
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	234.13/cwt	226.00–237.50	1,803	376
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,029	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,151	26

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 Jan 27, 2024

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

Receipts 5,310Last week 1,927Year ago 5,820

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	692	230.00	230.00
29	—	642	243.00–245.00	244.45
31	—	539	261.00–271.00	265.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	470	300.00–312.50	308.48
21	—	389	326.00–327.50	327.16
54	—	536	291.00	291.00
248	—	682	236.75–246.50	242.47
115	—	440	305.00–314.00	306.96
376	—	770	226.00–237.50	234.13
73	—	607	250.00–260.50	257.38
113	—	569	266.00–276.00	267.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	324	325.00	325.00
6	—	582	258.00	258.00
11	—	459	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	623	260.00–261.00	260.37
70	—	731	246.25–280.00	272.65
90	—	754	238.00–246.25	239.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,029	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
378	—	689	271.00–279.00	276.13
17	—	422	340.00–345.00	342.77
164	—	818	237.00–241.75	239.15
44	—	483	330.00–347.00	342.55
304	—	596	301.00–308.00	305.10
316	—	718	259.75–273.00	264.92
173	—	1,065	208.75	208.75
289	—	911	221.25–226.50	224.18
14	—	510	325.00–336.00	328.93
365	—	630	286.00–304.00	294.53
200	—	761	241.00–253.50	249.35
380	—	860	228.50–241.25	235.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
379	—	618	310.00	310.00
12	—	381	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	875	205.00	205.00
10	—	1,037	194.00	194.00
11	—	924	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	611	259.00–271.00	267.60
8	—	879	217.00	217.00
10	—	526	306.00	306.00
13	—	726	244.00	244.00
40	—	670	255.00–259.50	258.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	468	351.00–359.00	358.39
435	—	553	333.00–340.00	337.86

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.