Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2024-08-03

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2024-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Aug 3

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Jul 13Aug 3Aug 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,789 head

▼ 750 vs last sale 3,539▲ 1,090 vs year ago 1,699 · +64.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 21▲ 189 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 moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet bidding and buying noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.81/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −201.38 against this barn's trailing median of $496.19.

Average price

$294.81

54 head · 585 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$20.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.42

vs NE average

+7.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	302.65	1,752	33
Medium and Large 1-2	594	282.50	1,678	21

One grade step is worth $20.15/cwt here — about $74 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale54 hd

294.81

—

NE average3 barns · 149 hd

322.24

−27.42

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

+7.02

This barn, trailing median13 sales

496.19

−201.38

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.41, low $412.85, median $496.19 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,474	$2,961	129
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,488	$2,590	49

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	477	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,538	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,687	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	594	297.30/cwt	295.00–307.00	1,766	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	594	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,678	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	600	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,662	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	303.48/cwt	296.00–310.00	1,872	69
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	664	268.37/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,782	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	289.77/cwt	284.50–293.00	2,066	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	754	285.50/cwt	285.50–285.50	2,153	117
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,028	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	798	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,931	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fancy	820	280.50/cwt	280.50–280.50	2,300	72
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	244.91/cwt	244.00–246.50	2,018	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	838	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,120	32
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	883	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,097	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	892	252.15/cwt	251.00–255.00	2,249	533
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	909	250.45/cwt	250.25–251.00	2,277	161
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	244.64/cwt	243.85–245.00	2,383	376
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,017	228.48/cwt	224.60–230.00	2,324	240
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,030	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,446	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	351	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,237	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	416	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,300	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	437	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,245	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	440	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,188	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	490	303.49/cwt	298.00–306.00	1,487	75
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	285.26/cwt	282.00–289.00	1,546	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,465	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,590	13
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	275.83/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,680	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	620	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,668	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,665	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	698	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,790	31
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Spayed	698	254.50/cwt	254.50–254.50	1,776	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,888	139
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	245.54/cwt	245.25–247.00	1,893	65
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Spayed	808	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,024	142
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,930	10
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	904	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,124	61
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	973	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,170	42
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	932	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,106	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,458	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	22
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,474	2,961.09/head	2,925.00–2,975.00	2,961	129
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,513	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	27

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 Aug 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,789Last week 3,539Year ago 1,699

Replacement CattleReceipts 189Last week 21Year ago 0

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet bidding and buying noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	800–850	820	280.50	280.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	768	264.00	264.00
32	800–850	838	253.00	253.00
7	850–900	883	237.50	237.50
240	1000–1050	1,017	224.60–230.00	228.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	523	322.50	322.50
26	550–600	594	295.00–307.00	297.30
69	600–650	617	296.00–310.00	303.48
77	700–750	713	284.50–293.00	289.77
117	750–800	754	285.50	285.50
533	850–900	892	251.00–255.00	252.15
161	900–950	909	250.25–251.00	250.45
376	950–1000	974	243.85–245.00	244.64
51	1000–1050	1,030	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
44	450–500	477	322.50	322.50
21	550–600	594	282.50	282.50
6	600–650	600	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	798	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	650–700	664	265.00–271.00	268.37
35	800–850	824	244.00–246.50	244.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	932	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	450–500	490	298.00–306.00	303.49
17	500–550	542	282.00–289.00	285.26
13	550–600	570	279.00	279.00
62	600–650	609	271.00–278.00	275.83
31	650–700	698	256.50	256.50
139	700–750	729	259.00	259.00
65	750–800	771	245.25–247.00	245.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	850–900	850	227.00	227.00
42	950–1000	973	223.00	223.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	351	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	650–700	698	254.50	254.50
142	800–850	808	250.50	250.50
61	900–950	904	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	437	285.00	285.00
33	550–600	553	265.00	265.00
8	600–650	638	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	416	312.50	312.50
11	600–650	620	269.00	269.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	440	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,458	2,425.00	2,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	129	—	1,474	2,925.00–2,975.00	2,961.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,513	2,725.00	2,725.00

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.