Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2024-12-21

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2024-12-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-21

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Dec 21

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Dec 14Dec 21Jan 4 →

Receipts

3,560 head

▲ 3,560 vs last sale 0▲ 3,560 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, 400 to 500 lbs steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 500 to 650 lbs sold 10.00 higher, with instances of sharply higher market on weights over 650 lbs. Heifers less than 500 lbs and over 600 lbs sold steady with all other weights trading 10.00 higher. Demand was good with several buyers and an active internet buying trying to fill orders before the end of the year. Bulk of the sale was long time weaned calves with a few bawlers in the mix. Next sale will be January 4, 2025.

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 $361.24/cwt on 712 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −135.15 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$361.24

712 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,991

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$48.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.14

vs NE average

+34.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	364.95	2,011	658
Medium and Large 1-2	554	316.12	1,751	54

One grade step is worth $48.83/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale712 hd

361.24

—

NE average9 barns · 3,678 hd

353.10

+8.14

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

+34.61

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

−135.15

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.41, low $412.85, median $496.39 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	319	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,372	21
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	432.23/cwt	422.00–435.00	1,638	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,583	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,670	47
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	414.07/cwt	407.50–420.00	1,727	60
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,697	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	377.34/cwt	366.00–385.00	1,747	111
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	495	340.01/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,683	28
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	328.44/cwt	316.00–340.00	1,737	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	367.37/cwt	346.00–376.00	1,947	305
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	362.85/cwt	344.00–371.00	2,065	353
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	579	303.79/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,759	27
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	361.33/cwt	360.00–363.00	2,226	196
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	338.38/cwt	326.00–359.00	2,111	226
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	291.61/cwt	291.00–298.00	1,852	66
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	662	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,277	126
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	335.51/cwt	321.00–339.00	2,228	130
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	285.58/cwt	280.00–288.00	1,988	82
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,214	51
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	743	274.01/cwt	271.00–284.00	2,036	34
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	757	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,082	22
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	839	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,265	30
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,035	255.10/cwt	255.10–255.10	2,640	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	296	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	1,268.48/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,268	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	428.03/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,451	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	372.43/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,445	39
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	401	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,404	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	346.97/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,478	79
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	329.93/cwt	327.00–337.50	1,415	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	326.72/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,575	175
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	325.15/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,717	184
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	289.55/cwt	289.00–290.00	1,569	24
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Replacement	545	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,908	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	318.22/cwt	287.00–326.00	1,792	281
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	604	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,927	85
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	258.58/cwt	258.00–266.50	1,603	86
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	274.48/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,737	48
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	655	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,880	94
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	283.46/cwt	270.00–291.00	1,891	85
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	256.99/cwt	255.50–259.00	1,850	37
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	841	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	2,023	7

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 Dec 21, 2024

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

Receipts 3,560Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	339	425.00–430.00	428.03
7	300–350	324	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,268.48
39	350–400	388	370.00–375.00	372.43
79	400–450	426	337.50–360.00	346.97
175	450–500	482	312.50–340.00	326.72
184	500–550	528	300.00–329.00	325.15
281	550–600	563	287.00–326.00	318.22
48	600–650	633	271.00–277.00	274.48
85	650–700	667	270.00–291.00	283.46
37	700–750	720	255.50–259.00	256.99
7	800–850	841	240.50	240.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
52	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
85	600–650	604	319.00	319.00
94	650–700	655	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	400–450	429	327.00–337.50	329.93
24	500–550	542	289.00–290.00	289.55
86	600–650	620	258.00–266.50	258.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	296	1,050.00	1,050.00
19	400–450	401	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	405.00	405.00
8	350–400	390	406.00	406.00
19	400–450	438	387.50	387.50
28	450–500	495	330.00–350.00	340.01
27	500–550	529	316.00–340.00	328.44
27	550–600	579	300.00–308.00	303.79
66	600–650	635	291.00–298.00	291.61
82	650–700	696	280.00–288.00	285.58
34	700–750	743	271.00–284.00	274.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	319	430.00	430.00
47	400–450	415	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	379	422.00–435.00	432.23
60	400–450	417	407.50–420.00	414.07
111	450–500	463	366.00–385.00	377.34
305	500–550	530	346.00–376.00	367.37
353	550–600	569	344.00–371.00	362.85
226	600–650	624	326.00–359.00	338.38
130	650–700	664	321.00–339.00	335.51
51	700–750	712	311.00	311.00
22	750–800	757	275.00	275.00
30	800–850	839	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
196	600–650	616	360.00–363.00	361.33
126	650–700	662	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	1000–1050	1,035	255.10	255.10

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.