Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2025-01-04

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-04

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Jan 4

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Dec 21Jan 4Jan 11 →

Receipts

4,491 head

▲ 931 vs last sale 3,560▲ 1,998 vs year ago 2,493 · +80.1%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 400-650 lbs sold 2.00 to 10.00 lower and heifers 400-500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher with heifers 500-600 lbs selling steady to 5.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity 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 $356.03/cwt on 650 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −140.16 against this barn's trailing median of $496.19.

Average price

$356.03

650 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$33.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.65

vs NE average

+23.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	358.24	1,966	607
Medium and Large 1-2	550	324.86	1,786	43

One grade step is worth $33.38/cwt here — about $179 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale650 hd

356.03

—

NE average5 barns · 1,542 hd

347.38

+8.65

National average40 barns · 9,035 hd

332.87

+23.16

This barn, trailing median13 sales

496.19

−140.16

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.

Every lot

46 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,539	23
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	344	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,385	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	421.12/cwt	412.50–429.00	1,638	40
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,552	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	441	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,654	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	400.35/cwt	395.00–401.00	1,782	73
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	473	401.50/cwt	401.50–401.50	1,899	54
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	383.83/cwt	376.00–390.00	1,819	144
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	486	365.05/cwt	362.00–370.00	1,774	59
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	364.99/cwt	362.00–371.00	1,934	202
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	350.04/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,873	110
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	331.44/cwt	330.00–337.50	1,786	34
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	559	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,828	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,888	62
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	363.11/cwt	359.00–365.50	2,062	227
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	591	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,773	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	340.87/cwt	336.75–347.75	2,083	333
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	636	322.37/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,050	435
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	1,906	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	692	300.01/cwt	296.00–303.00	2,076	146
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	693	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,017	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	710	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,169	80
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,922	11
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	296.35/cwt	289.00–300.00	2,152	141
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	737	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,093	15
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	289.17/cwt	284.50–292.75	2,227	217
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	792	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,059	12
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,202	74
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	927	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,345	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	1,361	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	365.86/cwt	361.00–377.50	1,390	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	384	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,517	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	364.51/cwt	353.00–369.00	1,520	137
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	445	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,480	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	334.23/cwt	324.00–342.50	1,604	262
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	321.23/cwt	310.00–326.00	1,703	166
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	289.58/cwt	286.00–294.00	1,668	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	312.07/cwt	308.00–316.00	1,816	262
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	293.86/cwt	278.00–299.00	1,825	129
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	660	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,927	66
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	278.41/cwt	273.00–282.00	1,899	299
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	731	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,058	25
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	263.39/cwt	259.50–264.75	1,939	282
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,930	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	13
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,211	12

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 4, 2025

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

Receipts 4,491Last week 3,560Year ago 2,493

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	650–700	660	292.00	292.00
25	700–750	731	281.50	281.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	445	332.50	332.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	576	286.00–294.00	289.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	334	407.50	407.50
16	350–400	380	361.00–377.50	365.86
137	400–450	417	353.00–369.00	364.51
262	450–500	480	324.00–342.50	334.23
166	500–550	530	310.00–326.00	321.23
262	550–600	582	308.00–316.00	312.07
129	600–650	621	278.00–299.00	293.86
299	650–700	682	273.00–282.00	278.41
282	700–750	736	259.50–264.75	263.39
7	750–800	751	257.00	257.00
13	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
12	900–950	923	239.50	239.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	384	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	342	450.00	450.00
40	350–400	389	412.50–429.00	421.12
73	400–450	445	395.00–401.00	400.35
144	450–500	474	376.00–390.00	383.83
202	500–550	530	362.00–371.00	364.99
62	550–600	562	336.00	336.00
435	600–650	636	305.00–332.00	322.37
146	650–700	692	296.00–303.00	300.01
141	700–750	726	289.00–300.00	296.35
217	750–800	770	284.50–292.75	289.17
74	800–850	808	272.50	272.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	450–500	473	401.50	401.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	402.50	402.50
9	350–400	393	395.00	395.00
34	500–550	539	330.00–337.50	331.44
9	550–600	591	300.00	300.00
11	700–750	724	265.50	265.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	441	375.00	375.00
59	450–500	486	362.00–370.00	365.05
110	500–550	535	347.00–355.00	350.04
6	550–600	559	327.00	327.00
11	600–650	645	295.50	295.50
17	650–700	693	291.00	291.00
15	700–750	737	284.00	284.00
12	750–800	792	260.00	260.00
6	900–950	927	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
227	550–600	568	359.00–365.50	363.11
333	600–650	611	336.75–347.75	340.87
80	700–750	710	305.50	305.50

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.