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Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-01

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 1

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Jan 25Feb 1Feb 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,276 head

▼ 1,394 vs last sale 3,670▼ 1,870 vs year ago 4,146 · −45.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

447 head

▲ 447 vs last sale 0▲ 447 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold sharply higher and steers over 650 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Heifers 550-750 lbs sold sharply higher and heifers over 750 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with very good demand on replacement quality heifers. The consignment sheet consisted of longtime weaned steers and heifers with few bawling calves selling in the mix along with bred cows and heifers. The bulk of the bred cows came off a herd dispersion along with packages of bred heifers.

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 $368.97/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −127.42 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$368.97

197 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$17.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.53

vs NE average

+20.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	569	369.51	2,103	191
Medium and Large 1-2	535	352.00	1,883	6thin

One grade step is worth $17.51/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale197 hd

368.97

—

NE average10 barns · 4,724 hd

373.50

−4.53

National average177 barns · 23,098 hd

348.66

+20.31

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

−127.42

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.

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,180	$3,207	160
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,069	81
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,457	$2,643	81
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,389	$2,468	29
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,350	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,315	$2,148	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,339	$1,850	6
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,156	$3,199	55

Every lot

38 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,683	44
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,672	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	414.02/cwt	395.00–416.00	2,008	142
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,801	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	535	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,883	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	374.27/cwt	362.00–376.00	2,137	166
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,930	16
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	329.21/cwt	329.00–329.50	2,058	21
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,051	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	323.63/cwt	315.00–337.50	2,188	337
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	295.50/cwt	295.50–295.50	2,069	29
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	761	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,329	149
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	289.64/cwt	283.50–294.00	2,253	182
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	281.49/cwt	279.00–283.00	2,297	108
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	974	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,571	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,613	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	447	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,620	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	349.15/cwt	342.00–352.00	1,861	104
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	329.98/cwt	318.50–342.50	1,854	79
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	611	346.75/cwt	346.75–346.75	2,119	53
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	320.52/cwt	298.00–323.00	1,981	134
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	629	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,818	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,161	42
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	320.74/cwt	318.50–323.00	2,101	162
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	271.87/cwt	270.00–276.00	1,830	45
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	722	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,534	70
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	263.36/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,007	100
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,256	56
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	3,207.45/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,207	160
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	2,148.29/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,148	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,339	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,389	2,467.50/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,468	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,455	2,560.21/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,560	38
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,459	2,716.77/head	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,717	43
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	3,069.48/head	2,600.00–3,150.00	3,069	81
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,156	3,199.01/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,199	55

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 Feb 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,276Last week 3,670Year ago 4,146

Replacement CattleReceipts 447Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	600–650	611	346.75	346.75
42	650–700	650	332.50	332.50
70	700–750	722	351.00	351.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	629	289.00	289.00
45	650–700	673	270.00–276.00	271.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	437	369.00	369.00
104	500–550	533	342.00–352.00	349.15
79	550–600	562	318.50–342.50	329.98
134	600–650	618	298.00–323.00	320.52
162	650–700	655	318.50–323.00	320.74
100	750–800	762	262.00–265.00	263.36
56	850–900	888	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	775	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	447	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	576	335.00	335.00
10	600–650	643	319.00	319.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	350–400	376	447.50	447.50
142	450–500	485	395.00–416.00	414.02
166	550–600	571	362.00–376.00	374.27
21	600–650	625	329.00–329.50	329.21
337	650–700	676	315.00–337.50	323.63
29	700–750	700	295.50	295.50
182	750–800	778	283.50–294.00	289.64
108	800–850	816	279.00–283.00	281.49
56	950–1000	974	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	391	427.50	427.50
9	500–550	525	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
149	750–800	761	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	535	352.00	352.00

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)	38	—	1,455	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,560.21

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,093	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,459	2,700.00–2,725.00	2,716.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	81	—	1,465	2,600.00–3,150.00	3,069.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,315	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,148.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	160	—	1,180	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,207.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	29	—	1,389	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,467.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,339	1,850.00	1,850.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,156	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,199.01

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.