Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2025-03-08

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-08

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Mar 8

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Mar 1Mar 8Mar 15 →

Receipts

3,731 head

▲ 3,731 vs last sale 0▲ 1,611 vs year ago 2,120 · +76.0%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the comparable offerings from two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with new faces and 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 $369.22/cwt on 505 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −126.97 against this barn's trailing median of $496.19.

Average price

$369.22

505 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$32.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs NE average

+19.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	371.92	2,090	463
Medium and Large 1-2	541	339.44	1,835	42

One grade step is worth $32.49/cwt here — about $255 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 sale505 hd

369.22

—

NE average6 barns · 1,337 hd

368.22

+1.01

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

+19.94

This barn, trailing median13 sales

496.19

−126.97

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

45 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	433.15/cwt	427.00–437.50	1,811	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	463	384.37/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,780	36
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	407.31/cwt	399.00–415.00	1,947	128
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	487	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,807	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	388.34/cwt	372.50–394.00	2,000	68
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	349.34/cwt	342.50–352.50	1,841	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	544	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,958	55
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	349.60/cwt	348.00–352.50	1,965	63
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	317.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,812	13
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	577	382.09/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,205	236
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	336.47/cwt	336.00–337.00	1,941	41
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	607	328.62/cwt	327.00–331.00	1,995	43
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,040	39
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	626	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,978	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	348.59/cwt	340.50–356.50	2,214	455
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	335.39/cwt	328.00–340.00	2,271	317
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	313.50/cwt	313.50–313.50	2,147	62
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	316.44/cwt	300.50–323.00	2,282	254
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	743	293.73/cwt	292.00–294.00	2,182	36
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	285.16/cwt	281.00–287.00	2,201	143
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,048	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	807	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	2,272	32
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	270.50/cwt	270.50–270.50	2,486	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	420.26/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,572	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	404.42/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,678	40
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,448	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	441	369.32/cwt	364.00–372.50	1,629	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	353.73/cwt	352.50–355.00	1,655	48
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	369.73/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,778	60
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,720	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	343.25/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,792	127
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	533	370.59/cwt	364.00–374.00	1,975	56
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	584	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,746	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	321.34/cwt	312.00–326.50	1,883	314
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,817	24
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	307.96/cwt	297.00–314.00	1,931	281
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	287.54/cwt	287.00–289.00	1,849	22
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	293.42/cwt	290.00–298.00	1,951	162
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Replacement	688	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,243	47
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,042	36
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	784	272.25/cwt	272.25–272.25	2,134	25

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 Mar 8, 2025

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

Receipts 3,731Last week 0Year ago 2,120

Compared to the comparable offerings from two weeks ago steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with new faces and internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	350	460.00	460.00
23	400–450	418	427.00–437.50	433.15
128	450–500	478	399.00–415.00	407.31
68	500–550	515	372.50–394.00	388.34
63	550–600	562	348.00–352.50	349.60
455	600–650	635	340.50–356.50	348.59
317	650–700	677	328.00–340.00	335.39
254	700–750	721	300.50–323.00	316.44
143	750–800	772	281.00–287.00	285.16
32	800–850	807	281.50	281.50
56	900–950	919	270.50	270.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
36	450–500	463	380.00–390.00	384.37
55	500–550	544	360.00	360.00
41	550–600	577	336.00–337.00	336.47
43	600–650	607	327.00–331.00	328.62
62	650–700	685	313.50	313.50
36	700–750	743	292.00–294.00	293.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	620	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	500–550	527	342.50–352.50	349.34
13	550–600	571	315.00–320.00	317.34
5	600–650	626	316.00	316.00
6	750–800	773	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	487	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
236	550–600	577	377.00–385.00	382.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	400–450	441	364.00–372.50	369.32
48	450–500	468	352.50–355.00	353.73
22	600–650	643	287.00–289.00	287.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	265	1,375.00	1,375.00
6	300–350	318	1,500.00	1,500.00
15	350–400	374	405.00–430.00	420.26
40	400–450	415	400.00–410.00	404.42
60	450–500	481	367.50–372.50	369.73
127	500–550	522	332.00–350.00	343.25
314	550–600	586	312.00–326.50	321.34
281	600–650	627	297.00–314.00	307.96
162	650–700	665	290.00–298.00	293.42
36	700–750	723	282.50	282.50
25	750–800	784	272.25	272.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	486	354.00	354.00
24	600–650	618	294.00	294.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
47	650–700	688	326.00	326.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	429	337.50	337.50
6	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
39	550–600	584	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
56	500–550	533	364.00–374.00	370.59

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.