Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2025-05-17

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, May 17

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← May 3May 17Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,730 head

▼ 583 vs last sale 2,313▲ 1,730 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

179 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 11▲ 179 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 450 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher and heifers under 650 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower with heifers over 650 lbs selling 8.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the seats.

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 $406.19/cwt on 203 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −90.01 against this barn's trailing median of $496.19.

Average price

$406.19

203 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$268

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

$60.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.77

vs NE average

+21.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	410.67	2,351	188
Medium and Large 1-2	595	350.00	2,083	15thin

One grade step is worth $60.67/cwt here — about $268 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale203 hd

406.19

—

NE average5 barns · 1,184 hd

412.96

−6.77

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

+21.59

This barn, trailing median13 sales

496.19

−90.01

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,264	$3,984	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,469	$3,358	54
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,441	$3,071	41
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$4,339	20

Every lot

40 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	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	299	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	304	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,687	18
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	319	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,627	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	370.78/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,761	18
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	461.21/cwt	440.00–467.00	2,209	72
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	498	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,942	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	530	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,359	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	410.95/cwt	406.25–416.25	2,375	121
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	391.95/cwt	391.00–393.00	2,269	44
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	595	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,083	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	616	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,218	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	649	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,255	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	331.91/cwt	321.00–336.00	2,406	39
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,291	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	804	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,533	88
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	805	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,395	9
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	863	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,425	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,578	34
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	927	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	2,725	178
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,065	260.50/cwt	260.50–260.50	2,774	34
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	286	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,487	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,570	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,714	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,647	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	468	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,877	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	354.03/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,848	105
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	347.87/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,993	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	319.15/cwt	315.00–327.50	2,004	72
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	693	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,114	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	298.50/cwt	298.50–298.50	2,179	71
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	294.50/cwt	294.50–294.50	2,327	35
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	801	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,283	86
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	2,271	11
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,486	167
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	4,339.44/head	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,339	20
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,264	3,984.14/head	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,984	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,290	2,891.00/head	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,891	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,297	3,130.87/head	3,110.00–3,175.00	3,131	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1Broken Mouth	1,528	3,175.00/head	3,175.00–3,175.00	3,175	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Large 1	1,617	3,553.81/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,554	29

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 May 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,730Last week 2,313Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 179Last week 11Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	468	401.00	401.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	286	520.00	520.00
8	300–350	334	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	413	415.00	415.00
10	450–500	464	355.00	355.00
105	500–550	522	345.00–375.00	354.03
46	550–600	573	345.00–357.50	347.87
72	600–650	628	315.00–327.50	319.15
9	650–700	693	305.00	305.00
71	700–750	730	298.50	298.50
35	750–800	790	294.50	294.50
86	800–850	801	285.00	285.00
167	900–950	931	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	850–900	887	256.00	256.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	304	555.00	555.00
72	450–500	479	440.00–467.00	461.21
121	550–600	578	406.25–416.25	410.95
39	700–750	725	321.00–336.00	331.91
88	800–850	804	315.00	315.00
34	850–900	877	294.00	294.00
178	900–950	927	294.00	294.00
34	1050–1100	1,065	260.50	260.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	299	1,500.00	1,500.00
18	450–500	475	365.00–380.00	370.78
15	550–600	595	350.00	350.00
8	600–650	649	347.50	347.50
5	750–800	751	305.00	305.00
9	800–850	805	297.50	297.50
11	850–900	863	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	510.00	510.00
6	450–500	498	390.00	390.00
8	600–650	616	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	530	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
44	550–600	579	391.00–393.00	391.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,215	4,000.00–4,500.00	4,339.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,290	2,800.00–2,975.00	2,891.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,297	3,110.00–3,175.00	3,130.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,264	3,700.00–4,200.00	3,984.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,528	3,175.00	3,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,617	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,553.81

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.