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Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 4

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Sep 13Oct 4Oct 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,740 head

▼ 950 vs last sale 2,690▼ 1,423 vs year ago 3,163 · −45.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 193▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Nice offering of yearling feeders and bawling spring calves on offer. Most all the bawling spring calves had received one round of fall vaccinations. The bulk of the yearling feeders were coming out of the grow yards with some coming off the fall grass.

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 $447.39/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −48.80 against this barn's trailing median of $496.19.

Average price

$447.39

87 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$27.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.17

vs NE average

+24.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	462.15	2,490	41
Medium and Large 1-2	546	434.24	2,371	46

One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about $119 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 sale87 hd

447.39

—

NE average5 barns · 1,955 hd

477.56

−30.17

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

+24.74

This barn, trailing median13 sales

496.19

−48.80

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
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,035	$3,964	50
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,020	$3,880	70
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,522	$4,153	16

Every lot

37 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	554.87/cwt	547.50–575.00	2,131	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	533.88/cwt	525.00–557.50	2,253	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	486.95/cwt	478.00–510.00	2,332	105
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	470.91/cwt	463.00–500.00	2,486	31
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	536	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,278	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,403	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,488	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,358	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	602	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,282	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	435.39/cwt	429.00–439.50	2,682	67
Steers	600–650	Large 2	648	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,122	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,356	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	380.29/cwt	374.25–397.00	2,742	109
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	758	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	2,710	41
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,915	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	903	359.75/cwt	359.75–359.75	3,249	377
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	953	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,154	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	530.67/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,963	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	483.39/cwt	472.50–495.00	2,045	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	481.27/cwt	463.00–495.00	2,233	59
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	420.71/cwt	417.50–422.50	2,192	39
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	588	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,396	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	369.34/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,175	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,396	40
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,464	24
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,671	50
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,507	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	356.12/cwt	350.00–359.00	2,927	28
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	828	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,749	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	326.63/cwt	326.50–327.00	2,829	86
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	327.14/cwt	318.50–338.00	3,049	40
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	969	307.02/cwt	302.00–320.50	2,975	178
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,019	302.88/cwt	294.00–310.00	3,086	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,425	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,598	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	3,880.47/head	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,880	70
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,035	3,964.19/head	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,964	50

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 Oct 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,740Last week 2,690Year ago 3,163

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 193Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	648	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
41	750–800	758	357.50	357.50
19	950–1000	953	331.00	331.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	384	547.50–575.00	554.87
24	400–450	422	525.00–557.50	533.88
105	450–500	479	478.00–510.00	486.95
31	500–550	528	463.00–500.00	470.91
10	550–600	572	435.00	435.00
109	700–750	721	374.25–397.00	380.29
5	800–850	828	352.00	352.00
377	900–950	903	359.75	359.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
67	600–650	616	429.00–439.50	435.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	536	425.00	425.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	540	445.00	445.00
9	550–600	575	410.00	410.00
12	600–650	602	379.00	379.00
12	650–700	678	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	731	343.00	343.00
11	800–850	828	332.00	332.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	350–400	370	510.00–535.00	530.67
14	400–450	423	472.50–495.00	483.39
59	450–500	464	463.00–495.00	481.27
39	500–550	521	417.50–422.50	420.71
25	550–600	588	407.50	407.50
24	650–700	675	365.00	365.00
50	700–750	722	370.00	370.00
28	800–850	822	350.00–359.00	356.12
86	850–900	866	326.50–327.00	326.63
40	900–950	932	318.50–338.00	327.14
178	950–1000	969	302.00–320.50	307.02
21	1000–1050	1,019	294.00–310.00	302.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	600–650	605	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	550–600	589	365.00–375.00	369.34

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	9	—	1,598	4,350.00	4,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,425	3,900.00	3,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	70	—	1,020	3,700.00–3,950.00	3,880.47
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	50	—	1,035	3,600.00–4,000.00	3,964.19

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.