Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2025-11-02

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-11-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-02

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sun, Nov 2

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Oct 25Nov 2Nov 8 →

Receipts

3,504 head

▲ 1,333 vs last sale 2,171▲ 3,504 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves sold steady to 25.00 lower and yearling steers sold 10.00 higher. Heifer calves sold steady to 15.00 lower except 550-600 lbs heifers selling steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to 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 $447.05/cwt on 624 head. That ranks 3 of 13 comparable sales and sits −49.14 against this barn's trailing median of $496.19.

Average price

$447.05

624 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

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

$5.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.83

vs NE average

+17.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	447.84	2,466	532
Medium and Large 1-2	531	442.50	2,350	92

One grade step is worth $5.34/cwt here — about $116 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 sale624 hd

447.05

—

NE average9 barns · 6,408 hd

452.88

−5.83

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

+17.33

This barn, trailing median13 sales

496.19

−49.14

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

44 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	565.75/cwt	560.00–572.50	2,099	30
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	395	534.35/cwt	525.00–537.50	2,111	20
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	413	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,375	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	525.14/cwt	524.50–526.50	2,311	28
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	493.94/cwt	480.00–500.50	2,371	232
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	507	487.71/cwt	462.00–497.00	2,473	151
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	531	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,350	92
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	2,550	102
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	424.32/cwt	412.50–437.50	2,427	269
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,432	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	414.68/cwt	407.50–421.00	2,554	139
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	631	449.75/cwt	449.50–450.00	2,838	113
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,459	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,536	48
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,695	80
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,590	30
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,745	19
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	344.61/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,636	11
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	368.47/cwt	366.00–369.50	3,224	455
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	878	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	3,029	50
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	884	340.72/cwt	338.00–344.00	3,012	24
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	905	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,068	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fancy	962	363.25/cwt	363.25–363.25	3,494	110
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	342.04/cwt	336.00–345.00	3,335	96
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,803	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	496.68/cwt	490.00–510.00	1,892	29
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	445	446.80/cwt	432.50–450.00	1,988	89
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	434.42/cwt	425.00–448.00	2,059	115
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	417.46/cwt	407.50–428.00	2,142	232
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	514	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,274	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	402.60/cwt	384.00–413.00	2,303	163
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	589	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,179	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	634	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,301	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	338.89/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,254	22
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	733	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,441	15
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,344	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,708	71
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	816	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,685	33
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	821	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	2,906	140
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	316.09/cwt	315.50–316.50	2,759	110
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	303.95/cwt	301.00–307.50	2,842	11
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	312.75/cwt	312.75–312.75	3,074	62

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

Sun Nov 2, 2025

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

Receipts 3,504Last week 2,171Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	350–400	371	560.00–572.50	565.75
28	400–450	440	524.50–526.50	525.14
232	450–500	480	480.00–500.50	493.94
151	500–550	507	462.00–497.00	487.71
269	550–600	572	412.50–437.50	424.32
8	600–650	608	400.00	400.00
80	650–700	667	404.00	404.00
19	750–800	750	366.00	366.00
455	850–900	875	366.00–369.50	368.47
96	950–1000	975	336.00–345.00	342.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
139	600–650	616	407.50–421.00	414.68
48	650–700	657	386.00	386.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	560	385.00	385.00
18	600–650	643	382.50	382.50
50	850–900	878	345.00	345.00
59	900–950	905	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
102	550–600	558	457.00	457.00
113	600–650	631	449.50–450.00	449.75
110	950–1000	962	363.25	363.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	413	575.00	575.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	395	525.00–537.50	534.35
92	500–550	531	442.50	442.50
30	700–750	742	349.00	349.00
11	750–800	765	340.00–350.00	344.61
24	850–900	884	338.00–344.00	340.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	442.50	442.50
140	800–850	821	354.00	354.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	535.00	535.00
29	350–400	381	490.00–510.00	496.68
89	400–450	445	432.50–450.00	446.80
115	450–500	474	425.00–448.00	434.42
232	500–550	513	407.50–428.00	417.46
163	550–600	572	384.00–413.00	402.60
21	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
71	750–800	767	353.00	353.00
33	800–850	816	329.00	329.00
110	850–900	873	315.50–316.50	316.09
11	900–950	935	301.00–307.50	303.95
62	950–1000	983	312.75	312.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	589	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	634	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	650–700	665	335.00–340.00	338.89
15	700–750	733	333.00	333.00
8	750–800	750	312.50	312.50

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.