Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2025-11-29

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2025-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-29

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Nov 29

● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Nov 22Nov 29Dec 6 →

Receipts

4,253 head

▲ 536 vs last sale 3,717▲ 157 vs year ago 4,096 · +3.8%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers under 600 lbs sold 15.00 to 40.00 higher and steers over 600 lbs sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher with yearling steers selling 15.00 higher. All weights of heifers sold 10.00 to 20.00 higher. Demand was good to very good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet. Almost all the offerings had received fall vaccinations and nearly half were weaned a minimum of 45 days.

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 $466.08/cwt on 750 head. That ranks 6 of 13 comparable sales and sits −30.11 against this barn's trailing median of $496.19.

Average price

$466.08

750 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$389

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

$89.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.02

vs NE average

+67.41 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	469.29	2,544	723
Medium and Large 1-2	567	380.13	2,155	27

One grade step is worth $89.16/cwt here — about $389 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 sale750 hd

466.08

—

NE average2 barns · 1,248 hd

454.07

+12.02

National average33 barns · 4,299 hd

398.67

+67.41

This barn, trailing median13 sales

496.19

−30.11

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

41 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	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	324	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,669	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,115	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,184	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Full	415	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,034	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,959	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	450.78/cwt	441.00–462.50	2,074	29
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	522.56/cwt	517.50–530.00	2,487	34
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	494	485.41/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,398	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,113	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	486.28/cwt	475.00–507.50	2,543	351
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	542	457.81/cwt	453.00–462.50	2,481	105
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	451.48/cwt	434.00–461.00	2,560	267
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	370.50/cwt	362.50–374.00	2,156	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	421.01/cwt	401.00–437.50	2,610	425
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	423.11/cwt	409.00–438.00	2,678	437
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	637	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,363	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	412.77/cwt	391.00–422.00	2,766	361
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	396.26/cwt	395.00–397.00	2,659	174
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	712	344.88/cwt	338.00–350.00	2,456	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	372.14/cwt	362.50–376.00	2,657	91
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fancy	717	394.26/cwt	390.00–397.00	2,827	205
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	371.53/cwt	369.50–374.00	2,694	80
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	767	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,631	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	891	334.50/cwt	334.50–334.50	2,980	159
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,690	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	385	518.51/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,996	17
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	1,843	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	451.65/cwt	437.50–461.00	1,920	71
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Full	472	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,912	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	424.08/cwt	412.50–430.00	2,044	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	518	439.77/cwt	439.00–441.50	2,278	152
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	402.30/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,116	206
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	541	378.37/cwt	378.00–382.50	2,047	58
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	541	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,866	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	384.39/cwt	366.00–396.00	2,245	303
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	586	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,432	75
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	371.06/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,263	90
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	654	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,348	41
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,539	72
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	357.20/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,386	75
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,442	6

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 Nov 29, 2025

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

Receipts 4,253Last week 3,717Year ago 4,096

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	550–600	586	415.00	415.00
72	650–700	656	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	472	405.00	405.00
58	500–550	541	378.00–382.50	378.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
8	350–400	386	477.50	477.50
71	400–450	425	437.50–461.00	451.65
58	450–500	482	412.50–430.00	424.08
206	500–550	526	390.00–415.00	402.30
303	550–600	584	366.00–396.00	384.39
41	650–700	654	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	385	515.00–525.00	518.51
152	500–550	518	439.00–441.50	439.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
90	600–650	610	360.00–376.00	371.06
75	650–700	668	345.00–370.00	357.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	541	345.00	345.00
6	800–850	825	296.00	296.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
205	700–750	717	390.00–397.00	394.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	415	490.00	490.00
25	450–500	494	475.00–495.00	485.41
105	500–550	542	453.00–462.50	457.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	545.00	545.00
27	400–450	412	530.00	530.00
34	450–500	476	517.50–530.00	522.56
351	500–550	523	475.00–507.50	486.28
267	550–600	567	434.00–461.00	451.48
437	600–650	633	409.00–438.00	423.11
361	650–700	670	391.00–422.00	412.77
91	700–750	714	362.50–376.00	372.14
159	850–900	891	334.50	334.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
425	600–650	620	401.00–437.50	421.01
174	650–700	671	395.00–397.00	396.26
80	700–750	725	369.50–374.00	371.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	324	515.00	515.00
5	400–450	415	472.00	472.00
29	450–500	460	441.00–462.50	450.78
5	500–550	500	422.50	422.50
22	550–600	582	362.50–374.00	370.50
14	700–750	712	338.00–350.00	344.88
5	750–800	767	343.00	343.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	637	371.00	371.00

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.