Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2026-02-07

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2026-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Feb 7

● Final20 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 4,867 vs last sale 4,960▼ 2,279 vs year ago 2,372 · −96.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1,198 head

▲ 1,198 vs last sale 0▲ 1,198 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Nice run of bred cows and bred heifers on offer along with some flyweight calves being split off their mothers. Majority of the bred stock was mated to black Angus bulls with some being bred red Angus. Demand was 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

Heifers · summary 1000–1100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

1000–1100 lb heifers averaged $287.00/cwt on 5 head. That ranks 6 of 6 comparable sales and sits +3.25 against this barn's trailing median of $283.75.

Average price

$287.00

5 head · 1,002 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−16.50

vs NE average

−10.78 vs national

Price by quality 1000–1100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	1,002	287.00	2,876	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 1000–1100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

287.00

—

NE average2 barns · 20 hd

303.50

−16.50

National average45 barns · 1,468 hd

297.78

−10.78

This barn, trailing median6 sales

283.75

+3.25

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 1000–1100 lb

6 sales

Heifers 1000–1100 lb: high $292.00, low $266.37, median $283.75 across 6 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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,372	$4,928	20
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,467	$4,635	35
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,373	$4,117	59
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,028	$4,000	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,205	$4,000	17
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,440	$3,725	154
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,363	$3,650	403
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$2,863	41
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,319	$2,850	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,244	$2,800	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,063	$4,403	384
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,108	$4,100	6

Every lot

20 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	240	2,210.00/head	2,210.00–2,210.00	2,210	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	392	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	228	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	17
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	19
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,002	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,876	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,244	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	2,863.36/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	2,863	41
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,346	3,650.30/head	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,650	239
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,372	4,927.98/head	4,900.00–5,000.00	4,928	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,373	4,116.50/head	4,050.00–4,225.00	4,117	59
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,388	3,650.23/head	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,650	164
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,439	3,744.64/head	3,350.00–4,100.00	3,745	99
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,442	3,690.00/head	3,600.00–3,825.00	3,690	55
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,467	4,635.43/head	4,100.00–4,750.00	4,635	35
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,063	4,402.73/head	3,950.00–4,975.00	4,403	384
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,108	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	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 Feb 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 93Last week 4,960Year ago 2,372

Replacement CattleReceipts 1,198Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,002	287.00	287.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
17	200–250	228	2,050.00	2,050.00
19	300–350	343	2,125.00	2,125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
11	200–250	240	2,210.00	2,210.00
12	300–350	300	2,400.00	2,400.00
17	350–400	392	2,525.00	2,525.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,028	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	1,319	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	41	—	1,300	2,600.00–3,600.00	2,863.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,372	4,900.00–5,000.00	4,927.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	99	—	1,439	3,350.00–4,100.00	3,744.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	164	—	1,388	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,650.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,244	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	—	1,373	4,050.00–4,225.00	4,116.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	1,205	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	35	—	1,467	4,100.00–4,750.00	4,635.43

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	55	—	1,442	3,600.00–3,825.00	3,690.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	239	—	1,346	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,650.30

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)	6	—	1,108	4,100.00	4,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	384	—	1,063	3,950.00–4,975.00	4,402.73

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.