Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2026-05-16

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2026-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, May 16

● Final32 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

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Feeder Cattle receipts

518 head

▼ 3,510 vs last sale 4,028▼ 1,212 vs year ago 1,730 · −70.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

248 head

▲ 248 vs last sale 0▲ 69 vs year ago 179 · +38.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Not enough comparable offerings with two weeks ago to establish a trend a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in house with internet activity noticed. The auction started with weigh-ups in the morning then went into packages of non-weaned fall calves along with packages of yearlings and fall calves and finished with fall bred cows and cow/calf pairs.

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 $493.47/cwt on 44 head, down $21.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −2.93 against this barn's trailing median of $496.39.

Average price

$493.47

▼ 21.07 vs prior sale

44 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,687

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$17

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

$9.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.46

vs NE average

+19.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	497.22	2,693	27
Medium and Large 1-2	549	487.50	2,676	17thin

One grade step is worth $9.72/cwt here — about $17 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 sale44 hd

493.47

—

NE average5 barns · 217 hd

479.01

+14.46

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

+19.77

This barn, trailing median14 sales

496.39

−2.93

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

14 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $521.41, low $412.85, median $496.39 across 14 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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$4,000	72
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,022	$3,656	28
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,154	$3,475	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,402	$3,424	39
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,485	$3,270	61
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,415	$3,941	16
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,111	$5,050	10

Every lot

32 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	327	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,175	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,507	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	454	576.99/cwt	570.00–580.00	2,620	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	535.79/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,631	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	525	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,651	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	549	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,676	17
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	557	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,729	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	672	422.00/cwt	422.00–422.00	2,836	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	673	415.92/cwt	413.00–419.00	2,799	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	737	399.50/cwt	399.50–399.50	2,944	21
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	859	364.70/cwt	363.00–365.50	3,133	94
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	950	336.50/cwt	336.50–336.50	3,197	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	381	580.75/cwt	560.00–590.00	2,213	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	577.81/cwt	570.00–590.00	2,386	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,520	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,462	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	500	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,500	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	519	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,465	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	463.26/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,465	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	589	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,474	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,732	23
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,843	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	870	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,862	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	3,940.64/head	3,900.00–3,975.00	3,941	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	981	3,185.00/head	3,185.00–3,185.00	3,185	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	3,758.70/head	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,759	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,154	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	4,000.28/head	3,825.00–4,125.00	4,000	72
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,382	3,105.68/head	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,106	29
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,402	3,423.65/head	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,424	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,579	3,418.09/head	3,300.00–3,475.00	3,418	32
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	5,050.00/head	5,050.00–5,050.00	5,050	10

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 518Last week 4,028Year ago 1,730

Replacement CattleReceipts 248Last week 0Year ago 179

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	673	413.00–419.00	415.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	454	570.00–580.00	576.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	411	610.00	610.00
25	450–500	491	525.00–540.00	535.79
13	500–550	525	505.00	505.00
14	550–600	557	490.00	490.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	665.00	665.00
17	500–550	549	487.50	487.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	672	422.00	422.00
21	700–750	737	399.50	399.50
94	850–900	859	363.00–365.50	364.70
8	950–1000	950	336.50	336.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	400–450	413	570.00–590.00	577.81
9	450–500	478	515.00	515.00
4	500–550	500	500.00	500.00
23	700–750	719	380.00	380.00
9	800–850	824	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	381	560.00–590.00	580.75
10	450–500	450	560.00	560.00
15	500–550	532	457.50–480.00	463.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	519	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	589	420.00	420.00
11	850–900	870	329.00	329.00

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	16	—	1,415	3,900.00–3,975.00	3,940.64

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	29	—	1,382	2,950.00–3,350.00	3,105.68

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	39	—	1,402	3,400.00–3,450.00	3,423.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	72	—	1,300	3,825.00–4,125.00	4,000.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	32	—	1,579	3,300.00–3,475.00	3,418.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,154	3,475.00	3,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	23	—	1,031	3,650.00–3,900.00	3,758.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	981	3,185.00	3,185.00

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	10	—	1,111	5,050.00	5,050.00

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.