Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2026-06-20

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2026-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Jun 20

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← May 30Jun 20Jul 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,244 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 1,309▲ 1,244 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 26 vs last sale 44▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported auction in three weeks a trend is not applicable. 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 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $438.33/cwt on 35 head, down $4.55 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 16 comparable sales and sits −4.69 against this barn's trailing median of $443.03.

Average price

$438.33

▼ 4.55 vs prior sale

35 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,417

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.47

vs NE average

+26.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	441.61	2,458	29
Medium and Large 1-2	526	422.50	2,222	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $236 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 sale35 hd

438.33

—

NE average4 barns · 180 hd

441.81

−3.47

National average169 barns · 9,451 hd

411.50

+26.83

This barn, trailing median16 sales

443.03

−4.69

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

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $464.00, low $376.33, median $443.03 across 16 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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,329	$5,000	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,542	$4,800	19
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,361	$3,645	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,113	$4,700	6

Every lot

24 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,279	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,418	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	476.00/cwt	476.00–476.00	2,751	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	2,847	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	2,832	10
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,907	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	371.05/cwt	359.00–379.00	3,057	59
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	872	360.13/cwt	355.00–361.25	3,140	66
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	941	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	3,237	61
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	341.44/cwt	338.00–344.00	3,397	96
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,074	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,427	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	526	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,222	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	419.78/cwt	418.00–422.50	2,473	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	697	376.14/cwt	372.00–377.00	2,622	29
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,668	53
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	344.27/cwt	341.00–345.50	2,685	44
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	343.69/cwt	337.50–345.00	2,815	245
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,884	62
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	317.96/cwt	315.50–318.75	2,925	350
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,329	5,000.00/head	5,000.00–5,000.00	5,000	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,361	3,645.41/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,645	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,542	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	19
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	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 Jun 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,244Last week 1,309Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 44Year ago 0

First reported auction in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	407	560.00	560.00
8	550–600	578	476.00	476.00
13	650–700	666	427.50	427.50
10	700–750	701	404.00	404.00
5	750–800	765	380.00	380.00
59	800–850	824	359.00–379.00	371.05
66	850–900	872	355.00–361.25	360.13
61	900–950	941	344.00	344.00
96	950–1000	995	338.00–344.00	341.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	465	520.00	520.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	522	465.00	465.00
15	550–600	589	418.00–422.50	419.78
29	650–700	697	372.00–377.00	376.14
53	700–750	723	369.00	369.00
44	750–800	780	341.00–345.50	344.27
245	800–850	819	337.50–345.00	343.69
62	850–900	866	333.00	333.00
350	900–950	920	315.50–318.75	317.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	419	495.00	495.00
6	500–550	526	422.50	422.50

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,329	5,000.00	5,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,542	4,800.00	4,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,361	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,645.41

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,113	4,700.00	4,700.00

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.