Sale reports / Nebraska / Ericson / 2026-11-07

Ericson

Name: Ericson livestock auction prices — 2026-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-11-07

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Nov 7

● Final26 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Oct 31Nov 7latest

Receipts

2,549 head

▲ 616 vs last sale 1,933▼ 1,667 vs year ago 4,216 · −39.5%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer calves 450-650 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower and heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower except 450-500 lbs heifers selling steady to 5.00 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 $436.22/cwt on 332 head, down $14.46 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −58.61 against this barn's trailing median of $494.83.

Average price

$436.22

▼ 14.46 vs prior sale

332 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.96

vs NE average

+16.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	436.22	2,403	332

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale332 hd

436.22

—

NE average11 barns · 4,079 hd

434.27

+1.96

National average176 barns · 27,740 hd

419.32

+16.90

This barn, trailing median14 sales

494.83

−58.61

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 $494.83 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

26 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,803	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	537.86/cwt	530.00–540.00	2,211	39
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	487.30/cwt	475.00–495.00	2,315	128
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	452.59/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,358	155
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	421.89/cwt	413.00–425.00	2,434	177
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	403.64/cwt	387.50–422.00	2,535	393
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	631	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,287	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	643	410.50/cwt	410.50–410.50	2,640	355
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fancy	657	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,700	90
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	672	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,507	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	693	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,391	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,509	11
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	752	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,564	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	347	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,856	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	498.55/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,939	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	441.55/cwt	427.00–450.00	2,089	183
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	402.75/cwt	392.00–412.50	2,078	138
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,931	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	383.99/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,200	143
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	588	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	32
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	602	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	26
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	371.42/cwt	364.00–376.00	2,295	23
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	625	372.02/cwt	371.00–375.00	2,325	346
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	337.89/cwt	335.00–346.00	2,281	41
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	13

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 7, 2026

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

Receipts 2,549Last week 1,933Year ago 4,216

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
32	550–600	588	2,300.00	2,300.00
26	600–650	602	2,550.00	2,550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	1,600.00	1,600.00
8	300–350	347	535.00	535.00
41	350–400	389	490.00–500.00	498.55
183	450–500	473	427.00–450.00	441.55
138	500–550	516	392.00–412.50	402.75
143	550–600	573	377.00–395.00	383.99
13	700–750	710	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	618	364.00–376.00	371.42
41	650–700	675	335.00–346.00	337.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
346	600–650	625	371.00–375.00	372.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	322	560.00	560.00
39	400–450	411	530.00–540.00	537.86
128	450–500	475	475.00–495.00	487.30
155	500–550	521	440.00–460.00	452.59
177	550–600	577	413.00–425.00	421.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
393	600–650	628	387.50–422.00	403.64
15	650–700	672	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	631	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
355	600–650	643	410.50	410.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	693	345.00	345.00
11	700–750	725	346.00	346.00
35	750–800	752	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
90	650–700	657	411.00	411.00

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.