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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Dec 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

3,284 head

▼ 1,476 vs last sale 4,760▲ 393 vs year ago 2,891 · +13.6%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 3.00 lower except 600-650 lbs steers sold 2.00 higher and heifers 500-650 lbs sold steady. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.21/cwt on 1,581 head.

Average price

$189.21

1,581 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$8.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	189.45	1,115	1,536
Medium and Large 1-2	486	181.16	880	45

One grade step is worth $8.28/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,581 hd

189.21

—

NE average7 barns · 14,300 hd

186.58

+2.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

43 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	304	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	632	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	878	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	217.71/cwt	212.00–221.00	832	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	411	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	949	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	222.08/cwt	216.00–226.00	913	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	202.48/cwt	202.00–203.00	956	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,019	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,074	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	513	187.37/cwt	186.00–188.00	961	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	196.60/cwt	190.00–201.50	1,052	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	171.53/cwt	171.00–172.50	926	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	199.29/cwt	198.00–201.50	1,112	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	185.25/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,063	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	591	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	987	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	180.41/cwt	171.00–182.50	1,137	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	170.54/cwt	165.50–176.50	1,141	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	164.63/cwt	159.50–167.50	1,174	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,099	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	785	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,201	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,456	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	273	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,570	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	181.14/cwt	179.00–181.50	619	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	686	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	398	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	744	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	179.15/cwt	170.50–180.50	779	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	165.92/cwt	163.00–169.00	786	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	178.07/cwt	176.00–181.00	865	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	911	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522

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 Dec 4, 2021

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

Receipts 3,284Last week 4,760Year ago 2,891

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 3.00 lower except 600-650 lbs steers sold 2.00 higher and heifers 500-650 lbs sold steady. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	398	187.00	187.00
28	—	506	180.00	180.00
72	—	600	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	577	163.00–171.50	167.53
179	—	659	161.00–168.00	164.55
26	—	757	159.75	159.75
6	—	950	150.50	150.50
86	—	486	176.00–181.00	178.07
168	—	435	170.50–180.50	179.15
346	—	522	166.50–177.50	173.34
136	—

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Dec 4

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Nov 27Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

3,284 head

▼ 1,476 vs last sale 4,760▲ 393 vs year ago 2,891 · +13.6%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 3.00 lower except 600-650 lbs steers sold 2.00 higher and heifers 500-650 lbs sold steady. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $189.21/cwt on 1,581 head.

Average price

$189.21

1,581 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$8.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.63

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	589	189.45	1,115	1,536
Medium and Large 1-2	486	181.16	880	45

One grade step is worth $8.28/cwt here — about $235 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,581 hd

189.21

—

NE average7 barns · 14,300 hd

186.58

+2.63

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

43 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	304	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	632	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	363	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	878	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	217.71/cwt	212.00–221.00	832	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	411	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	949	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	222.08/cwt	216.00–226.00	913	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	202.48/cwt	202.00–203.00	956	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	473	215.50/cwt	215.50–215.50	1,019	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	210.25/cwt	210.25–210.25	1,074	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	513	187.37/cwt	186.00–188.00	961	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	196.60/cwt	190.00–201.50	1,052	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	171.53/cwt	171.00–172.50	926	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	199.29/cwt	198.00–201.50	1,112	170
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	185.25/cwt	179.00–189.00	1,063	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	591	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	987	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	180.41/cwt	171.00–182.50	1,137	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	170.54/cwt	165.50–176.50	1,141	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	713	164.63/cwt	159.50–167.50	1,174	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,099	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	785	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,201	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,456	64
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	273	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,570	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	342	181.14/cwt	179.00–181.50	619	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	686	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	398	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	744	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	710	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	179.15/cwt	170.50–180.50	779	168
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	165.92/cwt	163.00–169.00	786	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	178.07/cwt	176.00–181.00	865	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	911	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522

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 Dec 4, 2021

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

Receipts 3,284Last week 4,760Year ago 2,891

Compared to last week steers sold steady to 3.00 lower except 600-650 lbs steers sold 2.00 higher and heifers 500-650 lbs sold steady. Demand was good from the buyers in the crowd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	398	187.00	187.00
28	—	506	180.00	180.00
72	—	600	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
122	—	577	163.00–171.50	167.53
179	—	659	161.00–168.00	164.55
26	—	757	159.75	159.75
6	—	950	150.50	150.50
86	—	486	176.00–181.00	178.07
168	—	435	170.50–180.50	179.15
346	—	522	166.50–177.50	173.34
136	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	651	152.00	152.00
30	—	615	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	167.00	167.00
34	—	342	179.00–181.50	181.14
7	—	806	148.00	148.00
39	—	474	163.00–169.00	165.92
7	—	383	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	273	575.00	575.00
114	—	603	169.25–170.50	169.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	706	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	591	167.00	167.00
14	—	304	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
272	—	669	165.50–176.50	170.54
16	—	382	212.00–221.00	217.71
39	—	411	216.00–226.00	222.08
64	—	893	163.00	163.00
146	—	574	179.00–189.00	185.25
42	—	472	202.00–203.00	202.48
136	—	630	171.00–182.50	180.41
166	—	535	190.00–201.50	196.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	713	159.50–167.50	164.63
7	—	785	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	473	215.50	215.50
38	—	363	242.00	242.00
170	—	558	198.00–201.50	199.29
18	—	411	231.00	231.00
79	—	625	185.00	185.00
64	—	511	210.25	210.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	540	171.00–172.50	171.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	153.00	153.00
47	—	513	186.00–188.00	187.37