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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Aug 6

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Jul 16Aug 6Aug 27 →

Receipts

3,242 head

▼ 238 vs last sale 3,480▲ 36 vs year ago 3,206 · +1.1%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the seats.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.31/cwt on 1,674 head.

Average price

$169.31

1,674 head · 828 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	830	170.11	1,412	1,473
Medium and Large 1-2	815	163.41	1,331	201

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about $80 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 sale1,674 hd

169.31

—

NE average8 barns · 8,103 hd

175.91

−6.60

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

Every lot

28 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	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	454	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,096	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	722	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,541	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,378	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	748	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,309	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	785	168.13/cwt	167.00–169.50	1,320	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,487	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	183.03/cwt	182.00–183.50	1,574	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,525	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	887	164.38/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,458	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	183.39/cwt	178.00–187.10	1,693	772
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	978	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,477	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,004	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,609	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	980	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,056	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	184.16/cwt	184.00–184.25	1,239	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,194	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	185.43/cwt	184.50–186.50	1,335	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,296	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,349	280
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,366	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy

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 Aug 6, 2022

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

Receipts 3,242Last week 3,480Year ago 3,206

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the seats.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	916	155.00	155.00
98	—	1,009	150.00	150.00
280	—	780	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,039	143.00	143.00
8	—	843	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	965	156.00	156.00
144	—	790	180.00	180.00
197	—	720	184.50–186.50	185.43
464

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Aug 6

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Jul 16Aug 6Aug 27 →

Receipts

3,242 head

▼ 238 vs last sale 3,480▲ 36 vs year ago 3,206 · +1.1%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the seats.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $169.31/cwt on 1,674 head.

Average price

$169.31

1,674 head · 828 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,402

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$80

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

$6.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	830	170.11	1,412	1,473
Medium and Large 1-2	815	163.41	1,331	201

One grade step is worth $6.71/cwt here — about $80 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 sale1,674 hd

169.31

—

NE average8 barns · 8,103 hd

175.91

−6.60

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

Every lot

28 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	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	454	241.50/cwt	241.50–241.50	1,096	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	722	213.50/cwt	213.50–213.50	1,541	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,378	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	748	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,309	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	785	168.13/cwt	167.00–169.50	1,320	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,487	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	183.03/cwt	182.00–183.50	1,574	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	174.25/cwt	174.25–174.25	1,525	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	887	164.38/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,458	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	183.39/cwt	178.00–187.10	1,693	772
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	978	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,477	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,004	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,609	31
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	980	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,056	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	184.16/cwt	184.00–184.25	1,239	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	686	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,194	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	185.43/cwt	184.50–186.50	1,335	197
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,296	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	780	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,349	280
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	144
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,366	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy

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 Aug 6, 2022

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

Receipts 3,242Last week 3,480Year ago 3,206

First reported sale in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the seats.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	916	155.00	155.00
98	—	1,009	150.00	150.00
280	—	780	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,039	143.00	143.00
8	—	843	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
120	—	965	156.00	156.00
144	—	790	180.00	180.00
197	—	720	184.50–186.50	185.43
464

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	593	178.00	178.00
7	—	686	174.00	174.00
125	—	843	162.00	162.00
46	—	776	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	426	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	454	241.50	241.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	737	187.00	187.00
39	—	817	182.00	182.00
213	—	860	182.00–183.50	183.03
772	—	923	178.00–187.10	183.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	887	162.00–165.00	164.38
5	—	978	151.00	151.00
5	—	585	195.00	195.00
18	—	748	175.00	175.00
11	—	785	167.00–169.50	168.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,004	160.25	160.25
75	—	875	174.25	174.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
156	—	722	213.50	213.50