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Ericson Livestock Market · Sat, Sep 17

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Sep 17

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Aug 27Sep 17Oct 1 →

Receipts

3,290 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 3,207▲ 995 vs year ago 2,295 · +43.4%

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 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 $200.47/cwt on 1,854 head.

Average price

$200.47

1,854 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.11

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	201.83	1,443	1,716
Medium and Large 1-2	738	183.53	1,354	138

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about $89 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 sale1,854 hd

200.47

—

NE average7 barns · 6,171 hd

211.58

−11.11

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

Every lot

57 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	230.57/cwt	229.00–234.00	715	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	247.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	835	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	252.57/cwt	240.00–257.00	937	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,001	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	230.29/cwt	225.00–231.00	988	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,153	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	225.52/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,067	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	479	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,011	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	206.11/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,094	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	538	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,194	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	213.83/cwt	210.50–215.50	1,212	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	201.81/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,146	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	185.48/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,068	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,103	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,272	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	178.61/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,202	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	688	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,211	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,309	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	199.79/cwt	195.00–201.50	1,470	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,523	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,494	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	185.68/cwt	180.25–191.50	1,612	396
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	178.85/cwt	178.85–178.85	1,676	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,589	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,733	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,615	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	173.50/cwt	173.00–173.75	1,853	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,726	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	685	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	225.10/cwt	221.00–228.00	736	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	821	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	890	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	207.43/cwt	203.00–210.00	877	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	198.13/cwt	196.50–205.00	939	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	202.75/cwt	202.75–202.75	1,032	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	189.94/cwt	188.50–193.50	999	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	189.62/cwt	187.00–191.50	1,054	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	183.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,101	11

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 Sep 17, 2022

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

Receipts 3,290Last week 3,207Year ago 2,295

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	211.00	211.00
5	—	688	176.00	176.00
15	—	579	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	465	248.00	248.00
25	—	407	246.00	246.00
103	—	538	222.00	222.00
134	—	567	210.50–215.50	213.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	704	186.00	186.00
22	—

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Sep 17

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Aug 27Sep 17Oct 1 →

Receipts

3,290 head

▲ 83 vs last sale 3,207▲ 995 vs year ago 2,295 · +43.4%

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 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 $200.47/cwt on 1,854 head.

Average price

$200.47

1,854 head · 717 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,436

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$89

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

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.11

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	715	201.83	1,443	1,716
Medium and Large 1-2	738	183.53	1,354	138

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about $89 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 sale1,854 hd

200.47

—

NE average7 barns · 6,171 hd

211.58

−11.11

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

Every lot

57 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	230.57/cwt	229.00–234.00	715	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	247.80/cwt	245.00–255.00	835	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	252.57/cwt	240.00–257.00	937	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	407	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,001	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	230.29/cwt	225.00–231.00	988	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,153	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	225.52/cwt	219.00–227.50	1,067	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	479	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,011	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	206.11/cwt	204.00–208.00	1,094	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	538	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,194	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	567	213.83/cwt	210.50–215.50	1,212	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	201.81/cwt	197.00–204.00	1,146	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	185.48/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,068	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	579	190.50/cwt	190.50–190.50	1,103	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,272	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	673	178.61/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,202	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	688	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,211	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	704	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,309	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	199.79/cwt	195.00–201.50	1,470	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,523	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	801	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	1,494	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	185.68/cwt	180.25–191.50	1,612	396
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	178.85/cwt	178.85–178.85	1,676	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,589	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,733	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,615	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,068	173.50/cwt	173.00–173.75	1,853	156
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	156.75/cwt	156.75–156.75	1,726	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	685	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	225.10/cwt	221.00–228.00	736	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	821	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	414	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	890	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	207.43/cwt	203.00–210.00	877	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	198.13/cwt	196.50–205.00	939	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	509	202.75/cwt	202.75–202.75	1,032	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	189.94/cwt	188.50–193.50	999	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	189.62/cwt	187.00–191.50	1,054	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	183.50
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,101	11

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 Sep 17, 2022

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

Receipts 3,290Last week 3,207Year ago 2,295

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	479	211.00	211.00
5	—	688	176.00	176.00
15	—	579	190.50	190.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	465	248.00	248.00
25	—	407	246.00	246.00
103	—	538	222.00	222.00
134	—	567	210.50–215.50	213.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	704	186.00	186.00
22	—

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	633	201.00	201.00
79	—	736	195.00–201.50	199.79
120	—	473	219.00–227.50	225.52
27	—	337	245.00–255.00	247.80
69	—	937	178.85	178.85
156	—	1,068	173.00–173.75	173.50
396	—	868	180.25–191.50	185.68
23	—	568	197.00–204.00	201.81
21	—	789	193.00	193.00
52	—	531	204.00–208.00	206.11
124	—	963	180.00	180.00
33	—	801	186.50	186.50
35	—	371	240.00–257.00	252.57
59	—	429	225.00–231.00	230.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	673	174.00–184.00	178.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	776	170.00	170.00
7	—	1,024	162.50	162.50
48	—	526	188.50–193.50	189.94
33	—	674	173.00–179.00	176.23
44	—	556	187.00–191.50	189.62
46	—	881	170.00–175.50	173.54
46	—	327	221.00–228.00	225.10
58	—	837	170.00–175.25	174.31
72	—	423	203.00–210.00	207.43
21	—	701	176.00	176.00
53	—	978	163.00–165.00	164.35
20	—	368	223.00	223.00
122	—	474	196.50–205.00	198.13
99	—	910	168.00–173.00	170.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	853	165.00	165.00
32	—	1,041	156.00	156.00
7	—	651	168.00	168.00
6	—	1,184	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	509	202.75	202.75
50	—	414	215.00	215.00
11	—	616	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	323	212.00	212.00
37	—	558	183.50	183.50
28	—	677	170.00–172.00	171.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	596	180.00	180.00
4	—	686	165.00	165.00
51	—	625	165.00–171.75	169.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
134	—	832	182.25	182.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	669	164.50	164.50