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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 1

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,924 head

▲ 634 vs last sale 3,290▲ 1,766 vs year ago 2,158 · +81.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 0▲ 85 vs year ago 35 · +242.9%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves 400-600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 higher and heifer calves 400-600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, the yearling heifers over 700 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.45/cwt on 2,132 head.

Average price

$190.45

2,132 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	191.78	1,189	1,946
Medium and Large 1-2	525	176.60	928	186

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $261 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 sale2,132 hd

190.45

—

NE average9 barns · 8,697 hd

185.57

+4.88

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

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,445	20
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$1,229	100

Every lot

49 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	245.58/cwt	245.00–246.00	845	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	368	225.76/cwt	225.00–228.00	831	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	911	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	422	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	975	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	242.27/cwt	239.50–246.00	1,044	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	208.87/cwt	204.00–217.00	975	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	234.00/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,095	253
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 Oct 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,924Last week 3,290Year ago 2,158

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 0Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	504	218.50	218.50
102	—	498	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	767	170.50	170.50
45	—	712	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	827	176.75	176.75

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 1

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Sep 17Oct 1Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,924 head

▲ 634 vs last sale 3,290▲ 1,766 vs year ago 2,158 · +81.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

120 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 0▲ 85 vs year ago 35 · +242.9%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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 $190.45/cwt on 2,132 head.

Average price

$190.45

2,132 head · 612 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$15.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.88

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	620	191.78	1,189	1,946
Medium and Large 1-2	525	176.60	928	186

One grade step is worth $15.17/cwt here — about $261 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 sale2,132 hd

190.45

—

NE average9 barns · 8,697 hd

185.57

+4.88

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

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,445	20
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$1,229	100

Every lot

49 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	245.58/cwt	245.00–246.00	845	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	368	225.76/cwt	225.00–228.00	831	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	911	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	422	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	975	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	242.27/cwt	239.50–246.00	1,044	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	208.87/cwt	204.00–217.00	975	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	234.00/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,095	253
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2

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 Oct 1, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,924Last week 3,290Year ago 2,158

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 0Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	504	218.50	218.50
102	—	498	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	767	170.50	170.50
45	—	712	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	827	176.75	176.75

Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	228.02/cwt	226.00–230.00	780	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	213.76/cwt	209.00–217.00	793	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	697	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	203.77/cwt	196.00–208.00	882	238
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	441	188.98/cwt	188.00–192.00	833	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	180.54/cwt	179.00–181.00	849	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	194.06/cwt	188.00–199.00	914	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	498	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,056	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	504	218.50/cwt	218.50–218.50	1,101	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	512	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,055	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	194.98/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,000	140
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	538	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	968	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	170.88/cwt	168.00–173.00	919	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	186.89/cwt	181.50–192.00	1,062	166
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	168.09/cwt	166.00–171.00	967	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	639	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,118	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,114	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	708	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,317	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	712	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,239	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,301	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	767	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,308	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	786	185.25/cwt	185.25–185.25	1,456	234
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	787	184.83/cwt	184.75–185.00	1,455	204
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	176.75/cwt	176.75–176.75	1,462	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	171.65/cwt	168.50–172.00	1,560	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,610	7

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	538	168.00–173.00	170.88
13	—	381	183.00	183.00
34	—	470	179.00–181.00	180.54
9	—	671	166.00	166.00
43	—	575	166.00–171.00	168.09
24	—	441	188.00–192.00	188.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	562	220.25	220.25
97	—	670	205.50	205.50
372	—	520	222.75–227.25	225.57

Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	1,445.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,445	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,370	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,388	1,239.18/head	1,210.00–1,260.00	1,239	81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	538	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	708	186.00	186.00
204	—	787	184.75–185.00	184.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
234	—	786	185.25	185.25
104	—	512	206.00	206.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	639	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	368	225.00–228.00	225.76
19	—	546	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	611	199.00–207.00	206.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	572	200.25–211.75	208.24
76	—	765	196.00	196.00
24	—	344	245.00–246.00	245.58
114	—	431	239.50–246.00	242.27
22	—	696	190.50	190.50
253	—	468	225.00–238.00	234.00
133	—	526	199.50–213.50	206.54
8	—	378	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	467	204.00–217.00	208.87
38	—	573	187.00–191.00	188.09
8	—	501	188.00	188.00
10	—	701	184.50	184.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	422	231.00	231.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,198	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,445.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	81	—	1,388	1,210.00–1,260.00	1,239.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	19	—	1,370	1,185.00	1,185.00