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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 29

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 12 →

Receipts

3,356 head

▲ 2,260 vs last sale 1,096▲ 1,855 vs year ago 1,501 · +123.6%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 450-550 lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher with steers 550-700 lbs selling 6.00 lower, heifers 400-550 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 $220.60/cwt on 1,957 head.

Average price

$220.60

1,957 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$328

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.51

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	374	231.27	865	22
Medium and Large 1	541	220.47	1,193	1,935

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale1,957 hd

220.60

—

NE average9 barns · 14,210 hd

211.09

+9.51

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	343	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	909	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	344	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	846	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	345	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	818	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	248.53/cwt	245.00–256.00	952	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	990	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,111	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	228.49/cwt	225.00–231.00	960	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	943	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	955	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	235.86/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,045	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	236.89/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,120	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	243.20/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,155	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	216.77/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,030	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	232.35/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,129	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	234.11/cwt	231.00–241.50	1,185	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	220.66/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,165	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,091	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	224.75/cwt	221.00–225.50	1,209	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	218.70/cwt	218.00–219.50	1,207	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,089	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	209.37/cwt	198.75–211.50	1,231	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,202	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	194.56/cwt	190.00–200.50	1,187	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	622	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,331	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	188.37/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,181	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,169	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	187.05/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,225	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,312	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	696	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,364	70
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	698	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	220.36/cwt	217.00–223.00	756	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	210.73/cwt	209.50–212.00	807	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	213.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	893	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	206.59/cwt	202.00–208.00	878	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	444	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	844	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	839	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	198.42/cwt	193.50–200.00	944	232

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 29, 2022

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

Receipts 3,356Last week 1,096Year ago 1,501

Compared to last week steers 450-550 lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher with steers 550-700 lbs selling 6.00 lower, heifers 400-550 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	223.00	223.00
35	—	475	216.00–220.00	216.77
18	—	576	189.00	189.00
7	—	535	204.00	204.00
7	—	639	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	486	225.00–236.00	232.35
90	—	443	233.00–237.00	235.86
41	—	383	245.00–256.00	248.53
167	—	528	212.00–223.00	220.66
8	—	344	246.00	246.00
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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 29

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 12 →

Receipts

3,356 head

▲ 2,260 vs last sale 1,096▲ 1,855 vs year ago 1,501 · +123.6%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers 450-550 lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher with steers 550-700 lbs selling 6.00 lower, heifers 400-550 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 $220.60/cwt on 1,957 head.

Average price

$220.60

1,957 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$328

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

$10.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.51

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	374	231.27	865	22
Medium and Large 1	541	220.47	1,193	1,935

One grade step is worth $10.80/cwt here — about −$328 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 sale1,957 hd

220.60

—

NE average9 barns · 14,210 hd

211.09

+9.51

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

Every lot

50 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	343	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	909	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	344	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	846	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	345	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	818	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	248.53/cwt	245.00–256.00	952	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	393	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	990	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	413	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,111	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	228.49/cwt	225.00–231.00	960	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	943	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	955	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	235.86/cwt	233.00–237.00	1,045	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	236.89/cwt	233.00–238.00	1,120	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	243.20/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,155	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	216.77/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,030	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	232.35/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,129	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	234.11/cwt	231.00–241.50	1,185	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	220.66/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,165	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,091	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	224.75/cwt	221.00–225.50	1,209	209
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	552	218.70/cwt	218.00–219.50	1,207	160
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,089	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	209.37/cwt	198.75–211.50	1,231	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,202	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	610	194.56/cwt	190.00–200.50	1,187	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	622	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,331	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	188.37/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,181	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	639	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,169	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	187.05/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,225	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	193.75/cwt	193.75–193.75	1,312	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	696	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,364	70
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	698	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	220.36/cwt	217.00–223.00	756	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	383	210.73/cwt	209.50–212.00	807	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	419	213.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	893	87
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	206.59/cwt	202.00–208.00	878	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	444	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	844	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	444	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	839	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	476	198.42/cwt	193.50–200.00	944	232

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 29, 2022

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

Receipts 3,356Last week 1,096Year ago 1,501

Compared to last week steers 450-550 lbs sold 2.00 to 9.00 higher with steers 550-700 lbs selling 6.00 lower, heifers 400-550 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	223.00	223.00
35	—	475	216.00–220.00	216.77
18	—	576	189.00	189.00
7	—	535	204.00	204.00
7	—	639	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	486	225.00–236.00	232.35
90	—	443	233.00–237.00	235.86
41	—	383	245.00–256.00	248.53
167	—	528	212.00–223.00	220.66
8	—	344	246.00	246.00
189

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	677	193.75	193.75
12	—	420	225.00–231.00	228.49
167	—	473	233.00–238.00	236.89
54	—	588	204.50	204.50
42	—	627	187.00–191.00	188.37
11	—	393	252.00	252.00
209	—	538	221.00–225.50	224.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
160	—	552	218.00–219.50	218.70
110	—	475	242.00–245.00	243.20
52	—	413	269.00	269.00
92	—	506	231.00–241.50	234.11
70	—	696	196.00	196.00
90	—	622	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	343	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	345	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	552	176.00	176.00
11	—	430	200.00	200.00
62	—	547	186.00–189.50	188.21
67	—	490	188.00–195.00	192.57
118	—	625	176.50–181.25	180.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	504	183.00	183.00
26	—	562	179.00–179.50	179.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	419	210.00–215.00	213.01
75	—	529	201.00	201.00
39	—	550	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	425	202.00–208.00	206.59
232	—	476	193.50–200.00	198.42
16	—	383	209.50–212.00	210.73
54	—	624	176.00–180.50	179.33
193	—	573	180.50–191.00	187.27
27	—	521	187.00–196.00	192.47
49	—	343	217.00–223.00	220.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	444	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	444	189.00	189.00
9	—	982	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	300	232.50	232.50