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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Apr 29

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Apr 15Apr 29May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,468 head

▼ 556 vs last sale 4,024▼ 2,050 vs year ago 5,518 · −37.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 302 vs last sale 332▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steers over 650 lbs sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher and heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 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 $212.54/cwt on 1,738 head.

Average price

$212.54

1,738 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$360

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

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	483	225.57	1,089	37
Medium and Large 1	683	212.25	1,450	1,701

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about −$360 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 sale1,738 hd

212.54

—

NE average10 barns · 9,487 hd

214.80

−2.26

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$1,750	13
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,186	$2,650	13

Every lot

60 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	291	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,062	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,073	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	300.76/cwt	299.00–302.00	1,083	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,009	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,285	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	276.31/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,205	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	438	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,150

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 Apr 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,468Last week 4,024Year ago 5,518

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 332Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	459	277.50–281.00	278.51
42	—	708	212.00–217.00	213.90
79	—	436	272.50–285.00	276.31
54	—	360	299.00–302.00	300.76
97	—	764	205.00–210.00	207.84
79	—	623	236.00–240.00	236.81
284	—	827	211.50–216.00	214.40
14	—	671	238.00	238.00
69	—	570	252.50–262.00	256.11
49	—	522	256.00–270.00	264.30

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Apr 29

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Apr 15Apr 29May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,468 head

▼ 556 vs last sale 4,024▼ 2,050 vs year ago 5,518 · −37.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 302 vs last sale 332▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

View

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 $212.54/cwt on 1,738 head.

Average price

$212.54

1,738 head · 679 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$360

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

$13.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

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	483	225.57	1,089	37
Medium and Large 1	683	212.25	1,450	1,701

One grade step is worth $13.31/cwt here — about −$360 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 sale1,738 hd

212.54

—

NE average10 barns · 9,487 hd

214.80

−2.26

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,260	$1,750	13
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,186	$2,650	13

Every lot

60 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	291	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,062	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,073	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	300.76/cwt	299.00–302.00	1,083	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,009	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	432	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,285	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	276.31/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,205	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	438	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,150

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 Apr 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,468Last week 4,024Year ago 5,518

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 332Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	459	277.50–281.00	278.51
42	—	708	212.00–217.00	213.90
79	—	436	272.50–285.00	276.31
54	—	360	299.00–302.00	300.76
97	—	764	205.00–210.00	207.84
79	—	623	236.00–240.00	236.81
284	—	827	211.50–216.00	214.40
14	—	671	238.00	238.00
69	—	570	252.50–262.00	256.11
49	—	522	256.00–270.00	264.30

Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	338	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	997	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	980	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,049	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	249.37/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,077	127
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	452	251.50/cwt	251.50–251.50	1,137	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,067	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	247.07/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,149	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	226.11/cwt	221.00–230.00	1,167	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	517	254.54/cwt	252.00–257.00	1,316	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,121	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,171	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	564	210.92/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,190	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	569	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,354	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	222.06/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,268	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	594	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,509	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	206.81/cwt	206.00–208.00	1,262	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	612	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,331	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	217.64/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,371	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	208.91/cwt	203.50–214.00	1,416	179
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	728	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,390	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	205.28/cwt	201.00–208.00	1,501	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	193.63/cwt	186.00–196.00	1,497	167
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	188.81/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,550	75
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	177.96/cwt	169.00–178.50	1,564	306
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	172.17/cwt	165.00–173.75	1,684	77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	516	221.00–230.00	226.11
91	—	630	216.00–225.00	217.64
77	—	978	165.00–173.75	172.17
157	—	731	201.00–208.00	205.28
127	—	432	245.00–257.50	249.37
49	—	465	242.50–247.50	247.07
75	—	821	187.00–189.00	188.81
69	—	571	217.50–225.00	222.06
306	—	879	169.00–178.50	177.96
179	—	678	203.50–214.00	208.91
167	—	773	186.00–196.00	193.63
10	—	338	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,186	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	13

Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	13

5	—	562	229.00	229.00
28	—	970	169.50	169.50
18	—	711	205.00	205.00
16	—	502	238.00	238.00
5	—	1,007	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	291	365.00	365.00
23	—	432	297.50	297.50
20	—	555	266.50	266.50
95	—	533	279.50	279.50
77	—	700	242.25	242.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	248.00	248.00
16	—	524	250.00–253.00	251.88
11	—	338	317.50	317.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	524	246.00	246.00
8	—	438	262.50	262.50
5	—	577	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	529	236.00	236.00
14	—	388	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	621	225.00–232.00	227.71
13	—	826	195.00–199.00	197.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	655	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	610	206.00–208.00	206.81
22	—	728	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	456	234.00	234.00
12	—	539	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	517	252.00–257.00	254.54
58	—	594	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	564	210.00–212.00	210.92
6	—	338	295.00	295.00
5	—	542	216.00	216.00
30	—	452	251.50	251.50
22	—	365	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	569	238.00	238.00
17	—	315	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	612	217.50	217.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,186	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,260	1,750.00	1,750.00