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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 21

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Receipts

2,844 head

▲ 1,647 vs last sale 1,197▲ 1,748 vs year ago 1,096 · +159.5%

Also sold hereFeeder/Replacement Cattle Special

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks thin test, steer calves 450-550 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower and steer calves 550-600 lbs sold sharply higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher and heifer calves 450-550 lbs sold 7.00 lower. Yearling steers and heifers over 900 lbs sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to very 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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $296.66/cwt on 1,366 head.

Average price

$296.66

1,366 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	297.08	1,846	1,342
Medium and Large 1-2	572	273.22	1,563	24

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $283 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 sale1,366 hd

296.66

—

NE average11 barns · 16,537 hd

300.36

−3.70

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

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,235	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,355	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	352.87/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,450	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	412	365.96/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,508	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	443	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,422	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,455	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	456	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,436	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	339.03/cwt	324.00–342.00	1,604	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,663	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	536	289.56/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,552	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	302.15/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,623	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	541	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,585	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,801	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	557	313.36/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,745	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	273.22/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,563	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	298.32/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,727	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	279.07/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,747	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	636	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,870	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	262.16/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,751	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,973	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	803	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,815	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,081	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,352	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	967	231.07/cwt	231.00–231.50	2,234	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,352	122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,117	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	331.73/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,257	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	300.15/cwt	296.50–303.00	1,291	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	274.09/cwt	272.50–278.00	1,211	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	450	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,251	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	283.55/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,330	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,345	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	271.87/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,430	303
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	249.40/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,444	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586

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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 2,844Last week 1,197Year ago 1,096

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	606	263.50	263.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	327.50	327.50
8	—	773	235.50	235.50
32	—	379	330.00–333.00	331.73
33	—	920	230.00	230.00
21	—	1,000	227.50	227.50
8	—	846	230.00	230.00
60	—	889	224.00	224.00
303	—	526	264.00–277.00	271.87

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Ericson

Feeder Cattle · Ericson, Nebraska · Sat, Oct 21

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1853

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Receipts

2,844 head

▲ 1,647 vs last sale 1,197▲ 1,748 vs year ago 1,096 · +159.5%

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

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $296.66/cwt on 1,366 head.

Average price

$296.66

1,366 head · 621 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$23.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs NE average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	621	297.08	1,846	1,342
Medium and Large 1-2	572	273.22	1,563	24

One grade step is worth $23.86/cwt here — about $283 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 sale1,366 hd

296.66

—

NE average11 barns · 16,537 hd

300.36

−3.70

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

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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,235	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	352	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,355	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	352.87/cwt	348.00–356.00	1,450	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	412	365.96/cwt	362.00–368.00	1,508	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	443	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,422	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,455	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	456	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,436	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	339.03/cwt	324.00–342.00	1,604	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	510	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,663	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	536	289.56/cwt	289.00–294.00	1,552	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	302.15/cwt	301.00–306.00	1,623	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	541	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,585	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	556	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,801	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	557	313.36/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,745	144
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	273.22/cwt	273.00–274.00	1,563	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	298.32/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,727	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	279.07/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,747	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	636	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,870	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	262.16/cwt	258.00–264.00	1,751	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,973	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	803	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,815	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,081	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	939	250.50/cwt	250.50–250.50	2,352	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	967	231.07/cwt	231.00–231.50	2,234	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,001	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,352	122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,117	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	331.73/cwt	330.00–333.00	1,257	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	300.15/cwt	296.50–303.00	1,291	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	274.09/cwt	272.50–278.00	1,211	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	450	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,251	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	283.55/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,330	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,345	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	271.87/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,430	303
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	579	249.40/cwt	247.00–254.00	1,444	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586

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 21, 2023

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

Receipts 2,844Last week 1,197Year ago 1,096

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	606	263.50	263.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	341	327.50	327.50
8	—	773	235.50	235.50
32	—	379	330.00–333.00	331.73
33	—	920	230.00	230.00
21	—	1,000	227.50	227.50
8	—	846	230.00	230.00
60	—	889	224.00	224.00
303	—	526	264.00–277.00	271.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	442	272.50–278.00	274.09
17	—	586	243.00	243.00
6	—	491	274.00	274.00
5	—	700	228.00	228.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	450	278.00	278.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	846	230.00	230.00
210	—	939	227.50–230.00	229.62
56	—	880	227.00	227.00
53	—	1,002	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	606	243.00–253.50	248.40
80	—	579	247.00–254.00	249.40
7	—	707	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	510	326.00	326.00
40	—	412	362.00–368.00	365.96
144	—	557	311.00–315.00	313.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	537	301.00–306.00	302.15
16	—	853	244.00	244.00
12	—	780	253.00	253.00
122	—	1,001	235.00	235.00
176	—	473	324.00–342.00	339.03
5	—	343	360.00	360.00
57	—	939	250.50	250.50
48	—	411	348.00–356.00	352.87
149	—	579	285.00–305.00	298.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	668	258.00–264.00	262.16
8	—	803	226.00	226.00
103	—	626	270.00–284.00	279.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	572	273.00–274.00	273.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	445	327.00	327.00
44	—	536	289.00–294.00	289.56
14	—	456	315.00	315.00
35	—	967	231.00–231.50	231.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	443	321.00	321.00
43	—	541	293.00	293.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	636	294.00	294.00
9	—	352	385.00	385.00
57	—	556	324.00	324.00