Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 9, 2021

3,306 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.38/cwt ≈ $969/hd at 572 lb · 411 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $157.44/cwt ≈ $993/hd at 631 lb · 361 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $147.77/cwt ≈ $1,005/hd at 680 lb · 240 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,306	1,633	2,826
Feeder cattle	3,306	27	2,826
Replacement cattle	—	1,606	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346 thin fleshed	346	7	209.00	$209.00	$723	—
389–399	395	20	191.00–196.00	$193.75	$765	—
409 thin fleshed	409	23	199.00	$199.00	$814	—
405–427	416	22	191.00–194.00	$192.46	$801	—
458–466 thin fleshed	463	35	193.50–195.50	$194.88	$902	—
478 fancy	478	29	198.00	$198.00	$946	—
476–492	488	162	185.00–191.00	$188.08	$918	—
506–548	529	124	175.00–183.00	$179.39	$949	—
548 unweaned	548	11	165.00	$165.00	$904	—
555–579 thin fleshed	569	230	172.00–175.50	$174.85	$995	—
556–589	576	181	161.00–167.00	$162.43	$936	—
604–641	618	112	149.00–154.50	$152.59	$943	—
606–649	636	234	157.00–163.50	$160.21	$1,019	—
649 unweaned	649	15	150.50	$150.50	$977	—
651–693	679	197	147.50–152.75	$149.98	$1,018	—
668–695	687	43	136.25–141.00	$137.65	$946	—
708–745	729	141	135.75–141.50	$138.46	$1,009	—
750–769	757	217	142.00–146.75	$144.19	$1,092	—
993	993	24	131.75	$131.75	$1,308	—
1007–1013	1010	107	124.50–127.00	$125.66	$1,269	—
1101	1101	101	127.50	$127.50	$1,404	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
414–436 thin fleshed	421	23	168.00–173.00	$171.42	$722	—
406–446	435	23	159.00–165.00	$161.41	$702	—
462 fancy	462	34	174.00	$174.00	$804	—
474–494	485	143	155.00–159.50	$156.83	$761	—
500–515	507	95	152.00–155.00	$154.10	$781	—
521–531 thin fleshed	526	77	156.50–157.00	$156.77	$825	—
562 thin fleshed	562	86	153.75	$153.75	$864	—
567–588	574	117	143.00–146.00	$144.82	$831	—
591–596	595	32	139.00–140.00	$139.78	$832	—
608 unweaned	608	22	145.00	$145.00	$882	—
605–621	616	61	144.00–147.00	$144.99	$893	—
615–621	619	68	138.00–138.50	$138.36	$856	—
626	626	40	146.50	$146.50	$917	—
654–684	674	84	136.00–142.00	$136.62	$921	—
689	689	31	132.75	$132.75	$915	—
704–723	715	123	132.75–134.00	$133.59	$955	—
765	765	9	134.75	$134.75	$1,031	—
878	878	8	126.50	$126.50	$1,111	-3.50
924	924	7	125.00	$125.00	$1,155	—
1088	1088	40	117.00	$117.00	$1,273	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
381 thin fleshed	381	11	166.00–167.00	$166.45	$634	—
427 thin fleshed	427	17	155.50	$155.50	$664	—
491 thin fleshed	491	15	145.00	$145.00	$712	—
724	724	20	128.50	$128.50	$930	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.