Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 27, 2021

4,819 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.51/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,033/hd at 582 lb · 912 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $153.80/cwt +0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,030/hd at 670 lb · 642 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $164.51/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,019/hd at 619 lb · 421 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,819	4,404	4,310
Feeder cattle	4,819	4,404	4,310

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers 450-600 lbs sold steady and steers over 600 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher except 700-750 lbs selling 4.00 lower, heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Demand was moderate to 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
404 thin fleshed	404	13	194.00	$194.00	$784	—
417	417	33	185.00	$185.00	$771	-3.00
424–425 fancy	424	25	202.00–202.50	$202.22	$857	+0.22
450–474	464	31	183.00–189.00	$186.56	$866	-0.94
463–495 thin fleshed	492	121	194.00–196.25	$196.02	$964	—
506 thin fleshed	506	80	186.00–187.00	$186.44	$943	-1.27
501–525 fancy	522	151	191.00–192.00	$191.13	$998	—
511–533	526	90	176.25–182.00	$178.33	$938	+0.23
566 fancy	566	224	184.25	$184.25	$1,043	—
551–597	587	688	172.50–178.00	$175.32	$1,029	+4.32
608 fancy	608	49	175.75	$175.75	$1,069	-2.25
614 thin fleshed	614	23	171.00	$171.00	$1,050	+4.01
600–637	621	292	160.00–167.00	$163.74	$1,017	+5.32
619–629	623	57	155.50–157.00	$156.14	$973	-2.28
650–678	668	560	152.50–159.00	$155.12	$1,036	+3.81
657–690	681	82	144.00–148.00	$144.76	$986	-6.55
703–744	730	294	140.50–145.50	$142.59	$1,041	-3.75
753–756	755	155	145.50–145.60	$145.55	$1,099	+3.27
810–838	827	108	136.00–137.00	$136.39	$1,128	—
840	840	12	131.00	$131.00	$1,100	—
866	866	20	130.00	$130.00	$1,126	—
914	914	24	130.50	$130.50	$1,193	+5.50
921	921	15	126.25	$126.25	$1,163	+1.25

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
523–534 thin fleshed	527	47	169.00–173.00	$171.33	$903	—
550–591	572	28	161.00–164.00	$162.66	$930	—
603–638	608	34	149.50–152.00	$151.61	$922	—
729	729	6	131.00	$131.00	$955	—
775	775	12	127.00	$127.00	$984	—
879	879	20	126.00	$126.00	$1,108	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339 thin fleshed	339	5	185.00	$185.00	$627	—
393	393	11	166.00	$166.00	$652	—
394	394	6	171.00	$171.00	$674	—
423	423	18	163.50	$163.50	$692	+2.05
453–495	472	120	156.00–159.00	$157.70	$744	-2.42
529 thin fleshed	529	40	163.00	$163.00	$862	-0.64
545	545	35	156.50	$156.50	$853	-2.04
550–586	573	212	145.50–154.00	$149.13	$855	-0.91
606–619	611	29	138.00–139.50	$138.58	$847	-4.68
611–619 thin fleshed	614	148	147.00–147.50	$147.34	$905	-1.42
650–666	659	144	133.00–134.00	$133.80	$882	-5.65
650–667	659	28	137.00–138.00	$137.46	$906	-1.99
676–689	683	14	129.25–130.00	$129.57	$885	-9.88
707–721	714	121	131.50–135.00	$133.31	$952	-2.62
701–739	717	61	127.00–128.50	$127.66	$915	-8.27
755–770	763	132	123.50–126.25	$124.95	$953	-6.55
802–828	810	30	122.50–123.25	$122.73	$994	-2.27
875	875	17	120.50	$120.50	$1,054	—
999	999	5	117.00	$117.00	$1,169	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
469–490	480	47	150.00–153.00	$151.53	$727	—
500–531	523	37	146.00–147.00	$146.74	$767	—
562–592	585	64	139.50–141.00	$140.01	$819	—
683	683	6	125.00	$125.00	$854	—
720	720	20	124.00	$124.00	$893	—
916	916	6	111.50	$111.50	$1,021	—

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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.