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Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 20, 2021

2,901 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.45/cwt -2.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 781 lb · 433 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $136.09/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,194/hd at 878 lb · 400 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.39/cwt +13.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,050/hd at 722 lb · 399 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,901 4,046 0
Feeder cattle 2,892 4,046 0
Replacement cattle 9 — 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher and heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364 364 5 206.00 $206.00 $750 —
448 thin fleshed 448 6 205.00 $205.00 $918 —
490 490 20 185.00 $185.00 $906 -2.01
493 thin fleshed 493 17 196.00 $196.00 $966 -0.61
516 516 40 179.00 $179.00 $924 -2.00
555–576 568 84 172.50–174.00 $173.25 $984 -4.82
586 586 56 167.00 $167.00 $979 -11.07
600 600 23 163.50 $163.50 $981 +2.49
697–698 698 109 152.50–154.50 $154.21 $1,076 -1.35
717–732 725 32 145.50–146.50 $146.04 $1,059 +1.30
787 787 32 134.50 $134.50 $1,059 -5.25
791–799 796 238 141.50–144.85 $144.33 $1,149 +4.58
856 856 49 134.25 $134.25 $1,149 +2.48
867–881 878 55 124.50–126.50 $126.14 $1,108 -5.63
881 fancy 881 296 138.25 $138.25 $1,218 —
905 905 20 127.25 $127.25 $1,152 +0.25
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492–496 495 19 155.00–158.00 $155.94 $772 —
703 703 5 122.00 $122.00 $858 —
881 881 8 111.00 $111.00 $978 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576 576 7 156.00 $156.00 $899 —
616 thin fleshed 616 19 154.00 $154.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 thin fleshed 352 8 176.00 $176.00 $620 —
479–488 482 39 160.00–164.00 $163.38 $787 +3.77
504 fancy 504 64 168.00 $168.00 $847 —
511 511 6 158.00 $158.00 $807 —
555 fancy 555 165 161.75 $161.75 $898 —
550–574 thin fleshed 565 59 155.50–157.00 $156.48 $884 —
579 579 63 150.50 $150.50 $871 +4.36
575–592 586 32 145.00 $145.00 $850 -1.14
622 622 16 143.00 $143.00 $889 +1.53
626 626 34 144.00 $144.00 $901 +2.53
657–664 660 227 140.50–144.00 $142.02 $937 +3.77
694 694 18 138.00 $138.00 $958 -0.25
700–732 716 188 146.50–164.00 $153.42 $1,098 +21.25
726 fancy 726 171 140.25 $140.25 $1,018 —
734–739 736 40 129.00–130.00 $129.65 $954 -2.52
754–762 758 52 129.50–132.00 $131.35 $996 -6.75
782 782 77 140.00 $140.00 $1,095 +1.90
784 fancy 784 304 135.00 $135.00 $1,058 —
808 fancy 808 25 130.00 $130.00 $1,050 —
818 818 45 119.75 $119.75 $980 -3.11
820 820 22 129.00 $129.00 $1,058 +6.14
826 826 33 125.25 $125.25 $1,035 +2.39
994 994 6 113.00 $113.00 $1,123 —
Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 9 135.00 $135.00 $662 —
838 838 5 114.00 $114.00 $955 —
875 875 6 116.00 $116.00 $1,015 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1097 1097 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 1,675.00 $1,675.00

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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.