Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 10, 2021

3,109 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.02/cwt +8.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 680 lb · 195 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.17/cwt +8.50 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 620 lb · 182 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.56/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,097/hd at 769 lb · 164 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	3,109	3,303
Feeder cattle	3,000	3,267
Replacement cattle	109	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, 500 to 650 lbs sold 1.00 higher and over 650 lbs sold 7.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 9.00 to 10.00 higher over 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Large crowd on hand with active internet buying pairs, summer born/fall calves and feeder cattle. Demand was good on small packages and load lots alike. Good demand was also noted on pairs. Bulk of the light weight calves were hay, cake fed and been running out. Next calf and feeder auction will be May 1.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	5	214.00	$214.00	$728	—
357–378	370	41	209.00–215.00	$212.47	$786	+9.47
405–449	424	160	200.00–213.00	$202.91	$860	—
453–488	479	163	194.00–211.00	$197.10	$944	+8.54
504–547	530	65	184.00–195.00	$187.29	$993	+10.76
564–595	579	95	170.00–179.00	$175.56	$1,016	+1.95
613–639	622	109	162.50–171.00	$166.79	$1,037	+0.82
655–683	671	113	153.00–166.00	$162.03	$1,087	+12.53
718	718	37	149.00	$149.00	$1,070	+0.95
705–749	721	62	150.00–155.50	$153.52	$1,107	+5.47
752	752	78	160.00	$160.00	$1,203	+15.70
822	822	15	132.50	$132.50	$1,089	-8.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385 thin fleshed	385	28	201.00	$201.00	$774	—
416–448	432	25	190.00–199.00	$196.27	$848	—
467–478	475	36	190.00–195.00	$191.93	$912	+23.93
495 thin fleshed	495	42	195.00	$195.00	$965	—
509–539	527	69	167.00–183.00	$174.46	$919	—
569	569	10	151.00	$151.00	$859	—
635–641	638	27	158.00–162.00	$159.26	$1,016	—
735–749	742	38	142.50–144.50	$143.49	$1,065	—
866	866	9	125.00	$125.00	$1,082	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
258 unweaned	258	10	625.00	$625.00	—
278	278	9	700.00	$700.00	—
300	300	20	660.00	$660.00	—
309 unweaned	309	7	675.00	$675.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322 thin fleshed	322	31	201.50	$201.50	$649	—
307–344	331	20	187.50–198.00	$190.91	$632	—
371–395	383	59	174.00–182.00	$177.41	$679	—
400–440	422	71	172.00–180.00	$176.87	$746	+9.61
454–482	470	63	170.00–179.00	$172.46	$811	+10.46
500–531	510	113	157.00–167.00	$162.52	$829	+3.02
557–595	575	129	150.00–157.00	$152.63	$878	+0.09
606–649	620	182	152.00–156.25	$155.17	$962	+7.06
668–696	680	195	147.00–155.00	$151.02	$1,027	+17.50
703	703	47	152.50	$152.50	$1,072	+17.95
746	746	51	141.00	$141.00	$1,052	+6.45
750–798	763	99	134.00–143.00	$140.09	$1,069	+8.48
761–786	779	65	142.00–148.50	$146.31	$1,140	+14.70
802–807	803	32	127.00–132.50	$130.33	$1,047	+4.83
803	803	46	151.25	$151.25	$1,215	+25.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	7	179.00	$179.00	$709	+17.00
413–433 thin fleshed	417	56	173.00–174.00	$173.80	$725	—
426–433	429	22	169.00	$169.00	$725	—
470 thin fleshed	470	6	167.00	$167.00	$785	—
515–528	525	19	156.50–157.00	$156.60	$822	—
560	560	16	149.50	$149.50	$837	—
570 thin fleshed	570	5	156.00	$156.00	$889	—
611–645	619	39	141.00–149.00	$147.38	$912	—
676	676	39	143.00	$143.00	$967	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
257	257	10	600.00	$600.00	—
253–287 unweaned	271	19	600.00–650.00	$627.88	—
314–340	325	27	650.00	$650.00	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1178	1178	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,250.00	$1,250.00
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	1,435.00	$1,435.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1410	1410	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990 thin fleshed	990	(<2 yrs)	Open	21	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1075–1240	1123	(<2 yrs)	Open	67	2,175.00–2,300.00	$2,231.36	—

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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.