Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, April 9, 2022

3,443 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.96/cwt +1.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 673 lb · 394 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $152.40/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,243/hd at 816 lb · 264 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $154.75/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 857 lb · 258 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,443	3,040	3,109
Feeder cattle	3,390	3,040	3,000
Replacement cattle	53	—	109

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 450-600 lbs sold 5.00 higher and steers 700-900 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 400-600 lbs sold 6.00 lower and heifers 650-750 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 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
334	334	14	230.00	$230.00	$768	—
381–382 unweaned	382	17	214.00–219.00	$216.06	$825	—
381–396	390	17	223.00–234.00	$229.57	$895	—
407 fancy	407	5	232.00	$232.00	$944	—
419	419	17	214.00	$214.00	$897	-15.41
441	441	20	219.00	$219.00	$966	-10.41
465–466 unweaned	466	46	200.00–203.00	$202.67	$944	+5.67
501 fancy	501	44	230.25	$230.25	$1,154	—
522	522	9	207.50	$207.50	$1,083	-6.15
524–534	527	38	199.00–200.00	$199.68	$1,052	-13.97
558 fancy	558	26	211.00	$211.00	$1,177	—
567–593	586	94	194.00–203.50	$200.58	$1,175	+11.58
604–615	611	16	179.00–184.00	$182.15	$1,113	-3.57
612–618 fancy	615	91	198.50–202.50	$199.66	$1,228	—
617 unweaned	617	12	183.00	$183.00	$1,129	-2.25
641–642 thin fleshed	642	34	195.00–197.00	$195.88	$1,258	—
681–693	689	57	174.00–183.50	$176.69	$1,217	+4.19
702 thin fleshed	702	7	182.00	$182.00	$1,278	-1.00
710–719	712	148	170.50–178.10	$174.93	$1,246	+0.93
716 fancy	716	34	188.00	$188.00	$1,346	—
751	751	77	162.00	$162.00	$1,217	-0.13
756–790	771	43	151.00–157.00	$154.57	$1,192	-7.56
810	810	52	160.25	$160.25	$1,298	+3.65
808–836	817	212	147.00–152.25	$150.48	$1,229	-6.12
857	857	258	154.75	$154.75	$1,326	+3.26
919	919	19	136.00	$136.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
377	377	6	190.00	$190.00	$716	—
468–495	485	45	189.00–193.00	$191.54	$929	—
538	538	6	188.00	$188.00	$1,011	+9.00
837	837	16	141.00	$141.00	$1,180	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	10	187.00	$187.00	$1,028	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–397	386	50	186.00–192.00	$187.97	$726	—
395 unweaned	395	7	181.00	$181.00	$715	—
401 unweaned	401	28	182.00	$182.00	$730	—
432–447	442	36	180.00–185.00	$182.95	$809	-6.14
450	450	6	174.00	$174.00	$783	—
461–481	477	49	181.00–183.00	$181.43	$865	—
500–512 unweaned	503	19	164.00–170.00	$165.61	$833	—
508–544	530	30	170.00	$170.00	$901	—
538–540	539	32	175.00–179.00	$177.12	$955	—
550–594	571	120	167.00–175.00	$171.17	$977	-5.63
577–580	578	43	151.00–160.00	$156.22	$903	-20.58
602 fancy	602	33	174.50	$174.50	$1,050	—
606 unweaned	606	6	148.00	$148.00	$897	-15.00
603–625	612	66	158.50–166.00	$163.31	$999	+2.31
647	647	7	151.00	$151.00	$977	-10.00
659–685	670	297	156.00–163.75	$160.49	$1,075	+10.49
660–689	680	41	146.25–149.50	$148.50	$1,010	-1.50
670–693 thin fleshed	685	56	165.00–166.50	$165.52	$1,134	—
701–728	710	209	149.00–155.00	$151.51	$1,076	-0.70
734	734	10	141.00	$141.00	$1,035	-11.21
774–792	789	133	134.50–138.00	$137.35	$1,084	-13.65
837–842	839	68	135.00	$135.00	$1,133	-7.50
846–847	847	138	134.00–135.50	$135.39	$1,147	-7.11
902–908	904	17	125.00–127.00	$125.71	$1,136	—
969	969	7	126.00	$126.00	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	15	167.50	$167.50	$657	—
408 thin fleshed	408	15	172.00	$172.00	$702	—
492 thin fleshed	492	26	171.00	$171.00	$841	—
525–535	530	13	158.00–162.00	$160.17	$849	-9.83
554 thin fleshed	554	6	166.00	$166.00	$920	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
293	293	5	525.00	$525.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
429	429	8	189.00	$189.00	$811	—

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1267	1267	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	1,285.00	$1,285.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1055–1092	1074	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1167–1341	1241	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	2,025.00–2,200.00	$2,126.04	—

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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.