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Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 21, 2022

2,559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $184.75/cwt ≈ $1,424/hd at 771 lb · 245 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.57/cwt ≈ $991/hd at 571 lb · 226 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.57/cwt ≈ $1,150/hd at 830 lb · 214 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,559 753 0
Feeder cattle 2,518 — 0
Replacement cattle 41 753 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

First reported feeder sale in three weeks 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 12 213.50 $213.50 $931 —
439 fancy 439 19 228.00 $228.00 $1,001 —
489 fancy 489 20 224.00 $224.00 $1,095 —
495 495 9 200.00 $200.00 $990 —
503 503 12 198.00 $198.00 $996 —
503–515 512 59 202.00–210.50 $206.58 $1,058 —
532–538 535 28 189.00–192.00 $190.29 $1,018 —
541 unweaned 541 8 189.00 $189.00 $1,022 —
575 unweaned 575 6 184.50 $184.50 $1,061 —
562–595 584 42 183.00–186.00 $184.18 $1,076 —
612–647 619 80 184.50–192.75 $190.12 $1,177 —
620–638 628 13 175.00–180.00 $177.66 $1,116 —
653 653 22 177.00 $177.00 $1,156 —
663 unweaned 663 22 177.00 $177.00 $1,174 —
771 fancy 771 245 184.75 $184.75 $1,424 —
834 834 13 156.00 $156.00 $1,301 —
856 fancy 856 203 170.35 $170.35 $1,458 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 472 11 185.50 $185.50 $876 —
566 566 9 170.00 $170.00 $962 —
600 600 9 175.50 $175.50 $1,053 —
652–658 656 30 160.00–162.00 $160.66 $1,054 —
700–702 702 76 156.00–160.00 $159.63 $1,121 —
768 768 10 150.00 $150.00 $1,152 —
1059 1059 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
352 unweaned 352 5 725.00 $725.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 22 202.50 $202.50 $709 —
381 unweaned 381 5 186.00 $186.00 $709 —
431 thin fleshed 431 92 205.50 $205.50 $886 —
439 439 15 194.00 $194.00 $852 —
475 unweaned 475 14 188.00 $188.00 $893 —
477 thin fleshed 477 73 194.25 $194.25 $927 —
470–499 481 57 181.50–182.50 $181.86 $875 —
517 unweaned 517 14 180.50 $180.50 $933 —
510–534 524 30 176.50–180.00 $177.98 $933 —
564 fancy 564 42 178.00 $178.00 $1,004 —
550–593 567 66 164.00–170.25 $168.18 $954 —
576 thin fleshed 576 118 175.00 $175.00 $1,008 —
600 600 9 161.50 $161.50 $969 —
606–643 627 50 164.00–169.50 $165.14 $1,035 —
642 unweaned 642 31 160.00 $160.00 $1,027 —
657 657 6 156.50 $156.50 $1,028 —
723–727 725 14 153.00–157.50 $155.57 $1,128 —
726–744 728 64 146.00–147.00 $146.87 $1,069 —
760 760 12 145.00 $145.00 $1,102 —
761 761 9 143.00 $143.00 $1,088 —
808–844 830 214 136.75–140.10 $138.57 $1,150 —
870 870 57 134.25 $134.25 $1,168 —
915 915 122 137.00 $137.00 $1,254 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–425 413 29 180.00–183.00 $181.40 $749 —
472 472 9 164.00 $164.00 $774 —
595 595 11 156.50 $156.50 $931 —
743 743 53 144.50 $144.50 $1,074 —
860 860 8 135.50 $135.50 $1,165 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
346 346 7 610.00 $610.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
316 unweaned 316 6 685.00 $685.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 21 186.00 $186.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
514 514 5 145.00 $145.00 $745 —
578 578 9 152.00 $152.00 $879 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1452 1452 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 14 1,860.00 $1,860.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
991–1007 1002 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 23 1,700.00–1,860.00 $1,748.15 —

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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.