Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 3, 2022

4,380 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $205.70/cwt -0.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,278/hd at 622 lb · 591 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.67/cwt -0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,098/hd at 582 lb · 396 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $217.24/cwt +1.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 578 lb · 380 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,380	4,670	3,284
Feeder cattle	4,380	4,670	3,284

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher and steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 fancy	340	10	295.00	$295.00	$1,003	—
418 fancy	418	6	261.00	$261.00	$1,091	+18.02
403–446	429	63	249.00–255.50	$252.50	$1,083	+20.50
446	446	13	229.50	$229.50	$1,024	-2.50
450–496	475	61	226.00–234.00	$231.17	$1,098	-3.85
498 fancy	498	37	241.00	$241.00	$1,200	—
511–518 fancy	513	79	237.25–242.75	$241.27	$1,238	+11.22
511–540	526	236	222.00–233.00	$226.77	$1,193	+9.95
555 thin fleshed	555	73	223.00	$223.00	$1,238	—
551–589	576	178	207.00–219.00	$212.35	$1,223	+0.38
593 fancy	593	106	225.00	$225.00	$1,334	+1.55
594	594	23	201.00	$201.00	$1,194	+2.71
606–612 fancy	610	136	214.00	$214.00	$1,305	-0.50
612–627 unweaned	616	229	199.50–207.00	$203.99	$1,257	+0.51
623–646	634	226	199.00–206.00	$202.45	$1,284	-7.01
650	650	32	193.50	$193.50	$1,258	-5.98
654–663	660	175	202.50–203.50	$202.86	$1,339	+3.38
681	681	7	183.00	$183.00	$1,246	-16.48
673–687 unweaned	683	119	186.00–187.50	$186.53	$1,274	-13.85
709	709	20	189.00	$189.00	$1,340	+4.00
708–731	719	181	201.00–204.25	$202.63	$1,457	+4.12
733 unweaned	733	26	178.50	$178.50	$1,308	-16.25
767	767	28	184.50	$184.50	$1,415	—
790 unweaned	790	11	178.00	$178.00	$1,406	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
421 thin fleshed	421	7	221.00	$221.00	$930	—
534 thin fleshed	534	14	206.00	$206.00	$1,100	—
565–579	568	79	192.00–196.00	$192.83	$1,095	—
630 unweaned	630	7	185.50	$185.50	$1,169	—
667 unweaned	667	5	179.00	$179.00	$1,194	+3.50
684	684	15	179.00	$179.00	$1,224	+1.00
717	717	72	181.00	$181.00	$1,298	—
811	811	7	177.00	$177.00	$1,435	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348 fancy	348	15	238.00	$238.00	$828	—
359 thin fleshed	359	17	222.00	$222.00	$797	—
366–394	373	58	210.00–216.00	$214.86	$801	+2.86
414 fancy	414	14	221.00	$221.00	$915	+2.00
412–431	417	22	216.00–218.00	$216.45	$903	+10.45
443	443	14	200.00	$200.00	$886	-6.00
452–495	478	126	198.50–210.00	$203.00	$970	-3.79
490 fancy	490	34	212.00	$212.00	$1,039	—
514 fancy	514	41	212.00	$212.00	$1,090	+2.22
502–541	521	225	187.50–201.00	$194.30	$1,012	+1.43
563–590	579	317	185.50–197.00	$190.40	$1,102	+2.52
593–596	593	79	181.50–183.00	$181.73	$1,078	-6.15
600–614	608	53	179.25–181.50	$180.54	$1,098	+11.54
613–641 unweaned	619	122	177.50–180.00	$179.41	$1,111	-2.99
619	619	65	172.00	$172.00	$1,065	+3.00
666 unweaned	666	47	175.50	$175.50	$1,169	-7.54
721 unweaned	721	37	174.50	$174.50	$1,258	—
775–795	790	83	170.00–172.00	$171.55	$1,355	-15.45
893	893	69	180.00	$180.00	$1,607	-4.00
901	901	180	182.25	$182.25	$1,642	—
958	958	5	165.00	$165.00	$1,581	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
519	519	45	173.00–177.00	$175.76	$912	—
606 thin fleshed	606	25	169.50	$169.50	$1,027	—
640	640	8	162.00	$162.00	$1,037	—
693 thin fleshed	693	9	168.00	$168.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
268	268	11	575.00	$575.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
286	286	6	675.00	$675.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
332	332	12	244.00	$244.00	$810	—
416	416	28	232.00	$232.00	$965	—
540	540	17	190.00	$190.00	$1,026	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
254	254	11	600.00	$600.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	8	158.00	$158.00	$1,071	—

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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.