Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, February 18, 2023

3,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.45/cwt ≈ $1,161/hd at 573 lb · 360 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $237.42/cwt ≈ $1,353/hd at 570 lb · 344 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.13/cwt ≈ $1,182/hd at 618 lb · 337 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,144	1,105	3,404
Feeder cattle	3,144	—	3,404
Replacement cattle	—	1,105	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago, steers 550-650 lbs and 700-750 lbs sold 6.00 higher with all other weights over 650 lbs selling 4.00 lower. Heifers over 450 lbs sold steady to 5.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408 fancy	408	6	280.00	$280.00	$1,142	—
462–466	464	38	243.00–248.00	$246.76	$1,145	—
494	494	6	222.00	$222.00	$1,097	—
495 fancy	495	19	255.00	$255.00	$1,262	—
557–563	558	53	207.00–217.00	$215.25	$1,201	—
563–591 fancy	570	250	237.00–247.50	$243.69	$1,389	—
570–599	585	41	225.00–229.00	$227.84	$1,333	—
601 fancy	601	32	238.00	$238.00	$1,430	—
645	645	44	210.50	$210.50	$1,358	—
650–685	659	78	185.00–194.50	$192.76	$1,270	—
659 fancy	659	21	216.00	$216.00	$1,423	—
661 thin fleshed	661	56	209.50	$209.50	$1,385	—
662–686	669	73	200.50–203.00	$202.23	$1,353	—
712 fancy	712	16	211.25	$211.25	$1,504	—
702–734	717	223	196.00–202.00	$199.48	$1,430	—
783	783	90	190.25	$190.25	$1,490	—
825–828	827	118	182.00–188.50	$185.70	$1,536	—
858–863	860	106	188.50–189.00	$188.81	$1,624	—
1001	1001	20	162.00	$162.00	$1,622	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
457–486	471	57	208.00–211.00	$210.46	$991	—
567	567	11	193.00	$193.00	$1,094	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367	367	40	210.00	$210.00	$771	—
419	419	5	205.00	$205.00	$859	—
429	429	10	210.00	$210.00	$901	—
466	466	7	198.00	$198.00	$923	—
467–482	476	59	206.00–210.50	$208.86	$994	—
500–534	521	188	198.50–208.00	$200.79	$1,046	—
540–544	542	12	192.50–193.50	$192.92	$1,046	—
557–566 fancy	563	159	205.75–207.50	$206.24	$1,161	—
573–599	581	189	197.75–201.50	$200.03	$1,162	—
582–594	589	12	189.50–191.00	$190.38	$1,121	—
603–612 fancy	608	66	198.25–200.00	$199.13	$1,211	—
600–644	621	266	184.00–193.00	$189.36	$1,176	—
623	623	5	180.00	$180.00	$1,121	—
654 thin fleshed	654	53	189.00	$189.00	$1,236	—
678–687 fancy	681	133	196.00	$196.00	$1,335	—
657–695	683	87	175.00–184.00	$180.62	$1,234	—
700–722	715	133	181.00–182.00	$181.82	$1,300	—
743	743	6	172.50	$172.50	$1,282	—
772	772	5	167.50	$167.50	$1,293	—
760–795	784	94	174.00–176.50	$175.73	$1,378	—
997	997	12	152.50	$152.50	$1,520	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
467–476	469	21	185.00–190.00	$186.21	$873	—
532	532	20	181.00	$181.00	$963	—
566	566	7	174.00	$174.00	$985	—

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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.