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Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 9, 2023

4,529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $275.56/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,700/hd at 617 lb · 651 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $312.62/cwt +13.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,633/hd at 522 lb · 603 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $289.86/cwt +8.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,670/hd at 576 lb · 482 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,529 3,620 4,224
Feeder cattle 4,529 3,620 4,224

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steers and heifers over 400 lbs sold steady to 8.00 higher. The offering consisted of 70 percent weaned calves and yearlings with the balance on bawling calves nearly all of which had received fall vaccinations. Demand was good to very 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
300–347 321 20 330.00–340.00 $335.14 $1,076 —
368–389 374 17 335.00–337.00 $335.61 $1,255 -9.88
400–429 fancy 421 90 348.00 $348.00 $1,465 —
413–437 432 110 330.00–339.00 $334.84 $1,447 +2.34
434 434 14 305.00 $305.00 $1,324 -27.50
450–493 466 139 311.00–322.50 $319.05 $1,487 -4.77
461–490 471 37 287.00–297.00 $294.47 $1,387 -29.35
503–548 521 563 306.50–317.00 $313.59 $1,634 +16.51
543 543 40 299.00 $299.00 $1,624 +15.12
555–578 569 255 291.00–305.00 $297.52 $1,693 +11.39
576 576 71 288.00 $288.00 $1,659 +1.87
550–598 588 156 274.00–281.00 $278.18 $1,636 +10.83
604–610 fancy 608 392 283.00–285.50 $284.20 $1,728 —
603–629 613 20 236.00–238.00 $237.18 $1,454 -28.10
603–639 unweaned 628 28 235.00–248.00 $241.82 $1,519 -27.53
602–647 633 211 259.00–273.50 $267.61 $1,694 +2.33
657 657 59 270.00 $270.00 $1,774 —
650–671 667 75 248.00–255.50 $250.63 $1,672 —
666–686 unweaned 679 24 230.00–231.00 $230.63 $1,566 -14.80
921 921 57 211.00 $211.00 $1,943 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 thin fleshed 315 5 311.00 $311.00 $980 —
360 thin fleshed 360 26 308.00 $308.00 $1,109 —
385 385 7 286.00 $286.00 $1,101 —
441 441 7 280.00 $280.00 $1,235 —
473–474 thin fleshed 473 45 278.00–283.00 $278.78 $1,319 —
494 494 5 266.00 $266.00 $1,314 —
528 thin fleshed 528 11 267.00 $267.00 $1,410 —
526–545 535 30 251.00–260.00 $255.14 $1,365 —
558–575 thin fleshed 570 19 263.00 $263.00 $1,499 —
566–587 580 28 244.00–252.00 $246.51 $1,430 +11.51
682 682 12 221.00 $221.00 $1,507 —
750 unweaned 750 9 212.00 $212.00 $1,590 —
790 790 67 213.25 $213.25 $1,685 -15.75
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
235 235 11 875.00 $875.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326–337 329 18 284.00–288.00 $285.14 $938 —
406–426 420 102 276.00–286.00 $282.81 $1,188 +6.55
457–495 469 124 258.00–266.00 $262.95 $1,233 -0.55
476–494 thin fleshed 488 96 278.00–279.00 $278.67 $1,360 +5.67
502 thin fleshed 502 86 278.00 $278.00 $1,396 +12.83
503–529 513 206 258.00–266.00 $263.32 $1,351 +9.91
506–533 527 51 244.00–250.00 $248.31 $1,309 -5.10
532 532 80 279.00 $279.00 $1,484 +25.59
555–556 556 46 236.00–237.00 $236.56 $1,315 -8.58
571–577 575 186 252.50–259.50 $257.45 $1,480 +26.11
609–619 614 170 244.00–245.50 $244.82 $1,503 +4.42
610–622 617 34 228.00–230.00 $229.13 $1,414 -11.27
608–633 unweaned 623 68 216.00–226.50 $222.21 $1,384 -7.91
631 631 31 244.00 $244.00 $1,540 +3.60
652 unweaned 652 34 222.00 $222.00 $1,447 -4.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371–372 372 32 272.00–273.00 $272.41 $1,013 —
403–442 thin fleshed 423 125 266.00–272.00 $269.05 $1,138 —
461 461 20 241.00–245.00 $243.60 $1,123 —
553–564 554 49 221.00–227.00 $222.05 $1,230 —
641 641 10 201.00 $201.00 $1,288 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
272–283 276 30 775.00–850.00 $805.72 —

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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.