Cattle Market Ericson Livestock Market Report
Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Saturday, December 16, 20231,513 head sold ·Official USDA report
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Receipts
| Head | This sale | Last sale | Last year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total receipts | 1,513 | 4,529 | 1,332 |
| Feeder cattle | — | 4,529 | — |
| Replacement cattle | 1,513 | — | 1,332 |
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Bred Cows
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1200 | 1200 | Young (2-4 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 60 | 3,150.00 | $3,150.00 |
| 1077–1332 | 1211 | Young (2-4 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 165 | 2,075.00–3,275.00 | $3,073.56 |
| 1227–1385 | 1329 | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 133 | 2,400.00–2,900.00 | $2,687.01 |
| 1328–1340 | 1334 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 35 | 1,550.00–1,575.00 | $1,562.80 |
| 1269–1378 | 1346 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 36 | 1,525.00–1,750.00 | $1,653.56 |
| 1350 | 1350 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 49 | 2,000.00 | $2,000.00 |
| 1340–1435 | 1377 | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 70 | 2,150.00–2,375.00 | $2,296.12 |
| 1303–1437 | 1397 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 57 | 1,950.00–2,000.00 | $1,991.82 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1185 | 1185 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 10 | 1,225.00 | $1,225.00 |
| 1130–1446 | 1221 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 50 | 1,325.00–1,550.00 | $1,418.24 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1343 | 1343 | Aged (>8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 16 | 1,500.00 | $1,500.00 |
| 1372–1451 | 1406 | Middle Aged (5-8 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 14 | 1,700.00–1,800.00 | $1,744.23 |
| 1465 | 1465 | Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 15 | 1,770.00 | $1,770.00 |
Bred Heifers
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1022–1170 | 1088 | (<2 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 206 | 2,300.00–2,800.00 | $2,572.10 |
| 982–1178 | 1113 | (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 332 | 2,425.00–3,200.00 | $2,865.22 |
| Weight (lb) | Avg wt | Age | Stage | Head | Price range | Avg $ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 962–1070 | 1007 | (<2 yrs) | 2nd Stage (4-6 mo) | 93 | 2,200.00–2,275.00 | $2,234.66 |
| 1092–1096 | 1094 | (<2 yrs) | 3rd Stage (7-9 mo) | 30 | 2,250.00–2,350.00 | $2,293.42 |
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.
Large crowd of buyers on hand for the annual Christmas Holiday bred heifer and cow sale. Some dispersals of cows and several strings of top quality ranch raised bred heifers on hand Saturday. Along, with some packages of solid mouth to short-term cows in the run. Bred heifers mostly AI'd to low birth weight angus bulls and cleaned up with mostly black angus bulls. Bulk of the run was bred to black angus bulls with a few to red angus and Hereford bulls. Demand was good for the front end kind of bred stock. Next sale will be a calf and feeder auction Saturday January 6, 2024