Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 9, 2024

2,246 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.78/cwt ≈ $1,994/hd at 838 lb · 337 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $261.24/cwt -6.15 vs last sale · ≈ $2,030/hd at 777 lb · 227 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.17/cwt +4.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 731 lb · 219 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,246	3,597	3,496
Feeder cattle	2,120	3,597	3,496
Replacement cattle	126	—	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks comparable offerings steers and heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was good from the buyers in the seats and on the internet.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391	391	11	372.50	$372.50	$1,456	—
413 thin fleshed	413	7	392.50	$392.50	$1,621	+17.60
474	474	14	365.00	$365.00	$1,730	+12.23
517 thin fleshed	517	20	359.00	$359.00	$1,856	+1.50
568–577	570	38	321.00–332.50	$327.86	$1,869	-1.26
639	639	50	303.00	$303.00	$1,936	-8.08
650–653	651	29	286.00–288.00	$287.38	$1,871	+6.38
728–734	731	164	272.00–278.00	$274.91	$2,010	-0.77
715–738	734	30	262.00–265.00	$264.30	$1,940	-11.38
751–795	777	218	259.00–265.00	$261.79	$2,034	-5.60
781	781	9	248.00	$248.00	$1,937	-19.39
822 fancy	822	46	264.50	$264.50	$2,174	—
851 fancy	851	70	258.75	$258.75	$2,202	—
889	889	118	243.25	$243.25	$2,162	+3.12
933	933	90	240.00	$240.00	$2,239	—
940	940	74	231.25	$231.25	$2,174	—
959	959	12	231.00	$231.00	$2,215	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
591	591	12	283.00	$283.00	$1,673	-6.00
626	626	7	281.00	$281.00	$1,759	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
359–396	387	45	340.00–349.00	$342.82	$1,327	—
437–441 thin fleshed	438	19	337.50–340.00	$339.34	$1,486	—
564–598	575	43	281.00–286.00	$284.56	$1,636	+0.26
603–649	634	83	265.00–272.00	$267.50	$1,696	+5.98
678–687	680	99	249.00–257.50	$253.32	$1,723	—
719 fancy	719	85	260.50	$260.50	$1,873	—
735–747	739	134	244.00–251.00	$248.52	$1,837	+0.24
794	794	37	233.00	$233.00	$1,850	—
835	835	52	228.75	$228.75	$1,910	—
830–846 fancy	839	285	239.00–240.00	$239.43	$2,009	—
865 fancy	865	80	234.25	$234.25	$2,026	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	11	280.00	$280.00	$1,492	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1131–1514	1363	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	62	2,200.00–2,550.00	$2,297.27
1303–1388	1367	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	1,850.00–1,900.00	$1,857.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1359	1359	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,800.00	$1,800.00

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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.