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Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, March 8, 2025

3,515 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $345.57/cwt ≈ $2,183/hd at 632 lb · 537 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $331.81/cwt ≈ $2,251/hd at 678 lb · 379 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $370.57/cwt ≈ $2,128/hd at 574 lb · 340 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,515 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 10 460.00 $460.00 $1,610 —
405–429 418 23 427.00–437.50 $433.15 $1,811 —
456–471 463 36 380.00–390.00 $384.37 $1,780 —
455–496 478 128 399.00–415.00 $407.31 $1,947 —
502–522 515 68 372.50–394.00 $388.34 $2,000 —
544 544 55 360.00 $360.00 $1,958 —
558–563 562 63 348.00–352.50 $349.60 $1,965 —
561–589 thin fleshed 577 236 377.00–385.00 $382.09 $2,205 —
575–580 577 41 336.00–337.00 $336.47 $1,941 —
600–613 607 43 327.00–331.00 $328.62 $1,995 —
620 unweaned 620 39 329.00 $329.00 $2,040 —
618–648 635 455 340.50–356.50 $348.59 $2,214 —
656–681 677 317 328.00–340.00 $335.39 $2,271 —
685 685 62 313.50 $313.50 $2,147 —
705–730 721 254 300.50–323.00 $316.44 $2,282 —
724–746 743 36 292.00–294.00 $293.73 $2,182 —
750–796 772 143 281.00–287.00 $285.16 $2,201 —
807 807 32 281.50 $281.50 $2,272 —
919 919 56 270.50 $270.50 $2,486 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 thin fleshed 487 7 371.00 $371.00 $1,807 —
513–538 527 29 342.50–352.50 $349.34 $1,841 —
564–579 571 13 315.00–320.00 $317.34 $1,812 —
626 626 5 316.00 $316.00 $1,978 —
773 773 6 265.00 $265.00 $2,048 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
364–380 374 15 405.00–430.00 $420.26 $1,572 —
401–422 415 40 400.00–410.00 $404.42 $1,678 —
440–441 441 16 364.00–372.50 $369.32 $1,629 —
461–474 468 48 352.50–355.00 $353.73 $1,655 —
458–489 481 60 367.50–372.50 $369.73 $1,778 —
486 unweaned 486 18 354.00 $354.00 $1,720 —
503–536 522 127 332.00–350.00 $343.25 $1,792 —
532–536 thin fleshed 533 56 364.00–374.00 $370.59 $1,975 —
550–593 586 314 312.00–326.50 $321.34 $1,883 —
618 unweaned 618 24 294.00 $294.00 $1,817 —
604–648 627 281 297.00–314.00 $307.96 $1,931 —
642–643 643 22 287.00–289.00 $287.54 $1,849 —
653–678 665 162 290.00–298.00 $293.42 $1,951 —
688 688 47 326.00 $326.00 $2,243 —
723 723 36 282.50 $282.50 $2,042 —
784 784 25 272.25 $272.25 $2,134 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
429 429 9 337.50 $337.50 $1,448 —
525 525 6 315.00 $315.00 $1,654 —
584 584 39 299.00 $299.00 $1,746 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
265 265 7 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
318 318 6 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.