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Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 6, 2025

4,174 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1 steers $349.22/cwt +14.72 vs last sale · ≈ $3,080/hd at 882 lb · 714 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $439.85/cwt +17.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,755/hd at 626 lb · 417 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $424.05/cwt +11.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,232/hd at 526 lb · 341 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,174 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406–418 413 56 520.00–555.00 $536.39 $2,215 +6.39
453–487 473 209 505.00–541.00 $525.13 $2,484 +2.57
500–521 513 131 477.50–508.00 $498.02 $2,555 +11.74
550–588 563 313 452.50–486.00 $470.25 $2,648 +18.77
610 thin fleshed 610 54 472.00 $472.00 $2,879 —
622–628 623 34 429.00–435.00 $430.42 $2,682 +7.31
600–643 unweaned 627 248 415.00–449.00 $434.09 $2,722 +13.08
637 637 81 440.00 $440.00 $2,803 +16.89
653–675 unweaned 665 79 401.00–422.00 $409.55 $2,724 +13.29
692 692 60 405.00 $405.00 $2,803 -7.77
711–735 718 68 380.00–407.00 $399.27 $2,867 +27.13
768–799 780 191 355.00–372.50 $367.09 $2,863 —
807 807 20 345.00 $345.00 $2,784 —
871–893 882 714 336.50–354.75 $349.22 $3,080 +14.72
900 900 116 346.25 $346.25 $3,116 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 5 570.00 $570.00 $1,784 +55.00
393 393 43 501.00 $501.00 $1,969 —
402–442 428 20 460.00–475.00 $470.07 $2,012 -1.93
468–493 481 45 474.00–487.50 $480.13 $2,309 +29.35
505 thin fleshed 505 10 472.50 $472.50 $2,386 —
500–537 521 153 440.00–467.50 $454.50 $2,368 +32.00
561 561 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,468 +69.50
656–685 unweaned 671 18 350.00–373.00 $361.75 $2,427 —
975 975 8 288.00 $288.00 $2,808 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–379 379 73 502.50–520.00 $510.00 $1,933 +32.50
400–448 432 94 450.00–485.00 $467.76 $2,021 +16.11
455–483 469 158 423.00–443.00 $438.73 $2,058 +33.73
523 523 65 441.00 $441.00 $2,306 +38.70
500–541 527 276 400.00–432.00 $420.06 $2,214 +17.76
553–590 569 166 390.00–427.00 $412.65 $2,348 +28.26
572–589 581 40 366.00–372.50 $369.67 $2,148 -14.72
610 610 75 410.00 $410.00 $2,501 —
624 unweaned 624 37 384.50 $384.50 $2,399 +13.44
633 633 20 361.00 $361.00 $2,285 —
659–660 unweaned 660 55 369.00–375.00 $371.18 $2,450 +13.98
650–699 674 34 331.00–342.00 $337.89 $2,277 -21.11
681 681 25 365.00 $365.00 $2,486 +6.00
701 701 56 359.00 $359.00 $2,517 —
776 776 45 326.00 $326.00 $2,530 —
795 795 5 313.00 $313.00 $2,488 —
824 824 135 332.50 $332.50 $2,740 —
910 910 74 298.00–306.50 $305.93 $2,784 —
1060 1060 6 280.00 $280.00 $2,968 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
378–399 391 20 455.00–460.00 $456.94 $1,787 —
620 unweaned 620 8 345.00 $345.00 $2,139 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
282 282 13 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1118 1118 8 250.00 $250.00 $2,795 —

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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.