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Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, December 20, 2025

4,459 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $420.14/cwt ≈ $2,842/hd at 677 lb · 533 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $480.44/cwt ≈ $2,781/hd at 579 lb · 452 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $427.63/cwt ≈ $2,447/hd at 572 lb · 441 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,459 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–361 357 34 575.00–587.50 $577.60 $2,062 —
368 unweaned 368 13 555.00 $555.00 $2,042 —
426 unweaned 426 9 550.00 $550.00 $2,343 —
450–489 fancy 463 133 571.00–595.00 $582.98 $2,699 —
462–488 471 50 530.00–545.00 $536.89 $2,529 —
468–491 unweaned 481 72 512.50–540.00 $528.82 $2,544 —
504–517 unweaned 511 41 487.50–520.00 $502.05 $2,565 —
512 fancy 512 22 532.00 $532.00 $2,724 —
500–525 522 77 500.00–515.00 $511.91 $2,672 —
567–580 fancy 576 215 493.00–497.50 $495.09 $2,852 —
553–590 581 147 452.00–479.00 $469.90 $2,730 —
571–591 unweaned 582 90 457.00–470.00 $462.67 $2,693 —
608–621 unweaned 615 71 435.50–445.00 $440.13 $2,707 —
616–635 fancy 623 199 460.00–471.00 $464.41 $2,893 —
617–642 639 98 422.00–445.00 $442.74 $2,829 —
655 fancy 655 48 444.00 $444.00 $2,908 —
653–658 unweaned 656 62 410.00–412.50 $411.74 $2,701 —
657–699 682 423 409.00–428.50 $418.66 $2,855 —
700 700 5 391.00 $391.00 $2,737 —
705–715 708 219 413.00 $413.00 $2,924 —
813 813 141 375.00 $375.00 $3,049 —
815 815 38 355.00 $355.00 $2,893 —
880–881 881 409 353.00–357.50 $354.19 $3,120 —
937 937 61 347.00 $347.00 $3,251 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 7 540.00 $540.00 $1,809 —
399 thin fleshed 399 5 527.50 $527.50 $2,105 —
495 495 6 472.50 $472.50 $2,339 —
588 588 39 439.00 $439.00 $2,581 —
658 658 11 392.00 $392.00 $2,579 —
780–795 784 53 348.00–360.50 $357.39 $2,802 —
861–869 867 40 335.50–339.00 $336.37 $2,916 —
906–934 917 21 324.00–333.00 $329.51 $3,022 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 26 562.50 $562.50 $1,941 —
350–394 unweaned 364 20 500.00–510.00 $502.40 $1,829 —
375–385 381 56 490.00–515.00 $506.53 $1,930 —
433 unweaned 433 56 485.00–505.00 $493.17 $2,135 —
435–449 436 98 490.00–500.00 $491.05 $2,141 —
456–472 460 110 462.50–490.00 $485.33 $2,233 —
454–468 unweaned 462 35 475.00–495.00 $483.63 $2,234 —
490 490 12 447.00 $447.00 $2,190 —
516 516 43 450.00 $450.00 $2,322 —
516–538 unweaned 523 49 422.50–439.00 $433.46 $2,267 —
527 fancy 527 56 470.00 $470.00 $2,477 —
541 541 12 416.00 $416.00 $2,251 —
553–596 fancy 566 252 433.50–442.00 $437.21 $2,475 —
551–585 unweaned 579 56 412.50–418.00 $417.07 $2,415 —
558–596 580 98 400.00–410.00 $407.09 $2,361 —
585 585 35 433.00 $433.00 $2,533 —
600–630 unweaned 623 31 382.00–388.00 $383.30 $2,388 —
644 644 110 410.00 $410.00 $2,640 —
679 fancy 679 35 383.00 $383.00 $2,601 —
703–720 719 64 349.00–355.00 $349.46 $2,513 —
753 fancy 753 26 397.50 $397.50 $2,993 —
817 817 42 327.00 $327.00 $2,672 —
819 fancy 819 225 345.00 $345.00 $2,826 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 481 5 425.00 $425.00 $2,044 —
541 541 6 396.00 $396.00 $2,142 —
632 632 20 371.00 $371.00 $2,345 —
715 715 16 322.00 $322.00 $2,302 —
840 840 6 315.50 $315.50 $2,650 —

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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.