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Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 10, 2026

3,322 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $450.88/cwt -3.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,819/hd at 625 lb · 438 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $434.28/cwt +14.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,889/hd at 665 lb · 386 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $394.95/cwt -17.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,878/hd at 729 lb · 331 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 3,322 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 unweaned 342 6 560.00 $560.00 $1,915 —
380 380 4 590.00 $590.00 $2,242 +12.40
418–431 423 36 565.00–580.00 $571.36 $2,417 —
450–498 482 94 535.00–560.00 $549.44 $2,648 +12.55
506 unweaned 506 5 520.00 $520.00 $2,631 +17.95
527 527 7 475.00 $475.00 $2,503 -36.91
512–537 528 165 500.00–537.50 $520.79 $2,750 +8.88
560 unweaned 560 9 455.00 $455.00 $2,548 -7.67
553–582 571 219 480.00–510.00 $490.38 $2,800 +20.48
600 fancy 600 96 485.00 $485.00 $2,910 +20.59
625–645 631 19 415.00–417.50 $416.69 $2,629 -26.05
613–647 632 302 436.00–467.50 $443.77 $2,805 +1.03
623–648 unweaned 638 21 425.00–430.00 $428.14 $2,732 -11.99
650–651 fancy 651 116 458.00–460.00 $458.41 $2,984 +14.41
657–679 668 207 420.00–446.00 $429.78 $2,871 +11.12
661–688 683 63 400.00–408.00 $404.61 $2,763 -14.05
700–743 726 261 387.50–408.00 $398.22 $2,891 -14.78
715–742 739 70 381.00–383.00 $382.78 $2,829 -30.22
755 fancy 755 77 413.00 $413.00 $3,118 —
775–799 788 131 368.00–381.50 $376.70 $2,968 —
808–826 822 160 362.00–376.00 $373.93 $3,074 +18.93
851–891 886 74 342.50–353.00 $343.73 $3,045 -10.46
936 936 130 337.50 $337.50 $3,159 -9.50
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
971 thin fleshed 971 59 336.00 $336.00 $3,263 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 4 515.00 $515.00 $2,034 +8.47
435–445 442 80 485.00–497.50 $492.58 $2,177 +1.53
450–490 472 68 460.00–482.50 $475.27 $2,243 -10.06
524–528 unweaned 526 17 450.00–451.00 $450.53 $2,370 +17.07
518–545 533 171 437.50–452.50 $446.60 $2,380 +30.60
575 fancy 575 30 452.50 $452.50 $2,602 +15.29
561–599 581 117 411.00–436.00 $420.74 $2,444 +13.65
605–624 609 62 409.00–420.00 $417.82 $2,545 +7.82
645 645 85 433.50 $433.50 $2,796 +23.50
667 unweaned 667 15 382.50 $382.50 $2,551 —
663–676 674 77 390.00–396.00 $395.00 $2,662 —
684 684 31 418.00 $418.00 $2,859 —
702–726 707 89 363.00–370.00 $368.95 $2,608 +19.49
712 712 57 414.50 $414.50 $2,951 +65.04
734 734 5 352.50 $352.50 $2,587 +3.04
763 763 51 370.00 $370.00 $2,823 —
1067 1067 10 281.00 $281.00 $2,998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 10 380.00 $380.00 $2,234 —
984 984 5 288.00 $288.00 $2,834 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 7 525.00 $525.00 $2,273 —

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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.