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Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, January 31, 2026

4,847 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1 steers $323.70/cwt -11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $3,185/hd at 984 lb · 604 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $444.61/cwt +10.68 vs last sale · ≈ $3,010/hd at 677 lb · 594 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $371.14/cwt +10.28 vs last sale · ≈ $3,063/hd at 825 lb · 589 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 4,847 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 11 595.00 $595.00 $2,475 +30.00
477–482 479 38 563.00–565.00 $564.31 $2,703 +31.81
500–536 522 117 510.00–540.00 $528.65 $2,760 -4.79
532 532 13 495.00–505.00 $498.85 $2,654 -34.59
574–599 591 231 472.50–490.00 $478.40 $2,827 -5.27
608–648 629 275 432.00–471.00 $457.92 $2,880 +6.37
651–678 thin fleshed 660 173 440.00–448.00 $444.72 $2,935 —
679 fancy 679 233 458.00 $458.00 $3,110 —
650–696 690 188 408.00–430.00 $427.90 $2,953 -6.03
707–744 729 198 393.00–420.50 $413.37 $3,013 +33.37
756–799 783 452 369.00–399.25 $392.72 $3,075 +14.10
764–795 786 23 360.00–364.00 $362.82 $2,852 -15.80
802–840 825 583 356.50–381.00 $371.40 $3,064 +10.54
845 845 6 346.00 $346.00 $2,924 -14.86
852–870 865 330 357.00–360.00 $358.21 $3,099 +10.58
970–995 984 604 323.00–327.50 $323.70 $3,185 -11.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 10 555.00 $555.00 $2,436 —
585 585 5 432.50 $432.50 $2,530 -5.00
696 696 70 383.00 $383.00 $2,666 —
795 795 6 351.00 $351.00 $2,790 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 thin fleshed 380 13 600.00 $600.00 $2,280 —
442 thin fleshed 442 11 545.00 $545.00 $2,409 —
478 478 16 501.00 $501.00 $2,395 +18.96
518–521 thin fleshed 520 23 477.50–482.50 $481.20 $2,502 —
504–549 536 142 457.00–470.00 $466.38 $2,500 -2.04
563 563 10 440.00 $440.00 $2,477 +23.00
566 thin fleshed 566 23 460.00 $460.00 $2,604 —
623–638 632 157 398.50–412.00 $409.41 $2,587 -6.46
637 637 7 386.00 $386.00 $2,459 -29.87
650–680 665 18 376.00–378.00 $376.98 $2,507 —
706–711 707 153 358.50–369.25 $368.12 $2,603 +4.45
779 779 7 328.00 $328.00 $2,555 -21.48
835 835 60 330.00 $330.00 $2,756 —
880 880 9 318.00 $318.00 $2,798 -9.39
927 927 21 305.00 $305.00 $2,827 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
646 646 121 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
668 668 59 2,950.00 $2,950.00 —
671 671 73 2,725.00 $2,725.00 —
713–745 731 197 3,000.00–3,050.00 $3,028.46 —
735 735 9 2,700.00 $2,700.00 —
766 766 62 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —
769–774 770 90 2,725.00–2,750.00 $2,747.21 —

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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.