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Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, May 2, 2026

4,028 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $379.60/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $3,195/hd at 842 lb · 560 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $366.16/cwt +12.66 vs last sale · ≈ $2,825/hd at 772 lb · 354 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $412.58/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $3,012/hd at 730 lb · 332 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,028 3,334 2,313
Feeder cattle 4,028 3,289 2,313
Replacement cattle — 45 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

First reported auction in three weeks a trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd and on the internet. Supply included yearlings and weaned fall calves with consignments of bawling calves mixed in the run. Majority of the bawling calves had received at least one round of pre-weaning vaccinations.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 5 630.00 $630.00 $2,501 +25.00
399 unweaned 399 8 610.00 $610.00 $2,434 —
424–449 431 19 550.00–570.00 $555.49 $2,394 -27.20
477–492 thin fleshed 488 123 576.00–580.00 $577.05 $2,816 -8.44
501–541 thin fleshed 515 53 537.50–560.00 $549.53 $2,830 —
527 unweaned 527 13 545.00 $545.00 $2,872 +35.00
542–544 543 36 500.00–505.00 $502.37 $2,728 -45.13
550–567 unweaned 560 41 500.00–511.00 $506.52 $2,837 -9.48
551–574 563 83 490.00–515.00 $509.92 $2,871 +0.07
600 unweaned 600 5 457.50 $457.50 $2,745 —
602 thin fleshed 602 150 492.50 $492.50 $2,965 +14.50
645–649 647 91 442.50–462.50 $451.92 $2,924 -7.82
656 thin fleshed 656 12 455.00 $455.00 $2,985 -3.00
686–688 686 32 421.50–428.00 $422.72 $2,900 -16.32
703–741 730 332 401.00–424.00 $412.58 $3,012 -10.47
764–788 780 186 382.00–399.00 $395.00 $3,081 +20.00
816 816 6 356.00 $356.00 $2,905 -18.94
825–848 842 554 377.25–382.00 $379.86 $3,198 +4.92
858–896 878 141 361.25–374.00 $367.04 $3,223 +4.12
948 948 51 346.00 $346.00 $3,280 -8.77
958–961 959 118 349.50–358.00 $354.03 $3,395 +28.03
1012 1012 6 307.50 $307.50 $3,112 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 535.00 $535.00 $2,317 —
481 481 7 492.50 $492.50 $2,369 —
518–543 536 46 485.00–492.50 $490.61 $2,630 —
644 644 16 415.00 $415.00 $2,673 —
678 678 11 415.00 $415.00 $2,814 +3.79
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 12 310.00 $310.00 $1,472 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 thin fleshed 367 5 565.00 $565.00 $2,074 —
400 thin fleshed 400 8 545.00 $545.00 $2,180 —
414 unweaned 414 5 525.00 $525.00 $2,174 —
426–443 433 40 500.00–530.00 $519.02 $2,247 +7.33
450 unweaned 450 10 540.00 $540.00 $2,430 —
462–482 481 108 495.00–496.00 $495.94 $2,385 -13.18
500–542 525 119 450.00–480.00 $462.91 $2,430 -2.09
517–539 unweaned 533 25 445.00–465.00 $454.51 $2,423 -3.49
554 unweaned 554 18 435.00 $435.00 $2,410 —
569–579 575 196 432.50–451.00 $449.39 $2,584 +4.32
610–629 618 96 414.00–431.00 $424.56 $2,624 +2.22
655–670 661 131 405.00–413.00 $409.08 $2,704 +10.93
705–716 713 69 375.00–377.00 $375.52 $2,677 -8.37
751 751 74 384.00 $384.00 $2,884 +28.00
754–798 777 280 350.00–376.00 $361.44 $2,808 +5.44
800–834 819 238 346.00–354.50 $351.10 $2,876 +18.10
852 thin fleshed 852 18 354.50 $354.50 $3,020 —
897 897 11 321.00 $321.00 $2,879 +8.00
1014 1014 10 292.00 $292.00 $2,961 +9.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 5 495.00 $495.00 $1,955 —
474 474 5 457.50 $457.50 $2,169 —
533 533 15 425.00–435.00 $431.00 $2,297 —
560 thin fleshed 560 13 422.50 $422.50 $2,366 —
565 565 8 407.00 $407.00 $2,300 —
602 602 13 388.00 $388.00 $2,336 -9.50
683 683 18 370.00 $370.00 $2,527 —
728 728 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,555 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
681 681 65 2,775.00 $2,775.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 9 405.00 $405.00 $1,989 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
703 703 11 400.00 $400.00 $2,812 —

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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.