Cattle Market Pulse

Ericson Livestock Market Report

Ericson, Nebraska · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Saturday, October 24, 2026

3,786 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $484.84/cwt +8.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,567/hd at 530 lb · 326 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $435.70/cwt -9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $2,544/hd at 584 lb · 280 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $463.99/cwt +22.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,191/hd at 472 lb · 278 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,786 2,818 2,171
Feeder cattle 3,670 2,573 2,171
Replacement cattle 116 245 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer calves over 400 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher and heifers calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower. The yearling feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Demand was good from larger than normal number of buyers in the crowd participating in the bidding and buying with an active internet also noticed throughout the day.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
353–398 380 46 540.00–555.00 $546.25 $2,076 -24.38
390 thin fleshed 390 25 591.00 $591.00 $2,305 —
403 thin fleshed 403 13 572.50 $572.50 $2,307 —
439–449 448 94 537.50–547.50 $546.56 $2,449 -2.52
450–488 477 201 495.00–515.00 $509.74 $2,431 +3.88
512 thin fleshed 512 25 507.50 $507.50 $2,598 —
508–546 531 301 465.00–493.00 $482.96 $2,565 +7.05
555–598 584 280 418.00–450.00 $435.70 $2,544 -9.77
600–634 unweaned 622 164 412.50–426.00 $419.81 $2,611 +5.85
650–673 unweaned 658 125 391.00–409.00 $404.07 $2,659 +17.30
724 unweaned 724 25 361.00 $361.00 $2,614 -21.50
889 889 120 357.00 $357.00 $3,174 +2.00
915 915 71 319.00 $319.00 $2,919 -22.00
973 973 113 323.00 $323.00 $3,143 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
306 306 6 480.00 $480.00 $1,469 —
560–579 566 34 402.50–415.00 $406.26 $2,299 +22.26
773–774 774 53 352.50–358.00 $355.41 $2,751 +15.41
805 805 19 346.00 $346.00 $2,785 +15.00
806 806 7 285.00 $285.00 $2,297 -46.00
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1003 1003 8 308.00 $308.00 $3,089 -25.03
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1041 1041 7 256.00 $256.00 $2,665 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 5 515.00 $515.00 $1,797 —
371 fancy 371 29 547.50 $547.50 $2,031 —
383–390 386 25 475.00–492.50 $479.25 $1,850 -52.41
400–410 fancy 405 42 505.00–520.00 $512.41 $2,075 —
436 436 5 465.00 $465.00 $2,027 -18.06
460 fancy 460 83 505.00 $505.00 $2,323 —
458–468 thin fleshed 465 53 465.00 $465.00 $2,162 —
458–497 482 142 422.50–450.00 $439.65 $2,119 +12.15
501–548 516 222 417.50–441.00 $434.47 $2,242 -0.23
523 fancy 523 50 490.00 $490.00 $2,563 —
563–597 572 161 377.50–409.00 $400.85 $2,293 -10.46
632 unweaned 632 33 388.00 $388.00 $2,452 +25.33
837–839 839 178 344.50–352.00 $346.31 $2,906 +27.31
856 856 123 331.00 $331.00 $2,833 +13.24
947 947 188 302.00 $302.00 $2,860 +6.00
955–981 959 184 290.00–305.00 $304.42 $2,919 -6.08
960–970 969 62 285.00–286.00 $285.08 $2,762 -25.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 20 410.00 $410.00 $2,005 -2.50
594 594 15 364.00 $364.00 $2,162 +11.50
608 unweaned 608 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,219 —
728–741 733 22 338.00–340.00 $338.83 $2,484 —
794 794 37 325.00 $325.00 $2,580 —
813 813 13 322.00 $322.00 $2,618 —
853–869 864 27 302.00–304.00 $303.42 $2,622 —
917 917 30 288.00 $288.00 $2,641 —
980 980 8 285.00 $285.00 $2,793 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
354 354 17 1,875.00 $1,875.00 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1029 1029 16 273.00 $273.00 $2,809 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
974 974 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 3,875.00 $3,875.00
997 997 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 12 3,350.00 $3,350.00
993–1024 1005 (<2 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 79 3,700.00–3,775.00 $3,756.16

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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.