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USDA Erickson/Spalding Wtd Avg

USDA Erickson/Spalding Wtd Avg 10/25 15:00 AMS_1853 MARS Ericson Livestock Market - Ericson, NE Ericson-Ericson,NE Livestock Weighted Average Report for 10/25/2025 - Final Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year ------------------------------------------------------------ Total Receipts: ------------------------------------------------------------ FEEDER CATTLE 2171 3075 3475 Compared to last week steer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 lower and heifer calves under 600 lbs sold steady to 15.00 lower, the six weight steer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher. Yearling steers sold 20.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good from the buyers in the crowd with internet activity noticed. Nearly all the calves had received at least one round of pre-weaning vaccinations. --------------------------------------------------------------- FEEDER CATTLE --------------------------------------------------------------- BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 6 495-495 495 375-375 375 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 339-339 339 1850-1850 1850 7 342-342 342 530-530 530 65 400-438 423 492.5-517.5 503.57 122 461-491 480 440-465 450.92 135 500-536 530 415-424 418.65 10 573-573 573 450-450 450 Fancy 188 550-591 576 387-407.5 393.06 23 612-645 631 363-377 368.91 Unweaned 21 793-793 793 349-349 349 HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 401-401 401 475-475 475 STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 37 370-395 380 585-590 587.76 6 421-421 421 555-555 555 82 453-491 475 485-517.5 504.07 197 507-527 522 472.5-500 483.92 127 550-593 566 439-462.5 451.13 286 613-635 626 439.5-446.5 442.37 Unweaned 80 661-661 661 420-420 420 Unweaned 12 687-687 687 372.5-372.5 372.5 Fleshy 15 700-740 719 362.5-371 366.92 Unweaned 15 813-813 813 357.5-357.5 357.5 19 879-879 879 340-340 340 Fleshy 457 872-891 888 354-359.25 358.53 STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual) Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 103 573-595 584 410-422.75 414.08 35 610-636 625 382.5-409 390.17 Unweaned
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TREND: The trend for December corn is revised to sideways.

NONCOMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Noncommercial corn traders held a net-short futures position of 51,186 contracts as of September 23, an increase of 15,017 contracts during the CFTC reporting period as traders turned to selling amid technical pressure in the corn market.

COMMERCIAL OUTLOOK: Commercial corn traders held a net-long position of 79,646 contracts as of September 23, the most recent CFTC report. The December 2025 contract is priced 13 3/4 cents lower than the March 2026 contract, steady over the week but among the narrowest the spread has been since spring of 2025. DTN's National Corn Index implies a corn basis of 39 cents under the December board, firming 2 cents...

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It's been a quiet morning for the livestock complex as the cattle contracts are trading slightly higher, but the lean hog contracts are still trading lower as demand remains weak. There are some bids on the table for the fed cash cattle market, but no new trade has developed.

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