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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 25

● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

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Feeder Cattle receipts

4,792 head

▲ 4,792 vs last sale 0▲ 4,792 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

334 head

▲ 334 vs last sale 0▲ 334 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 0▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 10.00 to 12.00 lower on 900-950 lbs weights. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, higher undertone noted on lighter weight grazing cattle. Overall, demand moderate to good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.85/cwt on 2,388 head.

Average price

$134.85

2,388 head · 763 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,029

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$192

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1

$4.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.77

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	602	139.67	840	45
Medium and Large 1	766	134.76	1,033	2,343

One grade step is worth $4.92/cwt here — about −$192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale2,388 hd

134.85

—

KS average3 barns · 5,027 hd

139.62

−4.77

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,816	82.87	1,505	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,374	67.29	925	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	61.22	738	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	53.82	550	23

Every lot

51 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	585	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	341	209.49/cwt	198.00–218.00	714	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	213.38/cwt	205.00–218.00	802	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	200.07/cwt	181.00–208.00	856	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	192.04/cwt	184.00–196.00	935	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	179.54/cwt	174.00–185.00	914	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	942	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	176.50/cwt	172.00–183.00	995	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	581	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	935	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	178.10/cwt	177.00–178.50	1,120	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	167.94/cwt	164.00–171.00	1,118	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	162.04/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,167	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	146.61/cwt	142.00–150.50	1,148	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	145.06/cwt	137.75–150.00	1,200	308
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	831	136.85/cwt	136.35–137.35	1,137	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	137.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,196	495
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	129.50/cwt	127.00–131.60	1,203	368
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	124.35/cwt	124.35–124.35	1,275	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	306	186.05/cwt	183.00–187.00	569	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	338	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	561	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	176.52/cwt	176.00–179.00	667	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	380	165.01/cwt	162.00–167.00	627	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	401	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	648	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	443	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	678	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	176.31/cwt	171.00–178.00	785	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	170.24/cwt	161.00–174.00	790	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	719	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	154.37/cwt	153.50–157.00	806	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	148.23/cwt	145.50–151.00	830	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	777	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	899	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	138.69/cwt	133.50–146.00	944	125
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	135.19/cwt	134.25–135.50	992	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	129.91/cwt	124.00–134.75	1,017	653
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	129.67/cwt	123.75–134.00	1,063	615
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,000	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	127.02/cwt	125.75–129.00	1,118	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	123.81/cwt	120.25–125.75	1,134	434
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,794	89.00/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,597	6
Bulls	—	—	1,837	76.74/cwt	72.00–80.50	1,410	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	50.04/cwt	44.00–52.50	495	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	58.74/cwt	54.00–59.50	624	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	58.33/cwt	53.00–64.00	688	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	63.11/cwt	57.50–69.50	771	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	67.29/cwt	63.50–72.00	925	33
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	1,121.43/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	14,343	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,373	1,293.33/cwt	1,275.00–1,300.00	17,757	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,402	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	19,979	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,423	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	20,278	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	691.36/cwt	625.00–810.00	7,840	5

This sale against other markets

Kansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Thu Apr 25, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Manhattan, KS (LS-DC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,792Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 334Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	990	44.00–52.50	50.04
10	—	1,063	54.00–59.50	58.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,374	63.50–72.00	67.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,180	53.00–64.00	58.33
64	—	1,221	57.50–69.50	63.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,837	72.00–80.50	76.74
6	—	1,794	83.00–94.00	89.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
368	—	929	127.00–131.60	129.50
308	—	827	137.75–150.00	145.06
102	—	783	142.00–150.50	146.61
98	—	428	181.00–208.00	200.07
82	—	666	164.00–171.00	167.94
82	—	487	184.00–196.00	192.04
60	—	1,025	124.35	124.35
36	—	509	174.00–185.00	179.54
33	—	376	205.00–218.00	213.38
28	—	341	198.00–218.00	209.49
25	—	720	157.00–163.00	162.04
19	—	564	172.00–183.00	176.50
15	—	629	177.00–178.50	178.10
6	—	260	225.00	225.00
495	—	870	130.00–145.00	137.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	581	161.00	161.00
7	—	538	175.00	175.00
131	—	831	136.35–137.35	136.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	835	119.75	119.75
17	—	401	161.50	161.50
5	—	607	128.00	128.00
3	—	513	143.00	143.00
3	—	496	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
653	—	783	124.00–134.75	129.91
615	—	820	123.75–134.00	129.67
434	—	916	120.25–125.75	123.81
125	—	681	133.50–146.00	138.69
103	—	734	134.25–135.50	135.19
91	—	880	125.75–129.00	127.02
81	—	378	176.00–179.00	176.52
69	—	445	171.00–178.00	176.31
63	—	464	161.00–174.00	170.24
24	—	560	145.50–151.00	148.23
24	—	522	153.50–157.00	154.37
22	—	306	183.00–187.00	186.05
14	—	633	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	380	162.00–167.00	165.01
7	—	338	166.00	166.00
5	—	443	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,279	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,121.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,402	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,423	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,373	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,293.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,134	625.00–810.00	691.36

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.