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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 2

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 25May 2May 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,256 head

▼ 1,536 vs last sale 4,792▲ 3,256 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

416 head

▲ 82 vs last sale 334▲ 416 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 64 vs last sale 70▲ 134 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 1.00 to 4.00 lower with instances of 8.00 lower on 750-800 lbs steers. Feeder heifers 700-750 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, 800-900 lbs sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Calves not

enough comparable weights for a market test, a lower undertone was noted. Overall, demand moderate to good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.41/cwt on 1,890 head.

Average price

$135.41

1,890 head · 861 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$151

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

$7.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.19

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	716	142.43	1,020	67
Medium and Large 1	866	135.15	1,171	1,823

One grade step is worth $7.28/cwt here — about −$151 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 sale1,890 hd

135.41

—

KS average3 barns · 3,682 hd

139.60

−4.19

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	1,856	79.82	1,481	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	61.84	957	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	59.89	738	166
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,043	50.25	524	32

Every lot

63 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	202.74/cwt	194.00–211.00	742	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	376	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	733	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	189.84/cwt	185.00–196.00	801	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	179.12/cwt	176.00–186.00	851	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	167.39/cwt	164.00–176.00	896	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	554	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	909	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	901	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	607	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	938	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,016	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	148.84/cwt	147.00–150.50	950	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	996	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	168.90/cwt	163.50–172.50	1,143	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	148.64/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,011	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,005	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	157.10/cwt	146.00–161.50	1,153	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	139.24/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,090	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,095	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	141.02/cwt	137.00–143.25	1,182	133
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	862	137.25/cwt	135.50–141.50	1,183	210
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	128.03/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,178	367
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	120.49/cwt	117.00–124.25	1,170	278
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	120.37/cwt	119.50–120.85	1,241	298
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	119.60/cwt	119.60–119.60	1,292	20
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	533	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	354	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	566	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	414	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	604	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	611	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	151.57/cwt	149.00–154.00	659	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	742	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	716	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	806	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	139.59/cwt	136.00–141.00	720	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	144.80/cwt	140.00–154.00	825	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	772	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	147.28/cwt	141.50–148.00	894	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	140.80/cwt	133.10–147.50	943	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	136.56/cwt	131.75–141.75	998	174
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	125.67/cwt	121.50–128.25	1,037	231
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	125.64/cwt	121.75–127.00	1,099	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,174	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	819	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	546	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	841	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	77.60/cwt	72.00–81.00	1,314	9
Bulls	—	—	2,286	87.78/cwt	83.00–92.50	2,007	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	905	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	308	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	46.55/cwt	40.00–50.00	483	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	52.14/cwt	51.00–54.00	549	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	53.38/cwt	52.00–54.00	565	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	58.14/cwt	50.50–63.50	687	93
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	63.18/cwt	57.00–66.00	837	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	62.45/cwt	59.50–68.50	951	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,737	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	990	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	692	129.33/cwt	128.00–131.00	895	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,379	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,307	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,090	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,356	783.29/cwt	750.00–840.00	10,621	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	838.37/cwt	825.00–850.00	11,494	6
Bred Cows	—	Large 1-2	1,658	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	15,088	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,736	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	18,467	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	898.46/cwt	830.00–990.00	11,788	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,456	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,560	3

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 May 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,256Last week 4,792Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 334Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 134Last week 70Year ago 0

enough comparable weights for a market test, a lower undertone was noted. Overall, demand moderate to good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,058	52.00–54.00	53.38
9	—	1,038	40.00–50.00	46.55
2	—	905	34.00	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,523	59.50–68.50	62.45
2	—	1,737	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	1,181	50.50–63.50	58.14
66	—	1,324	57.00–66.00	63.18
7	—	1,053	51.00–54.00	52.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,693	72.00–81.00	77.60
4	—	2,286	83.00–92.50	87.78
1	—	1,600	68.00	68.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	—	692	128.00–131.00	129.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,356	750.00–840.00	783.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,307	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,258	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,371	825.00–850.00	838.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,658	910.00	910.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,223	1,510.00	1,510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,312	830.00–990.00	898.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,456	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,124	1,400.00	1,400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	429	191.00	191.00
6	—	546	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	414	146.00	146.00
10	—	354	160.00	160.00
15	—	578	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	455	163.00	163.00
10	—	515	156.50	156.50
10	—	1,021	115.00	115.00
36	—	435	149.00–154.00	151.57
80	—	670	133.10–147.50	140.80
105	—	570	140.00–154.00	144.80
113	—	607	141.50–148.00	147.28
174	—	731	131.75–141.75	136.56
196	—	875	121.75–127.00	125.64
231	—	825	121.50–128.25	125.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	333	160.00	160.00
7	—	484	148.00	148.00
10	—	427	143.00	143.00
26	—	516	136.00–141.00	139.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	376	195.00	195.00
9	—	607	154.50	154.50
17	—	718	140.00	140.00
18	—	680	148.00–150.00	148.64
21	—	554	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	616	165.00	165.00
17	—	366	194.00–211.00	202.74
20	—	1,080	119.60	119.60
21	—	422	185.00–196.00	189.84
28	—	677	163.50–172.50	168.90
30	—	475	176.00–186.00	179.12
38	—	535	164.00–176.00	167.39
72	—	734	146.00–161.50	157.10
133	—	838	137.00–143.25	141.02
210	—	862	135.50–141.50	137.25
229	—	783	138.00–142.00	139.24
278	—	971	117.00–124.25	120.49
298	—	1,031	119.50–120.85	120.37
367	—	920	122.00–135.00	128.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	664	150.00	150.00
11	—	597	151.00	151.00
19	—	638	147.00–150.50	148.84
31	—	817	134.00	134.00

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.