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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 16

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 9May 16May 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,048 head

▲ 3,474 vs last sale 2,574▲ 6,048 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

475 head

▲ 275 vs last sale 200▲ 475 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 30▲ 42 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 750-850 lbs and 1000-1050 lbs sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, 850-950 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700-800 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, lower undertone noted on 800-900 lbs. Calves not enough comparable weights from last week for a market trend. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to mostly attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $133.31/cwt on 3,883 head.

Average price

$133.31

3,883 head · 834 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,111

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$285

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

$17.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

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	561	149.74	840	236
Medium and Large 1	851	132.24	1,126	3,647

One grade step is worth $17.50/cwt here — about −$285 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 sale3,883 hd

133.31

—

KS average3 barns · 6,835 hd

135.95

−2.65

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	—	High	1,767	84.11	1,486	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,788	66.75	1,193	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	60.68	742	186
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	46.84	476	43

Every lot

61 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	695	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	748	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	197.44/cwt	197.00–198.00	829	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	441	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	759	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	178.39/cwt	173.00–185.50	822	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	155.24/cwt	155.00–156.50	758	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	163.74/cwt	158.50–171.50	843	131
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	788	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	170.51/cwt	161.50–177.00	970	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	870	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	864	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	159.01/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,013	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	150.59/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,033	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	689	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	996	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	706	141.25/cwt	138.00–151.50	997	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	135.16/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,041	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	132.59/cwt	125.25–140.50	1,095	644
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	851	139.66/cwt	139.00–140.25	1,189	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	126.62/cwt	119.60–131.00	1,112	339
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	882	115.39/cwt	114.25–115.85	1,018	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	121.54/cwt	117.60–127.50	1,128	590
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	119.20/cwt	115.50–122.00	1,173	375
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	118.06/cwt	115.10–122.00	1,210	605
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,067	117.66/cwt	114.10–119.25	1,255	72
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	624	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	148.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	648	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	594	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	144.33/cwt	142.50–151.00	697	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	144.43/cwt	143.00–147.00	751	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	144.11/cwt	143.00–145.00	810	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	140.34/cwt	138.00–142.00	890	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	838	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	134.16/cwt	129.75–139.75	918	186
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	131.61/cwt	123.50–135.25	963	217
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	127.62/cwt	124.00–133.00	990	512
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	794	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	945	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	128.43/cwt	128.00–128.75	1,047	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	114.99/cwt	112.50–116.35	1,006	99
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	115.48/cwt	113.00–117.50	1,052	485
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,097	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,106	12
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	1,012	1
Bulls	—	—	1,547	80.06/cwt	73.50–85.50	1,239	20
Bulls	—	—	1,967	88.44/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,740	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	488	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	287	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,038	45.92/cwt	38.00–52.00	477	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	54.55/cwt	52.00–56.75	574	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	59.49/cwt	54.00–63.50	714	106
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,308	64.49/cwt	60.00–68.00	844	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,788	66.75/cwt	63.50–67.25	1,193	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,702	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,748	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	18,724	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,215	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,582	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	18,589	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,231	1,015.12/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	12,496	10

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 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,048Last week 2,574Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 475Last week 200Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	452	131.50	131.50
9	—	665	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	875	112.50–116.35	114.99
17	—	437	145.00–155.00	148.19
186	—	684	129.75–139.75	134.16
19	—	332	188.00	188.00
217	—	732	123.50–135.25	131.61
23	—	562	143.00–145.00	144.11
485	—	911	113.00–117.50	115.48
23	—	815	128.00–128.75	128.43
6	—	971	113.00	113.00
512	—	776	124.00–133.00	127.62
25	—	483	142.50–151.00	144.33
12	—	634	138.00–142.00	140.34
35	—	520	143.00–147.00	144.43
12	—	1,010	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	133.00	133.00
7	—	485	135.00	135.00
7	—	794	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	461	173.00–185.50	178.39
339	—	878	119.60–131.00	126.62
72	—	1,067	114.10–119.25	117.66
375	—	984	115.50–122.00	119.20
73	—	637	157.00–160.00	159.01
5	—	372	201.00	201.00
169	—	569	161.50–177.00	170.51
32	—	770	135.00–135.50	135.16
162	—	706	138.00–151.50	141.25
644	—	826	125.25–140.50	132.59
25	—	420	197.00–198.00	197.44
131	—	515	158.50–171.50	163.74
605	—	1,025	115.10–122.00	118.06
18	—	316	220.00	220.00
101	—	686	148.00–157.00	150.59
590	—	928	117.60–127.50	121.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	882	114.25–115.85	115.39
74	—	577	150.75	150.75
8	—	441	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	385	160.00	160.00
32	—	547	144.00	144.00
80	—	580	149.00	149.00
63	—	488	155.00–156.50	155.24
47	—	689	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	851	139.00–140.25	139.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,967	83.00–96.00	88.44
20	—	1,547	73.50–85.50	80.06
1	—	1,545	65.50	65.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	880	55.50	55.50
1	—	1,025	28.00	28.00
36	—	1,038	38.00–52.00	45.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,788	63.50–67.25	66.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
106	—	1,201	54.00–63.50	59.49
62	—	1,308	60.00–68.00	64.49
18	—	1,053	52.00–56.75	54.55

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,157	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,380	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,170	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,582	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,240	1,510.00	1,510.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,231	950.00–1,025.00	1,015.12

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.