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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-06-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 20

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jun 13Jun 20Jun 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,490 head

▲ 384 vs last sale 3,106▲ 3,490 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

200 head

▼ 143 vs last sale 343▲ 200 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 mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Calves too lightly tested for an accurate market trend. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Bulls too lightly tested, lower undertone noted.

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 $129.16/cwt on 1,878 head.

Average price

$129.16

1,878 head · 898 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,160

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$342

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

$11.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

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	588	140.00	823	30
Medium and Large 1	903	128.98	1,165	1,848

One grade step is worth $11.02/cwt here — about −$342 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 sale1,878 hd

129.16

—

KS average2 barns · 2,026 hd

129.56

−0.40

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	1,632	79.42	1,296	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,604	73.31	1,176	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,235	63.63	786	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	990	49.37	489	9thin

Every lot

30 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	709	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	823	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	135.68/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,047	167
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	141.36/cwt	139.75–142.25	1,187	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	131.90/cwt	124.85–137.10	1,158	565
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	125.50/cwt	122.00–128.75	1,165	364
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	123.92/cwt	119.75–128.75	1,190	555
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,203	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	144.51/cwt	141.00–151.00	608	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	728	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	790	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	816	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	761	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	133.21/cwt	132.00–133.50	885	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	832	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	130.35/cwt	130.35–130.35	939	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	126.78/cwt	118.50–132.00	979	575
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	120.70/cwt	118.75–124.10	1,013	229
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	121.48/cwt	120.00–124.60	1,042	293
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	447	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	729	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	795	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,233	68.64/cwt	66.00–71.00	846	4
Bulls	—	—	1,858	93.09/cwt	89.50–95.50	1,730	3
Bulls	—	—	1,861	79.94/cwt	73.00–84.50	1,488	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	46.06/cwt	40.00–53.50	437	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	600	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	55.36/cwt	50.50–57.50	614	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	61.02/cwt	57.00–64.00	730	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,317	69.20/cwt	65.00–72.00	911	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,604	73.31/cwt	69.50–75.50	1,176	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 Jun 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,490Last week 3,106Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 343Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
364	—	928	122.00–128.75	125.50
555	—	960	119.75–128.75	123.92
565	—	878	124.85–137.10	131.90
4	—	435	163.00	163.00
51	—	1,024	117.50	117.50
142	—	840	139.75–142.25	141.36
167	—	772	129.00–142.00	135.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	588	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	548	145.00	145.00
7	—	447	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	140.00	140.00
6	—	618	132.00	132.00
9	—	421	141.00–151.00	144.51
15	—	524	139.00	139.00
27	—	664	132.00–133.50	133.21
39	—	720	130.35	130.35
229	—	839	118.75–124.10	120.70
293	—	858	120.00–124.60	121.48
575	—	772	118.50–132.00	126.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	711	117.00	117.00
9	—	624	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,858	89.50–95.50	93.09
4	—	1,233	66.00–71.00	68.64
4	—	1,861	73.00–84.50	79.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,110	50.50–57.50	55.36
36	—	1,317	65.00–72.00	69.20
42	—	1,197	57.00–64.00	61.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,604	69.50–75.50	73.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,071	56.00	56.00
6	—	949	40.00–53.50	46.06

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.