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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 29

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 22Aug 29Sep 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,225 head

▲ 817 vs last sale 2,408▲ 3,225 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

196 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 155▲ 196 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-900 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 750-850 lbs sold unevenly steady. Calves not enough comparable weights for a market test. Demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Using a limited test, bulls sold mostly steady.

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 $138.72/cwt on 1,962 head.

Average price

$138.72

1,962 head · 831 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$351

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

$4.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.27

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	564	143.28	808	37
Medium and Large 1	836	138.63	1,159	1,925

One grade step is worth $4.64/cwt here — about −$351 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 sale1,962 hd

138.72

—

KS average3 barns · 5,388 hd

139.99

−1.27

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	1,741	84.73	1,476	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	71.07	1,045	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,248	62.83	784	97
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,081	54.59	590	11

Every lot

40 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	273	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	579	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	450	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	756	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	151.31/cwt	149.50–157.00	734	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	869	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	840	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	814	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	935	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	808	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	953	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	150.17/cwt	149.75–151.50	1,027	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	140.20/cwt	136.00–143.50	960	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	141.36/cwt	136.50–144.00	1,084	129
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	141.76/cwt	138.50–144.50	1,158	273
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	838	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,089	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	134.54/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,187	545
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	918	132.60/cwt	131.50–133.85	1,217	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	133.20/cwt	129.85–139.00	1,296	330
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	522	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	726	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	597	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	776	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	867	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	845	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	135.72/cwt	133.50–136.00	970	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	133.17/cwt	132.00–136.50	1,027	286
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	132.11/cwt	128.00–133.75	1,082	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	827	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,100	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	131.60/cwt	130.75–132.50	1,129	229
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	862	124.19/cwt	124.10–124.50	1,071	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	110.64/cwt	109.50–113.50	1,130	25
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,498	75.65/cwt	73.00–78.00	1,133	3
Bulls	—	—	1,749	84.51/cwt	82.00–88.50	1,478	5
Bulls	—	—	1,880	90.41/cwt	89.50–92.50	1,700	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	54.59/cwt	50.00–57.50	590	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,096	56.65/cwt	55.50–59.50	621	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,216	61.59/cwt	57.50–65.50	749	62
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,378	67.91/cwt	66.50–71.50	936	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,471	71.07/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,045	11

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 Aug 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,225Last week 2,408Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 155Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	715	133.50–136.00	135.72
25	—	1,021	109.50–113.50	110.64
7	—	602	144.00	144.00
286	—	771	132.00–136.50	133.17
229	—	858	130.75–132.50	131.60
136	—	819	128.00–133.75	132.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	678	130.00	130.00
7	—	521	135.00	135.00
31	—	795	125.00	125.00
12	—	645	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	827	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	862	124.10–124.50	124.19
10	—	597	130.00	130.00
5	—	522	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	273	212.00	212.00
201	—	684	149.75–151.50	150.17
129	—	767	136.50–144.00	141.36
56	—	615	152.00	152.00
545	—	882	132.00–138.00	134.54
34	—	570	152.50	152.50
330	—	973	129.85–139.00	133.20
5	—	450	168.00	168.00
273	—	817	138.50–144.50	141.76
5	—	434	183.00	183.00
217	—	918	131.50–133.85	132.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	129.00	129.00
6	—	577	141.00	141.00
17	—	485	149.50–157.00	151.31
7	—	681	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	838	130.00	130.00
47	—	577	145.50	145.50
20	—	685	136.00–143.50	140.20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,096	55.50–59.50	56.65
62	—	1,216	57.50–65.50	61.59
26	—	1,378	66.50–71.50	67.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,081	50.00–57.50	54.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,471	68.00–72.00	71.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,880	89.50–92.50	90.41
5	—	1,749	82.00–88.50	84.51
3	—	1,498	73.00–78.00	75.65

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.