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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-12-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 5

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 21Dec 5Dec 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,292 head

▲ 2,585 vs last sale 1,707▲ 4,292 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

544 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 573▲ 544 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher using limited comparable weights. Weaned steer calves sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher with instances of 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Weaned heifer calves 500-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, lower undertone noted on lighter calves. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to mostly attractive. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher using a limited test.

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 $153.06/cwt on 2,352 head.

Average price

$153.06

2,352 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,038

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$7.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	684	153.44	1,050	2,230
Medium and Large 1-2	573	145.99	837	122

One grade step is worth $7.45/cwt here — about $213 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 sale2,352 hd

153.06

—

KS average4 barns · 7,048 hd

154.51

−1.46

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	1,948	78.61	1,531	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,634	67.58	1,104	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	50.92	623	178
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	38.57	398	38

Every lot

62 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	644	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	358	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	627	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	757	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	181.46/cwt	175.00–192.00	782	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	750	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	171.46/cwt	163.00–180.00	814	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	741	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.50	853	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	547	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	799	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	150.25/cwt	150.25–150.25	841	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	563	165.50/cwt	165.50–165.50	932	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	572	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	852	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	156.41/cwt	151.00–161.00	906	172
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	863	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	150.80/cwt	145.75–155.50	930	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	137.28/cwt	137.00–137.50	857	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	630	158.24/cwt	157.00–159.00	997	164
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	649	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,058	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	134.49/cwt	134.00–136.00	892	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	669	137.44/cwt	133.00–139.00	919	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	148.49/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,007	284
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	685	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,091	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	147.12/cwt	144.50–149.50	1,052	264
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	748	160.25/cwt	160.25–160.25	1,199	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	149.20/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,149	130
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	145.62/cwt	141.00–147.25	1,198	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	148.35/cwt	140.75–154.35	1,317	256
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,290	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	175.89/cwt	175.00–178.00	554	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	347	155.88/cwt	155.00–156.00	541	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	161.99/cwt	152.00–165.00	632	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	536	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	153.87/cwt	148.00–158.50	671	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	470	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	637	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	134.87/cwt	132.00–137.50	638	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	146.98/cwt	142.00–154.00	698	98
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	488	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	678	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	138.63/cwt	132.50–145.50	735	165
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	745	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	138.50/cwt	136.50–141.00	812	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	137.84/cwt	129.50–141.50	868	286
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	131.06/cwt	126.50–136.00	870	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	134.11/cwt	130.50–135.50	988	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	135.18/cwt	131.50–136.35	1,064	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	840	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,197	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,169	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	134.18/cwt	133.00–135.75	1,220	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,273	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	549	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	793	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	818	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	904	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,094	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,650	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	1,114	1
Bulls	—	—	1,839	78.84/cwt	76.50–81.00	1,450	4
Bulls	—	—	2,192	82.01/cwt	81.50–82.50	1,798	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	38.57/cwt	33.00–42.25	398	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	43.56/cwt	40.00–45.00	484	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	51.42/cwt	44.00–58.50	631	97
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,363	59.69/cwt	58.00–63.00	814	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,634	67.58/cwt	67.00–68.00	1,104	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	837.63/cwt	750.00–850.00	9,314	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	878.70/cwt	810.00–925.00	10,852	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,347	645.98/cwt	625.00–710.00	8,701	4

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 Dec 5, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,292Last week 1,707Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 544Last week 573Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 27Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	392	193.00	193.00
208	—	823	141.00–147.25	145.62
172	—	579	151.00–161.00	156.41
130	—	770	144.00–155.00	149.20
121	—	533	155.00–165.50	160.02
8	—	963	134.00	134.00
284	—	678	144.00–154.00	148.49
264	—	715	144.50–149.50	147.12
256	—	888	140.75–154.35	148.35
110	—	617	145.75–155.50	150.80
82	—	475	163.00–180.00	171.46
44	—	431	175.00–192.00	181.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	337	191.00	191.00
12	—	591	146.00	146.00
11	—	358	175.00	175.00
26	—	547	146.00	146.00
15	—	624	137.00–137.50	137.28
5	—	491	151.00	151.00
46	—	663	134.00–136.00	134.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	669	133.00–139.00	137.44
15	—	572	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	563	165.50	165.50
73	—	649	163.00	163.00
65	—	748	160.25	160.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	436	172.00	172.00
30	—	560	150.25	150.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	630	157.00–159.00	158.24
58	—	685	159.25	159.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	549	144.50	144.50
7	—	568	144.00	144.00
10	—	904	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	488	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	840	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	347	155.00–156.00	155.88
17	—	403	133.00	133.00
36	—	582	128.00	128.00
33	—	473	132.00–137.50	134.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	787	131.50–136.35	135.18
83	—	436	148.00–158.50	153.87
71	—	586	136.50–141.00	138.50
286	—	630	129.50–141.50	137.84
22	—	390	152.00–165.00	161.99
14	—	315	175.00–178.00	175.89
7	—	957	133.00	133.00
7	—	909	133.00–135.75	134.18
165	—	530	132.50–145.50	138.63
98	—	475	142.00–154.00	146.98
126	—	664	126.50–136.00	131.06
62	—	855	136.75	136.75
56	—	737	130.50–135.50	134.11

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,347	625.00–710.00	645.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	810.00–925.00	878.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,112	750.00–850.00	837.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,192	81.50–82.50	82.01
1	—	1,650	67.50	67.50
4	—	1,839	76.50–81.00	78.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,033	33.00–42.25	38.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,634	67.00–68.00	67.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,227	44.00–58.50	51.42
47	—	1,112	40.00–45.00	43.56
34	—	1,363	58.00–63.00	59.69

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.