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Winter Livestock - Pratt

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5,639 head

▲ 1,347 vs last sale 4,292▲ 5,639 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

409 head

▼ 135 vs last sale 544▲ 409 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower using limited comparable weights. Feeder heifers limited offerings, higher undertone noted. Weaned steer calves 350-500 lbs sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, with instances of 10.00 to 15.00 higher on reputation consignments. Weaned heifer calves sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher using limited comparable weights. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to mostly attractive. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower. Not enough bulls for a market test, 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 $162.78/cwt on 2,944 head.

Average price

$162.78

2,944 head · 663 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

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

$27.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.01

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	663	163.04	1,081	2,916
Medium and Large 1-2	652	135.50	884	28

One grade step is worth $27.54/cwt here — about $197 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 sale2,944 hd

162.78

—

KS average3 barns · 5,679 hd

156.77

+6.01

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	1,720	63.37	1,090	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,614	61.96	1,000	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,239	46.62	577	141
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	32.22	339	11

Every lot

56 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	671	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	202.79/cwt	192.00–205.00	742	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	412	219.50/cwt	219.50–219.50	904	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	197.56/cwt	190.50–201.00	824	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	474	213.50/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,012	217
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	186.09/cwt	180.00–194.50	886	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	168.21/cwt	165.00–172.00	826	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	184.80/cwt	181.00–187.50	950	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	165.13/cwt	161.00–177.00	892	150
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	549	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	862	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	566	183.14/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,037	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	162.42/cwt	155.50–173.00	919	229
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	812	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	153.16/cwt	146.00–157.00	966	246
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	131.74/cwt	130.00–134.00	833	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	653	160.25/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,046	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	907	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	934	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	150.78/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,022	184
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	149.50/cwt	143.00–152.50	1,061	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,021	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	742	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,158	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	757	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,188	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	144.90/cwt	141.00–150.50	1,133	321
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	141.15/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,152	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	144.28/cwt	136.00–150.10	1,271	201
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	141.76/cwt	141.25–142.25	1,308	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	146.57/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,416	154
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,349	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	559	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	638	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	149.33/cwt	146.00–153.00	694	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	600	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	143.49/cwt	139.00–147.00	686	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	694	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	144.22/cwt	138.50–151.75	773	223
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	685	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	127.61/cwt	126.00–129.00	721	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	141.90/cwt	137.50–146.00	819	184
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	138.89/cwt	135.00–144.00	876	652
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	652	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	978	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	693	140.57/cwt	135.00–142.00	974	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	137.29/cwt	133.50–142.00	991	285
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,037	83
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,116	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,190	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	986	131.10/cwt	131.10–131.10	1,293	20
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,626	59.39/cwt	55.00–65.50	966	4
Bulls	—	—	1,814	67.35/cwt	65.00–69.00	1,222	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	32.22/cwt	27.00–34.50	339	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	37.88/cwt	35.50–41.00	431	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,217	44.15/cwt	37.00–55.00	537	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,364	59.22/cwt	55.00–62.00	808	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,614	61.96/cwt	61.50–64.00	1,000	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 Dec 12, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,639Last week 4,292Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 409Last week 544Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,040	129.75	129.75
246	—	631	146.00–157.00	153.16
229	—	566	155.50–173.00	162.42
201	—	881	136.00–150.10	144.28
150	—	540	161.00–177.00	165.13
6	—	318	211.00	211.00
184	—	678	146.00–154.00	150.78
154	—	966	146.00–147.50	146.57
103	—	923	141.25–142.25	141.76
84	—	816	141.00–141.50	141.15
60	—	366	192.00–205.00	202.79
80	—	476	180.00–194.50	186.09
68	—	417	190.50–201.00	197.56
110	—	710	143.00–152.50	149.50
321	—	782	141.00–150.50	144.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	672	135.00	135.00
7	—	593	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	673	138.75	138.75
14	—	740	138.00	138.00
42	—	595	147.00	147.00
9	—	549	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	514	181.00–187.50	184.80
103	—	566	182.50–188.00	183.14
82	—	412	219.50	219.50
217	—	474	213.00–214.00	213.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	632	130.00–134.00	131.74
30	—	491	165.00–172.00	168.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	757	157.00	157.00
77	—	742	156.00	156.00
143	—	653	160.00–160.50	160.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	478	139.00–147.00	143.49
11	—	565	126.00–129.00	127.61
6	—	534	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	388	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	652	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	693	135.00–142.00	140.57
60	—	858	138.75	138.75
652	—	631	135.00–144.00	138.89
285	—	722	133.50–142.00	137.29
223	—	536	138.50–151.75	144.22
68	—	465	146.00–153.00	149.33
26	—	833	134.00	134.00
24	—	401	159.00	159.00
20	—	986	131.10	131.10
184	—	577	137.50–146.00	141.90
83	—	774	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	129.00	129.00
15	—	666	125.00	125.00
14	—	539	127.00	127.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,364	55.00–62.00	59.22
19	—	1,138	35.50–41.00	37.88
91	—	1,217	37.00–55.00	44.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,051	27.00–34.50	32.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	61.50–64.00	61.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	65.00–69.00	67.35
4	—	1,626	55.00–65.50	59.39

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.