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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 19

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Dec 12Dec 19Jan 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,123 head

▼ 3,516 vs last sale 5,639▲ 2,123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

594 head

▲ 185 vs last sale 409▲ 594 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 0▲ 90 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 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower using limited comparable weights. Weaned calves not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, lower undertone noted. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Bulls sold 1.00 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 $150.84/cwt on 1,171 head.

Average price

$150.84

1,171 head · 746 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,125

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.80

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	746	150.84	1,125	1,171

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,171 hd

150.84

—

KS average3 barns · 3,310 hd

151.64

−0.80

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	—	Low	1,713	65.91	1,129	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,677	66.00	1,107	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	50.45	648	238
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,069	34.79	372	53

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	790	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	838	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	441	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	776	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	183.32/cwt	181.50–190.00	865	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	491	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	786	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	526	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	968	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	169.61/cwt	167.00–176.00	911	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	152.50/cwt	147.50–159.00	898	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	150.97/cwt	146.00–156.50	954	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	140.80/cwt	140.00–141.00	922	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	150.81/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,006	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	144.66/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,042	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	149.78/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,161	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	146.22/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,205	213
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	828	156.85/cwt	156.85–156.85	1,299	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	149.68/cwt	147.25–153.50	1,304	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	941	137.75/cwt	137.75–137.75	1,296	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,341	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	1,392	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,403	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,368	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	606	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	669	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	148.91/cwt	147.00–153.00	697	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	651	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	148.63/cwt	143.00–151.00	783	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	736	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	136.45/cwt	134.00–139.50	786	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	827	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	630	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	813	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	902	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	671	128.18/cwt	126.00–130.00	860	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	135.86/cwt	131.25–137.50	993	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	134.18/cwt	130.50–140.00	1,040	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	135.35/cwt	135.35–135.35	1,100	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,141	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,241	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,281	19
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	599	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	402	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	704	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	463	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	782	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	887	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	886	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	60.60/cwt	57.00–63.00	953	9
Bulls	—	—	1,828	70.26/cwt	64.00–76.50	1,284	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	34.79/cwt	32.00–38.00	372	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	41.45/cwt	38.50–43.00	492	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	49.20/cwt	43.00–58.50	624	136
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,391	59.90/cwt	55.00–62.00	833	59
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,677	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,107	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,338.19/cwt	1,275.00–1,400.00	14,921	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	1,019.54/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	11,368	26
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,332.28/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	16,987	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	821.53/cwt	790.00–875.00	10,598	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,380	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	1,346.43/cwt	1,025.00–1,400.00	14,905	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,337	1,112.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,175.00	14,874	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,391	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,953	3

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 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,123Last week 5,639Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 594Last week 409Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	732	121.00	121.00
6	—	402	175.00	175.00
6	—	463	169.00	169.00
22	—	629	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	500	132.00	132.00
7	—	365	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	526	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	441	176.00	176.00
4	—	491	160.00	160.00
25	—	655	140.00–141.00	140.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
152	—	667	147.00–155.00	150.81
5	—	397	199.00	199.00
5	—	421	199.00	199.00
6	—	1,280	108.75	108.75
8	—	965	139.00	139.00
18	—	941	137.75	137.75
11	—	1,403	97.50	97.50
30	—	472	181.50–190.00	183.32
31	—	537	167.00–176.00	169.61
213	—	824	143.00–149.00	146.22
176	—	775	144.00–155.00	149.78
169	—	871	147.25–153.50	149.68
85	—	589	147.50–159.00	152.50
80	—	632	146.00–156.50	150.97
72	—	720	142.00–149.00	144.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	828	156.85	156.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	671	126.00–130.00	128.18
15	—	630	129.00	129.00
16	—	541	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	367	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	437	153.00	153.00
53	—	813	135.35	135.35
19	—	978	131.00	131.00
4	—	387	170.00	170.00
22	—	468	147.00–153.00	148.91
9	—	622	133.00	133.00
7	—	926	134.00	134.00
122	—	775	130.50–140.00	134.18
108	—	576	134.00–139.50	136.45
55	—	731	131.25–137.50	135.86
16	—	858	133.00	133.00
14	—	527	143.00–151.00	148.63
9	—	663	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	501	130.00	130.00
7	—	652	130.00	130.00
5	—	337	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,573	57.00–63.00	60.60
11	—	1,828	64.00–76.50	70.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
136	—	1,269	43.00–58.50	49.20
59	—	1,391	55.00–62.00	59.90
43	—	1,187	38.50–43.00	41.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,069	32.00–38.00	34.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,677	66.00	66.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,290	790.00–875.00	821.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,115	925.00–1,100.00	1,019.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,115	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,338.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,275	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,332.28

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	938	1,000.00	1,000.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,337	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,112.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,391	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,107	1,025.00–1,400.00	1,346.43

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.