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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-01-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 23

● Final30 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 16Jan 23Jan 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,303 head

▼ 2,613 vs last sale 3,916▲ 1,303 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 255 vs last sale 300▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

182 head

▲ 122 vs last sale 60▲ 182 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 steady to 2.00 higher using limited comparable weights. Feeder heifers limited offerings, higher undertone noted. Not enough calves for an accurate market trend. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Not enough bulls last week for a market test, higher 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 $149.78/cwt on 714 head.

Average price

$149.78

714 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$14.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.50

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	744	149.96	1,116	705
Medium and Large 1-2	722	135.00	975	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.96/cwt here — about $141 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 sale714 hd

149.78

—

KS average3 barns · 3,015 hd

153.28

−3.50

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	2,023	86.06	1,741	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,375	64.28	884	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	45.00	430	3thin

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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	195.26/cwt	195.00–195.50	857	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	894	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	163.40/cwt	158.00–168.50	931	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	158.94/cwt	152.50–162.00	966	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	146.42/cwt	144.00–150.00	991	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	148.13/cwt	137.50–155.50	1,055	200
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	975	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,117	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	144.29/cwt	137.60–152.00	1,189	176
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	145.10/cwt	144.00–146.25	1,291	118
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,222	17
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	644	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	162.47/cwt	160.00–164.50	751	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	546	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	811	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	146.94/cwt	146.75–148.00	860	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	143.31/cwt	141.00–146.75	886	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	143.10/cwt	141.50–144.00	956	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	134.17/cwt	131.50–138.00	950	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	135.51/cwt	133.50–137.75	1,061	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,103	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,254	34
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,380	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	994	1
Bulls	—	—	1,752	81.77/cwt	77.50–89.00	1,433	5
Bulls	—	—	2,308	91.14/cwt	91.00–92.00	2,104	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	430	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,231	60.27/cwt	51.50–65.00	742	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,446	66.26/cwt	60.00–68.50	958	73
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	871.40/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	11,485	39
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,422	947.63/cwt	890.00–1,020.00	13,475	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	18,948	1

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 Jan 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,303Last week 3,916Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 300Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 182Last week 60Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,231	51.50–65.00	60.27
73	—	1,446	60.00–68.50	66.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	956	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,308	91.00–92.00	91.14
5	—	1,752	77.50–89.00	81.77
1	—	1,380	72.00	72.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	890	144.00–146.25	145.10
12	—	490	182.50	182.50
15	—	776	144.00	144.00
17	—	933	131.00	131.00
19	—	439	195.00–195.50	195.26
36	—	677	144.00–150.00	146.42
50	—	570	158.00–168.50	163.40
62	—	608	152.50–162.00	158.94
176	—	824	137.60–152.00	144.29
200	—	712	137.50–155.50	148.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	722	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	585	146.75–148.00	146.94
49	—	783	133.50–137.75	135.51
53	—	708	131.50–138.00	134.17
61	—	829	133.00	133.00
3	—	388	166.00	166.00
30	—	618	141.00–146.75	143.31
31	—	546	148.50	148.50
34	—	462	160.00–164.50	162.47
34	—	915	137.00	137.00
36	—	668	141.50–144.00	143.10

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,422	890.00–1,020.00	947.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	39	—	1,318	700.00–1,010.00	871.40

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.