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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 5

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Feb 27Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,411 head

▲ 1,888 vs last sale 1,523▲ 3,411 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

338 head

▲ 218 vs last sale 120▲ 338 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited receipts last week. Feeder steers 600-800 lbs sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher, 800-1000 lbs lower undertone noted using limited comparable weights. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Not enough calves last week for accurate market trend, higher undertone noted. Overall, demand good to very good, quality mostly average. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

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 $130.90/cwt on 2,443 head.

Average price

$130.90

2,443 head · 837 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$145

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

$5.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.85

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	700	135.90	952	20
Medium and Large 1	838	130.86	1,097	2,423

One grade step is worth $5.04/cwt here — about −$145 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 sale2,443 hd

130.90

—

KS average3 barns · 5,003 hd

136.75

−5.85

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	1,707	78.52	1,340	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	57.85	693	173
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	52.50	502	31

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	264	217.56/cwt	214.00–219.00	574	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	198.80/cwt	194.00–205.00	833	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	185.74/cwt	179.00–188.00	888	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	174.39/cwt	172.00–183.00	907	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	158.09/cwt	157.50–159.00	914	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	860	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	155.22/cwt	150.50–159.50	981	85
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	933	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	152.52/cwt	150.50–156.00	1,048	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	698	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,012	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	151.58/cwt	146.50–154.00	1,096	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	743	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,003	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	139.10/cwt	126.00–145.50	1,092	179
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	798	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	994	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	127.05/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,055	521
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	123.75/cwt	120.50–135.75	1,089	661
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	915	128.06/cwt	127.50–128.60	1,172	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	118.64/cwt	117.25–119.00	1,105	72
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	118.95/cwt	114.10–121.85	1,144	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	117.05/cwt	117.00–117.10	1,188	117
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	177.14/cwt	175.00–178.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	351	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	604	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	162.54/cwt	161.00–163.00	710	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	161.39/cwt	160.00–165.00	752	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	153.70/cwt	149.00–156.50	804	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	145.52/cwt	140.25–151.00	843	84
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	139.24/cwt	134.50–144.50	874	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	136.02/cwt	129.00–140.50	910	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	128.42/cwt	123.00–132.50	909	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	123.19/cwt	120.00–125.75	945	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	118.55/cwt	117.00–121.50	971	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	119.33/cwt	117.75–120.00	1,020	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,071	14
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,400	68.71/cwt	64.00–73.00	962	4
Bulls	—	—	1,764	80.81/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,425	8
Bulls	—	—	2,093	88.96/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,862	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	52.50/cwt	47.00–55.00	502	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	54.63/cwt	51.00–55.75	594	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	58.55/cwt	54.50–63.50	710	111
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,443	62.75/cwt	61.50–67.00	905	15

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 Mar 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,411Last week 1,523Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 338Last week 120Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	965	111.00	111.00
39	—	819	117.00–121.50	118.55
61	—	855	117.75–120.00	119.33
86	—	669	129.00–140.50	136.02
7	—	311	175.00–178.00	177.14
25	—	437	161.00–163.00	162.54
54	—	708	123.00–132.50	128.42
84	—	579	140.25–151.00	145.52
4	—	351	172.00	172.00
21	—	466	160.00–165.00	161.39
52	—	523	149.00–156.50	153.70
81	—	628	134.50–144.50	139.24
126	—	767	120.00–125.75	123.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	264	214.00–219.00	217.56
25	—	578	157.50–159.00	158.09
72	—	931	117.25–119.00	118.64
134	—	723	146.50–154.00	151.58
521	—	830	122.00–135.00	127.05
20	—	478	179.00–188.00	185.74
63	—	687	150.50–156.00	152.52
117	—	1,015	117.00–117.10	117.05
277	—	962	114.10–121.85	118.95
9	—	419	194.00–205.00	198.80
33	—	520	172.00–183.00	174.39
85	—	632	150.50–159.50	155.22
179	—	785	126.00–145.50	139.10
661	—	880	120.50–135.75	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	148.50	148.50
9	—	798	124.50	124.50
6	—	655	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	743	135.00	135.00
30	—	698	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	915	127.50–128.60	128.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,212	54.50–63.50	58.55
47	—	1,087	51.00–55.75	54.63
15	—	1,443	61.50–67.00	62.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	957	47.00–55.00	52.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,764	75.00–86.00	80.81
4	—	1,400	64.00–73.00	68.71
2	—	2,093	88.00–90.00	88.96

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.