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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-12

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

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,786 head

▼ 625 vs last sale 3,411▲ 2,786 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 148 vs last sale 338▲ 190 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 9.00 to 13.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 8.00 to 11.00 lower. Not enough calves for accurate market trend. Overall, demand moderate to good, quality mostly average. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

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 $143.26/cwt on 1,659 head.

Average price

$143.26

1,659 head · 715 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,024

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$198

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

$40.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.63

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	449	184.00	826	5thin
Medium and Large 1	716	143.14	1,025	1,654

One grade step is worth $40.86/cwt here — about −$198 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 sale1,659 hd

143.26

—

KS average3 barns · 3,193 hd

135.63

+7.63

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	1,820	80.69	1,468	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,232	59.23	730	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	45.75	464	2thin

Every lot

38 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	837	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	449	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	826	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	192.25/cwt	185.00–193.50	884	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	174.02/cwt	165.00–177.00	933	261
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	157.63/cwt	153.00–164.00	892	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	153.16/cwt	152.00–158.00	947	161
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	145.61/cwt	136.00–154.50	968	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	132.18/cwt	122.00–134.50	965	116
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	747	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	876	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	126.19/cwt	115.50–129.25	975	173
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	842	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,015	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	121.96/cwt	115.50–124.00	1,054	189
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	106.41/cwt	105.50–110.75	963	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	1,087	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,007	101.87/cwt	101.50–102.25	1,026	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,136	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,159	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,180	93.80/cwt	93.50–95.00	1,107	89
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	163.54/cwt	163.00–164.00	592	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	153.93/cwt	153.00–157.00	642	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	144.79/cwt	144.00–151.00	707	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	501	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	711	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	139.73/cwt	125.00–144.50	798	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	127.86/cwt	127.50–129.50	803	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	633	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	747	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	123.55/cwt	119.75–126.00	829	131
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	115.10/cwt	112.00–119.00	823	202
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	114.40/cwt	111.50–121.00	872	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	113.15/cwt	105.00–115.50	930	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	857	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,153	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	869	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,112	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	101.68/cwt	99.00–102.00	906	55
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,555	56.36/cwt	53.50–59.00	876	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	81.40/cwt	74.00–87.50	1,410	7
Bulls	—	—	2,048	89.44/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,832	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	45.75/cwt	45.50–46.00	464	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	53.41/cwt	48.00–56.50	613	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	59.78/cwt	55.00–62.50	723	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,524	63.67/cwt	60.00–68.50	970	11

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 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,786Last week 3,411Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 338Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,015	45.50–46.00	45.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,209	55.00–62.50	59.78
16	—	1,148	48.00–56.50	53.41
11	—	1,524	60.00–68.50	63.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	2,048	87.00–91.00	89.44
2	—	1,555	53.50–59.00	56.36
7	—	1,732	74.00–87.50	81.40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,136	102.00	102.00
53	—	842	120.50	120.50
78	—	1,007	101.50–102.25	101.87
116	—	730	122.00–134.50	132.18
173	—	773	115.50–129.25	126.19
41	—	905	105.50–110.75	106.41
62	—	391	214.00	214.00
89	—	1,180	93.50–95.00	93.80
128	—	460	185.00–193.50	192.25
189	—	864	115.50–124.00	121.96
48	—	977	111.25	111.25
76	—	665	136.00–154.50	145.61
105	—	566	153.00–164.00	157.63
161	—	618	152.00–158.00	153.16
261	—	536	165.00–177.00	174.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	449	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	747	117.25	117.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	762	111.50–121.00	114.40
114	—	571	125.00–144.50	139.73
202	—	715	112.00–119.00	115.10
9	—	362	163.00–164.00	163.54
120	—	628	127.50–129.50	127.86
43	—	822	105.00–115.50	113.15
9	—	417	153.00–157.00	153.93
131	—	671	119.75–126.00	123.55
55	—	891	99.00–102.00	101.68
34	—	488	144.00–151.00	144.79
3	—	501	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	857	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	869	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	633	118.00	118.00

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.