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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 2

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 26Apr 2Apr 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

6,230 head

▲ 989 vs last sale 5,241▲ 6,230 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 300▲ 300 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 11.00 to 15.00 lower, with instances of 18.00 to 24.00 lower on some consignments. Heifers 600-700 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, 700-900 lbs sold 13.00 to 16.00 lower. A few consignments of reputation replacement heifers offered today. Weaned steer and heifer calves sold mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, quality mostly average to some attractive. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 14.00 lower, bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.21/cwt on 2,942 head.

Average price

$116.21

2,942 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

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	485	123.75	600	69
Medium and Large 1	699	116.03	811	2,873

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale2,942 hd

116.21

—

KS average3 barns · 6,660 hd

118.11

−1.91

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	1,824	80.89	1,475	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	54.51	668	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	45.25	443	8thin

Every lot

50 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	341	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	757	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	366	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	750	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	747	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	167.85/cwt	157.00–176.00	784	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	166.23/cwt	157.00–172.00	846	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	566	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	934	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	150.97/cwt	136.00–158.00	871	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	149.13/cwt	146.00–153.00	923	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	132.40/cwt	124.00–144.00	892	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	124.11/cwt	113.00–130.00	906	162
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	108.58/cwt	98.25–121.00	840	322
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	107.96/cwt	101.00–115.10	884	302
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	103.81/cwt	95.25–113.00	905	791
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	102.07/cwt	95.00–109.50	940	418
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	101.19/cwt	99.25–103.25	965	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,043	94.92/cwt	94.10–95.75	990	100
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	164.45/cwt	163.00–167.00	562	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	387	130.27/cwt	130.00–131.00	504	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	504	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	153.61/cwt	152.50–157.50	647	85
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	645	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	132.27/cwt	131.00–135.00	636	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	152.34/cwt	143.00–154.00	746	199
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	141.86/cwt	133.00–146.00	758	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	644	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	133.51/cwt	126.00–135.60	773	211
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	587	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	725	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	125.88/cwt	122.00–136.00	793	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	120.12/cwt	114.00–124.50	793	245
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	105.50/cwt	103.50–108.50	723	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	104.03/cwt	100.50–109.50	760	510
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	741	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	908	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	100.19/cwt	94.00–104.00	777	481
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	793	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	991	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	809	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	756	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	101.73/cwt	98.00–112.50	842	403
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	865	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,096	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	91.39/cwt	87.50–96.00	801	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	906	89.85/cwt	89.85–89.85	814	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	918	116.59/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,070	61
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,646	73.02/cwt	70.50–74.50	1,202	5
Bulls	—	—	1,866	81.74/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,525	14
Bulls	—	—	1,922	90.07/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,731	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	45.25/cwt	44.50–47.00	443	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	50.65/cwt	48.00–57.00	573	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	54.79/cwt	50.00–59.00	673	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,324	58.16/cwt	56.00–61.00	770	30

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 Apr 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,230Last week 5,241Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 300Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
510	—	731	100.50–109.50	104.03
403	—	828	98.00–112.50	101.73
199	—	490	143.00–154.00	152.34
85	—	421	152.50–157.50	153.61
24	—	342	163.00–167.00	164.45
481	—	776	94.00–104.00	100.19
211	—	579	126.00–135.60	133.51
113	—	630	122.00–136.00	125.88
59	—	906	89.85	89.85
245	—	660	114.00–124.50	120.12
193	—	534	133.00–146.00	141.86
72	—	876	87.50–96.00	91.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	865	126.00–127.00	126.75
61	—	918	115.00–119.00	116.59
11	—	741	122.50	122.50
33	—	793	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	403	125.00	125.00
25	—	572	112.50	112.50
14	—	387	130.00–131.00	130.27
21	—	481	131.00–135.00	132.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	587	123.50	123.50
9	—	809	93.50	93.50
73	—	685	103.50–108.50	105.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	464	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	435	160.00	160.00
19	—	646	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	566	165.00	165.00
13	—	341	222.00	222.00
29	—	366	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
418	—	921	95.00–109.50	102.07
162	—	730	113.00–130.00	124.11
105	—	467	157.00–176.00	167.85
67	—	674	124.00–144.00	132.40
322	—	774	98.25–121.00	108.58
119	—	577	136.00–158.00	150.97
102	—	619	146.00–153.00	149.13
29	—	509	157.00–172.00	166.23
791	—	872	95.25–113.00	103.81
302	—	819	101.00–115.10	107.96
114	—	954	99.25–103.25	101.19
100	—	1,043	94.10–95.75	94.92
4	—	383	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	410	167.00	167.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,866	78.00–86.00	81.74
3	—	1,922	87.50–94.00	90.07
5	—	1,646	70.50–74.50	73.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,228	50.00–59.00	54.79
30	—	1,324	56.00–61.00	58.16
33	—	1,132	48.00–57.00	50.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	980	44.50–47.00	45.25

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.