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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-23

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

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

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Feeder Cattle receipts

6,018 head

▲ 2,071 vs last sale 3,947▲ 1,226 vs year ago 4,792 · +25.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 78 vs last sale 200▼ 56 vs year ago 334 · −16.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 0▼ 55 vs year ago 70 · −78.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Steer Calves 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Yearling steers 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifer calves not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, lower undertone noted. Yearling Heifers 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows are mostly steady, Breaker cows are 3.00 lower and slaughter bulls are 3.00 to 4.00 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 $110.72/cwt on 3,239 head.

Average price

$110.72

3,239 head · 881 lb average

Value per head Derived

$976

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

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

$1.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.47

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	834	111.79	933	63
Medium and Large 1	882	110.70	976	3,176

One grade step is worth $1.09/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale3,239 hd

110.72

—

KS average3 barns · 6,736 hd

118.19

−7.47

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	1,797	84.77	1,523	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	64.56	790	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	58.80	883	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	55.47	624	64

Every lot

45 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 1	327	189.25/cwt	188.00–190.00	619	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	734	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	153.79/cwt	146.00–158.00	734	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	148.34/cwt	147.00–150.50	795	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	133.26/cwt	130.50–141.00	814	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	133.61/cwt	128.00–139.25	906	134
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	125.88/cwt	125.50–126.00	855	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	121.21/cwt	115.50–126.50	886	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	113.84/cwt	108.00–119.50	886	245
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	814	124.10/cwt	124.10–124.10	1,010	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	113.98/cwt	109.25–118.00	946	285
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	112.57/cwt	105.25–115.75	984	759
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	104.65/cwt	103.00–107.35	966	405
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	102.96/cwt	98.75–105.35	998	732
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	97.25/cwt	97.25–97.25	968	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,024	96.07/cwt	92.50–97.75	984	163
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	99.16/cwt	95.35–101.10	1,051	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,110	93.10/cwt	93.10–93.10	1,033	47
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	605	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	157.40/cwt	148.00–165.50	597	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	139.90/cwt	138.00–141.00	609	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	128.97/cwt	126.00–131.00	676	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	129.65/cwt	125.00–134.50	734	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	134.88/cwt	130.00–138.25	858	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	783	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	114.48/cwt	110.00–121.50	775	174
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	108.75/cwt	108.75–108.75	756	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	110.23/cwt	104.25–113.00	815	498
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	107.00/cwt	100.50–111.00	827	554
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	783	123.01/cwt	122.00–124.00	963	115
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	836	105.69/cwt	103.00–112.50	884	764
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	100.74/cwt	95.50–104.60	877	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	829	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,101	76.25/cwt	76.25–76.25	840	11
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,402	71.91/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,008	7
Bulls	—	—	1,792	84.56/cwt	78.00–89.00	1,515	13
Bulls	—	—	2,151	96.37/cwt	91.00–100.50	2,073	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	777	42.17/cwt	38.00–48.00	328	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	70.00/cwt	69.00–71.00	796	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	56.60/cwt	49.00–60.00	654	59
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	64.33/cwt	61.00–69.00	789	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	58.80/cwt	57.50–59.50	883	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,136.68/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	13,867	14

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,018Last week 3,947Year ago 4,792

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 200Year ago 334

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 0Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	137.00	137.00
5	—	342	177.00	177.00
11	—	435	138.00–141.00	139.90
11	—	1,101	76.25	76.25
13	—	975	85.00	85.00
21	—	379	148.00–165.50	157.40
36	—	636	130.00–138.25	134.88
764	—	836	103.00–112.50	105.69
554	—	773	100.50–111.00	107.00
498	—	739	104.25–113.00	110.23
189	—	871	95.50–104.60	100.74
174	—	677	110.00–121.50	114.48
54	—	566	125.00–134.50	129.65
42	—	524	126.00–131.00	128.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	695	108.75	108.75
10	—	647	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	783	122.00–124.00	123.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	679	125.50–126.00	125.88
31	—	995	97.25	97.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
759	—	874	105.25–115.75	112.57
732	—	969	98.75–105.35	102.96
405	—	923	103.00–107.35	104.65
285	—	830	109.25–118.00	113.98
245	—	778	108.00–119.50	113.84
163	—	1,024	92.50–97.75	96.07
134	—	678	128.00–139.25	133.61
124	—	1,060	95.35–101.10	99.16
99	—	731	115.50–126.50	121.21
47	—	1,110	93.10	93.10
40	—	536	147.00–150.50	148.34
35	—	611	130.50–141.00	133.26
22	—	477	146.00–158.00	153.79
10	—	327	188.00–190.00	189.25
6	—	380	162.00	162.00
5	—	422	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	814	124.10	124.10

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,155	49.00–60.00	56.60
5	—	777	38.00–48.00	42.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,502	57.50–59.50	58.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,227	61.00–69.00	64.33
3	—	1,137	69.00–71.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,792	78.00–89.00	84.56
8	—	2,151	91.00–100.50	96.37
7	—	1,402	67.00–75.00	71.91

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,220	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,136.68

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.