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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-05-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 14

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

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Feeder Cattle receipts

5,511 head

▲ 1,684 vs last sale 3,827▼ 537 vs year ago 6,048 · −8.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

232 head

▼ 168 vs last sale 400▼ 243 vs year ago 475 · −51.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▲ 62 vs last sale 0▲ 20 vs year ago 42 · +47.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Feeder Steers 700-850 lbs 4.00 to 6.00 lower, 850-800 lbs higher undertone noted, above 900 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder Heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 750 - 850 lbs sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter Cows 1.00 to 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls higher undertone noted.

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 $110.19/cwt on 2,774 head.

Average price

$110.19

2,774 head · 831 lb average

Value per head Derived

$916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.44

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	829	110.58	917	2,664
Medium and Large 1-2	859	101.26	869	101
Large 1	1,071	94.50	1,012	9thin

One grade step is worth $16.08/cwt here — about −$95 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 sale2,774 hd

110.19

—

KS average3 barns · 4,877 hd

113.63

−3.44

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	—	Low	1,818	85.68	1,558	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	62.94	954	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	62.16	802	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	54.75	615	71

Every lot

43 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	159.45/cwt	155.00–167.00	772	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	143.51/cwt	140.00–148.00	850	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	139.20/cwt	137.00–141.00	945	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	130.39/cwt	127.00–140.00	944	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	125.49/cwt	121.00–130.00	971	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	121.60/cwt	117.00–123.50	995	221
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	823	136.17/cwt	134.25–141.50	1,121	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	930	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	856	124.58/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,066	111
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	110.64/cwt	110.50–111.00	988	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	114.73/cwt	110.50–120.60	1,057	412
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	976	108.41/cwt	107.25–109.50	1,058	237
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,006	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,122	64
Steers	—	Large 1	1,025	106.94/cwt	102.10–108.00	1,096	182
Steers	—	Large 1	1,070	103.72/cwt	98.50–105.60	1,110	534
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	138.61/cwt	136.00–142.00	572	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	128.65/cwt	128.00–129.00	753	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	124.51/cwt	122.25–127.00	788	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	122.84/cwt	119.50–124.00	828	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	112.37/cwt	111.00–115.00	758	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	120.14/cwt	117.50–123.50	869	354
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	113.62/cwt	110.25–119.25	884	398
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	850	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	109.94/cwt	107.25–111.85	896	196
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	106.80/cwt	103.00–109.50	937	912
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	874	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	908	98.25/cwt	98.25–98.25	892	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	883	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	104.12/cwt	100.50–106.25	949	299
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	103.35/cwt	102.50–106.00	989	249
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	934	20
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,071	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	1,012	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,265	72.29/cwt	70.50–75.00	914	3
Bulls	—	—	1,843	85.26/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,571	8
Bulls	—	—	2,184	96.56/cwt	95.50–99.00	2,109	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	54.75/cwt	47.50–58.50	615	71
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	62.16/cwt	58.00–66.50	802	79
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,516	62.94/cwt	61.00–67.00	954	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,888	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	1,350.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,375.00	16,511	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,391	993.04/cwt	875.00–1,075.00	13,813	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	838.69/cwt	800.00–920.00	11,725	17

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 May 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,511Last week 3,827Year ago 6,048

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 400Year ago 475

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 0Year ago 42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,006	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	823	134.25–141.50	136.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	893	110.50–111.00	110.64
25	—	842	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	724	127.00–140.00	130.39
221	—	818	117.00–123.50	121.60
237	—	976	107.25–109.50	108.41
13	—	484	155.00–167.00	159.45
49	—	592	140.00–148.00	143.51
74	—	774	121.00–130.00	125.49
111	—	856	123.00–126.00	124.58
412	—	921	110.50–120.60	114.73
52	—	679	137.00–141.00	139.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
182	—	1,025	102.10–108.00	106.94
534	—	1,070	98.50–105.60	103.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	908	98.25	98.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
354	—	723	117.50–123.50	120.14
398	—	778	110.25–119.25	113.62
109	—	674	119.50–124.00	122.84
196	—	815	107.25–111.85	109.94
249	—	957	102.50–106.00	103.35
299	—	911	100.50–106.25	104.12
9	—	413	136.00–142.00	138.61
9	—	540	132.00	132.00
24	—	585	128.00–129.00	128.65
68	—	633	122.25–127.00	124.51
912	—	877	103.00–109.50	106.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	978	95.50	95.50
23	—	910	97.00	97.00
29	—	883	99.00	99.00
9	—	791	107.50	107.50
20	—	675	111.00–115.00	112.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,071	94.50	94.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	70.50–75.00	72.29
4	—	2,184	95.50–99.00	96.56
8	—	1,843	80.00–89.50	85.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,123	47.50–58.50	54.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,290	58.00–66.50	62.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,516	61.00–67.00	62.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	950	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,223	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,350.00

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)	19	—	1,391	875.00–1,075.00	993.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,398	800.00–920.00	838.69

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.