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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 18

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,333 head

▼ 878 vs last sale 3,211▼ 1,157 vs year ago 3,490 · −33.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

242 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 209▲ 42 vs year ago 200 · +21.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 30▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder heifers from 750-900 sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 800 sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Other weights of yearlings not tested. Steer and heifer calves not tested today. Slaughter cow sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $126.13/cwt on 1,603 head.

Average price

$126.13

1,603 head · 898 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.69

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	894	127.32	1,138	1,466
Medium and Large 1-2	890	115.23	1,025	82
Large 1	1,028	110.50	1,136	55

One grade step is worth $16.82/cwt here — about $2 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 sale1,603 hd

126.13

—

KS average2 barns · 2,453 hd

126.81

−0.69

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	1,658	86.11	1,428	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	67.40	960	73
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,252	66.66	835	113
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,101	59.99	660	7thin

Every lot

29 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	903	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,061	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	117.25/cwt	117.25–117.25	950	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	135.03/cwt	125.00–138.35	1,100	393
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	129.22/cwt	125.00–132.10	1,141	287
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	897	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,103	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	128.03/cwt	122.25–133.35	1,170	281
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	106.60/cwt	106.60–106.60	1,037	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	117.57/cwt	113.75–123.00	1,145	379
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,023	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,130	55
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,136	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	711	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	872	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	773	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	750	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	124.25/cwt	124.25–124.25	893	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	121.59/cwt	119.25–122.75	942	219
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	115.35/cwt	113.50–119.50	967	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	112.25/cwt	112.25–112.25	960	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	106.35/cwt	106.35–106.35	966	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	106.75/cwt	106.75–106.75	1,014	23
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,388	73.55/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,021	7
Bulls	—	—	1,799	89.00/cwt	81.00–92.50	1,601	6
Bulls	—	—	1,832	97.88/cwt	95.50–100.00	1,793	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	59.99/cwt	57.00–63.50	660	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	66.66/cwt	60.50–69.50	835	113
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	67.22/cwt	65.75–69.00	956	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	71.68/cwt	71.50–72.00	1,068	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,489	985.43/cwt	935.00–1,150.00	14,673	7

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 Jun 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,333Last week 3,211Year ago 3,490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 242Last week 209Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,388	70.00–79.00	73.55
6	—	1,799	81.00–92.50	89.00
6	—	1,832	95.50–100.00	97.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,252	60.50–69.50	66.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	71.50–72.00	71.68
70	—	1,422	65.75–69.00	67.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,101	57.00–63.50	59.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,023	110.50	110.50
379	—	974	113.75–123.00	117.57
393	—	815	125.00–138.35	135.03
281	—	914	122.25–133.35	128.03
287	—	883	125.00–132.10	129.22
71	—	762	139.25	139.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	810	117.25	117.25
13	—	703	128.50	128.50
18	—	897	123.00	123.00
39	—	973	106.60	106.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,028	110.50	110.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
188	—	838	113.50–119.50	115.35
219	—	775	119.25–122.75	121.59
8	—	658	132.50	132.50
19	—	908	106.35	106.35
23	—	950	106.75	106.75
36	—	719	124.25	124.25
57	—	855	112.25	112.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	678	114.00	114.00
12	—	564	126.00	126.00
45	—	718	104.50	104.50

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,489	935.00–1,150.00	985.43

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.