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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 9

● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jun 25Jul 9Jul 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,556 head

▼ 1,585 vs last sale 3,141▲ 795 vs year ago 761 · +104.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

187 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 142▲ 87 vs year ago 100 · +87.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 0▲ 5 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

Compared with two weeks ago feeder steers from 750 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers from 700 to 800 sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Calves not tested. Breaker cows sold steady. Boner and lean cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls not tested.

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 $131.03/cwt on 987 head.

Average price

$131.03

987 head · 866 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	849	132.33	1,123	915
Large 1	1,090	114.48	1,248	72

One grade step is worth $17.85/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale987 hd

131.03

—

KS average3 barns · 2,553 hd

131.98

−0.95

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	1,704	90.40	1,540	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	67.41	899	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	62.05	765	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,202	55.80	671	24

Every lot

24 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	153.30/cwt	146.00–162.00	803	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	553	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	777	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	145.69/cwt	139.00–149.50	893	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	135.39/cwt	134.75–138.75	926	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	137.16/cwt	136.50–139.00	974	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,084	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	132.70/cwt	129.25–135.00	1,085	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	130.87/cwt	126.00–135.85	1,136	278
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	131.40/cwt	130.00–132.75	1,204	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	971	125.28/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,216	151
Steers	—	Large 1	1,037	116.32/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,206	43
Steers	—	Large 1	1,168	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,305	29
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	134.47/cwt	133.50–135.50	645	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	665	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	133.04/cwt	128.50–135.00	770	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	646	125.49/cwt	124.00–128.50	811	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	819	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	124.87/cwt	124.50–125.25	986	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	813	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	992	29
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,704	90.40/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,540	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,202	55.80/cwt	50.00–58.50	671	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	62.05/cwt	59.00–66.00	765	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,333	67.41/cwt	64.00–69.75	899	96
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	5

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 Jul 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,556Last week 3,141Year ago 761

Slaughter CattleReceipts 187Last week 142Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

* Final Report*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	813	122.00	122.00
26	—	694	118.00	118.00
55	—	579	128.50–135.00	133.04
20	—	480	133.50–135.50	134.47
18	—	646	124.00–128.50	125.49
8	—	530	125.50	125.50
126	—	790	124.50–125.25	124.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	710	136.50–139.00	137.16
166	—	916	130.00–132.75	131.40
19	—	524	146.00–162.00	153.30
151	—	971	123.00–127.00	125.28
6	—	553	140.50	140.50
126	—	818	129.25–135.00	132.70
67	—	791	137.10	137.10
45	—	613	139.00–149.50	145.69
38	—	684	134.75–138.75	135.39
278	—	868	126.00–135.85	130.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,037	116.00–118.00	116.32
29	—	1,168	111.75	111.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,202	50.00–58.50	55.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,333	64.00–69.75	67.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,233	59.00–66.00	62.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,704	85.00–97.00	90.40

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00

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.