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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 23

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,990 head

▼ 319 vs last sale 2,309▼ 1,383 vs year ago 3,373 · −41.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 167▼ 126 vs year ago 260 · −48.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lb no price comparison. Steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers over 900 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lb no recent comparison, however a sharply higher market noted. 700 lb to 900 lb heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers over 900 lbs sold 2.00 to 3..00 lower. Demand uneven: moderate to good. Breaker and boner cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

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 $136.06/cwt on 1,040 head.

Average price

$136.06

1,040 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	835	137.79	1,150	937
Large 1	1,026	120.36	1,235	103

One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale1,040 hd

136.06

—

KS average3 barns · 3,281 hd

136.96

−0.90

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	—	High	1,833	90.22	1,654	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,213	75.16	912	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	66.53	719	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	54.20	666	2thin

Every lot

25 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	839	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	151.57/cwt	149.50–155.50	959	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	147.62/cwt	144.00–153.50	982	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	135.75/cwt	134.75–144.00	1,003	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	140.08/cwt	135.50–145.00	1,090	220
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	138.63/cwt	134.75–141.00	1,146	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	135.28/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,180	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	134.88/cwt	129.10–139.50	1,240	282
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,233	58
Steers	—	Large 1	1,026	120.36/cwt	117.10–124.10	1,235	103
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	146.11/cwt	145.50–147.50	812	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	145.12/cwt	139.50–148.50	898	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	955	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	991	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	125.94/cwt	122.50–129.10	1,036	241
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,085	97
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	117.64/cwt	115.50–118.35	1,089	247
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	957	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,105	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,752	88.65/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,553	13
Bulls	—	—	2,183	97.01/cwt	96.50–97.50	2,118	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	66.53/cwt	60.00–70.00	719	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,145	74.02/cwt	68.00–77.00	848	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,228	54.20/cwt	53.00–56.00	666	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,355	77.53/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,051	25

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 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,990Last week 2,309Year ago 3,373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 167Year ago 260

* Final Report *

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,183	96.50–97.50	97.01
13	—	1,752	81.00–95.00	88.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,081	60.00–70.00	66.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,355	77.00–78.50	77.53
52	—	1,145	68.00–77.00	74.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	53.00–56.00	54.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	827	134.75–141.00	138.63
9	—	552	152.00	152.00
282	—	919	129.10–139.50	134.88
36	—	665	144.00–153.50	147.62
46	—	739	134.75–144.00	135.75
58	—	954	129.25	129.25
69	—	872	133.00–140.00	135.28
32	—	633	149.50–155.50	151.57
220	—	778	135.50–145.00	140.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	1,026	117.10–124.10	120.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	866	125.25	125.25
241	—	823	122.50–129.10	125.94
247	—	926	115.50–118.35	117.64
7	—	652	146.50	146.50
7	—	957	115.50	115.50
19	—	619	139.50–148.50	145.12
23	—	556	145.50–147.50	146.11
23	—	700	134.00	134.00
54	—	778	125.00–130.00	127.35

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.