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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 30

● Final33 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,847 head

▲ 1,857 vs last sale 1,990▼ 3,642 vs year ago 7,489 · −48.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

278 head

▲ 144 vs last sale 134▲ 278 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower; over 1000 lb sold 4.00 higher. No recent price comparison on heifers under 750 lbs, however a weaker undertone noted. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, with the most advance on spayed heifers. Demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 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 $135.08/cwt on 2,079 head.

Average price

$135.08

2,079 head · 880 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$95

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$11.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	865	136.17	1,178	1,875
Large 1	1,018	125.12	1,274	204

One grade step is worth $11.05/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 sale2,079 hd

135.08

—

KS average2 barns · 4,593 hd

138.92

−3.83

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	1,697	95.20	1,615	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,267	76.07	964	215
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	68.11	761	32

Every lot

33 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	377	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	660	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	793	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	548	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	954	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	146.58/cwt	141.50–154.00	1,003	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	142.55/cwt	138.50–144.00	1,028	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	138.21/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,082	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	137.54/cwt	133.25–139.50	1,124	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	869	138.68/cwt	131.50–142.50	1,205	545
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	129.82/cwt	122.00–132.50	1,181	183
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	128.15/cwt	125.00–130.75	1,228	633
Steers	—	Large 1	1,018	125.12/cwt	122.25–126.00	1,274	204
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	703	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	148.39/cwt	143.00–150.25	804	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	144.46/cwt	141.00–146.50	819	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	582	143.25/cwt	143.25–143.25	834	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	142.60/cwt	141.00–144.00	907	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	693	138.68/cwt	138.50–138.85	961	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	708	137.85/cwt	137.85–137.85	976	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	132.40/cwt	132.00–134.25	948	106
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	132.37/cwt	132.00–133.75	1,030	176
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	784	134.45/cwt	132.75–136.50	1,054	260
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	807	133.91/cwt	133.25–135.00	1,081	183
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	129.69/cwt	124.00–130.35	1,073	136
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	1,111	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	996	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,113	30
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,616	93.81/cwt	86.00–98.75	1,516	12
Bulls	—	—	2,180	103.56/cwt	103.00–104.00	2,258	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,044	66.76/cwt	66.50–67.00	697	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	68.11/cwt	63.00–72.00	761	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,269	75.57/cwt	69.00–78.50	959	160
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	79.36/cwt	78.50–83.00	1,032	47

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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,847Last week 1,990Year ago 7,489

Slaughter CattleReceipts 278Last week 134Year ago 0

*Final Report*

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,180	103.00–104.00	103.56
12	—	1,616	86.00–98.75	93.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,300	78.50–83.00	79.36
160	—	1,269	69.00–78.50	75.57
8	—	1,044	66.50–67.00	66.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,118	63.00–72.00	68.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	910	122.00–132.50	129.82
5	—	377	175.00	175.00
20	—	431	184.00	184.00
64	—	721	138.50–144.00	142.55
208	—	817	133.25–139.50	137.54
545	—	869	131.50–142.50	138.68
633	—	958	125.00–130.75	128.15
75	—	783	137.00–142.00	138.21
79	—	684	141.50–154.00	146.58
24	—	640	160.00	160.00
39	—	548	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
204	—	1,018	122.25–126.00	125.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	636	141.00–144.00	142.60
106	—	716	132.00–134.25	132.40
136	—	827	124.00–130.35	129.69
176	—	778	132.00–133.75	132.37
12	—	442	159.00	159.00
19	—	567	141.00–146.50	144.46
23	—	695	135.00	135.00
30	—	996	111.75	111.75
34	—	542	143.00–150.25	148.39
56	—	853	130.25	130.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	693	138.50–138.85	138.68
183	—	807	133.25–135.00	133.91
260	—	784	132.75–136.50	134.45
42	—	582	143.25	143.25
78	—	708	137.85	137.85

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.