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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 6

● Final25 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,296 head

▼ 1,551 vs last sale 3,847▼ 1,290 vs year ago 3,586 · −36.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

291 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 278▼ 249 vs year ago 540 · −46.1%

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

Feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. No comparison on steers and heifers under 700 lb. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb lightly tested, however a weaker market was noted. Demand was good to moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 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 $139.46/cwt on 1,746 head.

Average price

$139.46

1,746 head · 891 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−1.36

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	891	139.46	1,243	1,746

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1,746 hd

139.46

—

KS average3 barns · 12,891 hd

140.82

−1.36

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	1,899	94.17	1,789	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	73.07	1,011	170
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	63.74	780	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	56.95	638	28

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	526	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	778	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	882	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	893	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	147.64/cwt	143.00–149.75	1,082	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	144.81/cwt	141.50–145.25	1,135	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	834	138.75/cwt	131.75–145.25	1,157	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	142.01/cwt	136.75–145.25	1,230	393
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	139.02/cwt	133.00–143.50	1,286	878
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	131.36/cwt	128.35–133.25	1,285	165
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	684	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	816	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	667	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	964	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	833	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,097	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	896	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,098	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	928	120.65/cwt	120.25–123.00	1,120	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	979	119.41/cwt	119.35–119.50	1,169	123
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,060	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,071	16
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,897	93.22/cwt	85.00–98.50	1,768	21
Bulls	—	—	1,916	100.82/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,932	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	56.95/cwt	50.00–60.00	638	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	63.74/cwt	60.25–66.50	780	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,309	71.34/cwt	66.50–75.00	934	102
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,495	75.66/cwt	75.00–77.50	1,131	68
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,925	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 Aug 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,296Last week 3,847Year ago 3,586

Slaughter CattleReceipts 291Last week 278Year ago 540

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 0Year ago 0

* Final Report

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,897	85.00–98.50	93.22
3	—	1,916	100.00–102.50	100.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,224	60.25–66.50	63.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,495	75.00–77.50	75.66
102	—	1,309	66.50–75.00	71.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,121	50.00–60.00	56.95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	834	131.75–145.25	138.75
393	—	866	136.75–145.25	142.01
878	—	925	133.00–143.50	139.02
10	—	620	144.00	144.00
11	—	526	148.00	148.00
13	—	562	157.00	157.00
26	—	733	143.00–149.75	147.64
59	—	784	141.50–145.25	144.81
165	—	978	128.35–133.25	131.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	540	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,060	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	151.00	151.00
44	—	567	144.00	144.00
48	—	896	122.50	122.50
55	—	928	120.25–123.00	120.65
123	—	979	119.35–119.50	119.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	833	131.75	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	667	144.50	144.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,225	1,300.00	1,300.00

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.