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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 13

● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 6Aug 13Aug 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,976 head

▲ 680 vs last sale 2,296▲ 2,242 vs year ago 734 · +305.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 138 vs last sale 291▲ 53 vs year ago 100 · +53.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final Report

Compared to last week feeder steers 600 lb to 850 lb steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers 850 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers under 600 lb no price comparison. Feeder heifers under 700 lb no recent price comparison, however a higher market noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 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 $139.29/cwt on 1,499 head.

Average price

$139.29

1,499 head · 873 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,216

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$106

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	853	140.93	1,202	1,332
Large 1	1,037	126.15	1,308	167

One grade step is worth $14.79/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale1,499 hd

139.29

—

KS average3 barns · 3,753 hd

142.81

−3.53

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	1,671	84.18	1,406	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,331	67.85	903	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	60.97	694	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,122	54.86	616	26

Every lot

31 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	617	157.27/cwt	156.00–160.00	970	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	964	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	155.73/cwt	152.50–156.25	1,073	91
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	156.04/cwt	153.00–159.25	1,133	138
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	143.78/cwt	137.00–149.75	1,137	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	144.16/cwt	137.00–146.50	1,191	152
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	139.16/cwt	135.75–145.10	1,219	425
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	132.47/cwt	131.85–135.50	1,224	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	130.33/cwt	122.00–134.50	1,267	274
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	127.23/cwt	121.50–129.50	1,308	115
Steers	—	Large 1	1,056	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	1,307	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	729	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	815	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	151.63/cwt	148.00–153.50	846	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	578	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	775	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	146.14/cwt	145.50–147.00	908	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	641	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	801	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	143.81/cwt	141.00–146.00	964	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	142.08/cwt	138.50–143.75	1,017	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	138.09/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,078	265
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	136.73/cwt	135.25–138.00	1,124	154
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	139.40/cwt	139.00–139.60	1,189	251
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	116.27/cwt	112.00–121.75	1,085	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	120.15/cwt	115.25–121.85	1,174	51
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,590	79.54/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,265	8
Bulls	—	—	1,800	91.61/cwt	91.50–92.00	1,649	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,122	54.86/cwt	49.00–58.00	616	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	60.97/cwt	58.50–63.50	694	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	66.46/cwt	64.00–68.50	864	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,421	71.90/cwt	70.00–72.50	1,022	12

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,976Last week 2,296Year ago 734

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 291Year ago 100

*Final Report

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,800	91.50–92.00	91.61
8	—	1,590	75.00–88.00	79.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,122	49.00–58.00	54.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,138	58.50–63.50	60.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,421	70.00–72.50	71.90
35	—	1,300	64.00–68.50	66.46

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	1,028	121.50–129.50	127.23
52	—	1,056	123.75	123.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	791	137.00–149.75	143.78
91	—	689	152.50–156.25	155.73
122	—	924	131.85–135.50	132.47
138	—	726	153.00–159.25	156.04
152	—	826	137.00–146.50	144.16
425	—	876	135.75–145.10	139.16
274	—	972	122.00–134.50	130.33
25	—	617	156.00–160.00	157.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	656	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
112	—	716	138.50–143.75	142.08
154	—	822	135.25–138.00	136.73
251	—	853	139.00–139.60	139.40
265	—	781	136.50–140.00	138.09
5	—	540	151.00	151.00
17	—	621	145.50–147.00	146.14
35	—	558	148.00–153.50	151.63
51	—	977	115.25–121.85	120.15
69	—	670	141.00–146.00	143.81
103	—	933	112.00–121.75	116.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	134.00	134.00
11	—	390	151.00	151.00
15	—	641	125.00	125.00
9	—	506	144.00	144.00

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.