Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2020-08-20

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 20

● Final28 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,247 head

▼ 1,729 vs last sale 2,976▼ 1,161 vs year ago 2,408 · −48.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 153▼ 51 vs year ago 155 · −32.9%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower on a light test. Feeder steers over 900 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bull sold 2.00 to 5.00 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 $138.18/cwt on 607 head.

Average price

$138.18

607 head · 862 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,191

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$121

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.57

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	846	139.35	1,178	552
Large 1	1,027	126.50	1,299	55

One grade step is worth $12.85/cwt here — about −$121 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 sale607 hd

138.18

—

KS average3 barns · 3,168 hd

145.76

−7.57

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	1,849	82.38	1,523	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,445	65.96	953	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	59.27	763	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,130	50.78	574	26

Every lot

28 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	154.26/cwt	149.00–156.00	946	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	144.01/cwt	140.00–148.00	972	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,103	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	141.63/cwt	137.50–147.00	1,105	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	139.04/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,129	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	138.50/cwt	135.00–139.50	1,201	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	135.63/cwt	128.50–138.50	1,248	174
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	135.70/cwt	133.00–136.35	1,295	67
Steers	—	Large 1	1,027	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,299	55
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	143.42/cwt	138.00–147.00	838	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	139.22/cwt	137.00–141.00	930	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	138.00/cwt	137.00–142.00	1,002	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	131.54/cwt	130.25–137.00	1,013	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	791	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	969	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	793	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	999	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	806	137.25/cwt	136.75–137.75	1,106	142
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	129.66/cwt	127.75–130.50	1,079	101
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	124.06/cwt	119.50–129.75	1,100	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	108.44/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,067	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	537	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	752	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	603	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	814	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,841	86.23/cwt	85.50–87.50	1,587	4
Bulls	—	—	1,853	80.18/cwt	76.00–84.50	1,486	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,130	50.78/cwt	47.00–54.00	574	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,287	59.27/cwt	57.00–61.00	763	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	64.79/cwt	63.00–66.00	925	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,478	68.15/cwt	67.00–69.00	1,007	8

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,247Last week 2,976Year ago 2,408

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 153Year ago 155

* Final Report*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	793	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	770	130.25–137.00	131.54
29	—	887	119.50–129.75	124.06
55	—	726	137.00–142.00	138.00
101	—	832	127.75–130.50	129.66
18	—	584	138.00–147.00	143.42
20	—	984	105.00–119.00	108.44
21	—	668	137.00–141.00	139.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	791	122.50	122.50
6	—	695	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
142	—	806	136.75–137.75	137.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	537	140.00	140.00
8	—	603	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	745	148.00	148.00
24	—	675	140.00–148.00	144.01
77	—	867	135.00–139.50	138.50
34	—	613	149.00–156.00	154.26
67	—	954	133.00–136.35	135.70
79	—	812	136.00–141.00	139.04
174	—	920	128.50–138.50	135.63
75	—	780	137.50–147.00	141.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,027	126.50	126.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,841	85.50–87.50	86.23
7	—	1,853	76.00–84.50	80.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,287	57.00–61.00	59.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	67.00–69.00	68.15
15	—	1,427	63.00–66.00	64.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,130	47.00–54.00	50.78

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.