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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 27

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 20Aug 27Sep 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,337 head

▲ 1,090 vs last sale 1,247▼ 888 vs year ago 3,225 · −27.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

161 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 104▼ 35 vs year ago 196 · −17.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent price comparison on steers and heifers under 600 lb on a light test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bull sold 5.00 higher on a light test.

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 $135.65/cwt on 1,385 head.

Average price

$135.65

1,385 head · 852 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$12.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	844	136.11	1,149	1,332
Large 1	1,032	124.00	1,280	53

One grade step is worth $12.11/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale1,385 hd

135.65

—

KS average3 barns · 3,779 hd

140.73

−5.08

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	2,053	90.56	1,859	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	65.75	923	98
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	56.59	672	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,182	50.70	599	7thin

Every lot

44 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	715	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	764	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	802	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	150.53/cwt	147.00–154.00	951	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	141.58/cwt	140.00–142.75	971	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	726	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,053	115
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	140.13/cwt	138.50–140.50	1,040	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	139.84/cwt	136.00–143.50	1,075	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	787	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,051	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	811	136.81/cwt	132.50–138.00	1,110	178
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	822	144.04/cwt	139.25–147.25	1,184	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	134.60/cwt	128.50–138.00	1,164	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	899	138.75/cwt	138.50–139.00	1,247	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	130.22/cwt	127.00–133.25	1,194	169
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	956	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,291	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	976	119.10/cwt	119.10–119.10	1,162	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	123.26/cwt	121.75–124.75	1,219	178
Steers	—	Large 1Value Added	1,032	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,280	53
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	452	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	646	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	146.73/cwt	140.00–149.00	778	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	752	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	136.11/cwt	134.00–138.25	806	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	132.87/cwt	131.00–134.00	848	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	656	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	689	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	662	143.94/cwt	143.75–145.00	953	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	900	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	741	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	945	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	742	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,068	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	129.84/cwt	125.50–130.75	1,023	170
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	123.77/cwt	119.75–125.25	1,009	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	124.40/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,075	94
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	114.31/cwt	113.50–115.00	1,047	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	110.54/cwt	108.00–112.25	1,069	22
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,005	101.25/cwt	101.25–101.25	1,018	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,069	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	994	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	495	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	747	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	592	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	693	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	762	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	800	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,040	92.67/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,890	4
Bulls	—	—	2,078	86.34/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,794	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,182	50.70/cwt	45.00–52.50	599	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	56.59/cwt	53.00–60.00	672	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,388	65.08/cwt	61.00–67.00	903	74
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,454	67.81/cwt	67.50–70.00	986	24

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,337Last week 1,247Year ago 3,225

Slaughter CattleReceipts 161Last week 104Year ago 196

* 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
28	—	741	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	698	129.00	129.00
19	—	815	119.75–125.25	123.77
20	—	592	134.00–138.25	136.11
22	—	967	108.00–112.25	110.54
33	—	638	131.00–134.00	132.87
63	—	530	140.00–149.00	146.73
94	—	864	119.00–126.00	124.40
170	—	788	125.50–130.75	129.84
5	—	452	143.00	143.00
22	—	916	113.50–115.00	114.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,005	101.25	101.25
10	—	1,069	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	742	144.00	144.00
38	—	662	143.75–145.00	143.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	656	105.00	105.00
16	—	533	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	787	133.50	133.50
60	—	976	119.10	119.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	155.00	155.00
55	—	632	147.00–154.00	150.53
178	—	989	121.75–124.75	123.26
5	—	542	148.00	148.00
8	—	418	171.00	171.00
14	—	686	140.00–142.75	141.58
42	—	769	136.00–143.50	139.84
75	—	742	138.50–140.50	140.13
102	—	865	128.50–138.00	134.60
169	—	917	127.00–133.25	130.22
178	—	811	132.50–138.00	136.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	822	139.25–147.25	144.04
108	—	899	138.50–139.00	138.75
115	—	726	145.00	145.00
22	—	956	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,032	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	762	105.00	105.00
7	—	495	151.00	151.00
7	—	592	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,078	85.00–88.00	86.34
4	—	2,040	90.00–94.00	92.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	1,388	61.00–67.00	65.08
24	—	1,454	67.50–70.00	67.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,182	45.00–52.50	50.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,188	53.00–60.00	56.59

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.