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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 3

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,087 head

▼ 250 vs last sale 2,337▲ 1,147 vs year ago 940 · +122.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 161▼ 18 vs year ago 207 · −8.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week. feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady on light receipts. Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Bulls sold steady.

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 $136.09/cwt on 1,417 head.

Average price

$136.09

1,417 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	829	136.62	1,133	1,368
Medium and Large 1-2	777	121.97	948	39
Large 1	1,038	119.60	1,241	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.02/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale1,417 hd

136.09

—

KS average3 barns · 2,899 hd

137.08

−0.99

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	1,761	88.23	1,554	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	67.09	919	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	59.58	689	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	52.94	562	24

Every lot

35 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	634	146.02/cwt	145.50–146.50	926	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	676	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	946	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	708	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,041	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	140.84/cwt	137.00–143.25	1,011	135
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	777	121.97/cwt	120.00–123.25	948	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	137.83/cwt	134.50–140.00	1,076	230
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	135.87/cwt	134.85–137.00	1,140	106
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	852	139.35/cwt	139.35–139.35	1,187	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	135.77/cwt	131.85–139.00	1,185	338
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	131.57/cwt	127.10–135.60	1,206	241
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	969	125.26/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,214	94
Steers	—	Large 1	1,038	119.60/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,241	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	690	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	807	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	136.33/cwt	132.00–139.50	843	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	629	130.63/cwt	129.00–132.00	822	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	675	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	960	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	136.53/cwt	134.00–138.00	926	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	137.88/cwt	137.50–138.00	984	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	726	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,030	138
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	759	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,063	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	134.00/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,033	86
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	812	124.66/cwt	124.50–124.75	1,012	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	857	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,058	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,086	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	989	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,068	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	776	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,713	85.17/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,459	9
Bulls	—	—	1,833	92.83/cwt	91.50–94.50	1,702	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,061	52.94/cwt	49.25–55.50	562	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	59.58/cwt	56.00–63.50	689	84
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	66.74/cwt	64.00–68.50	906	49
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,447	69.54/cwt	68.75–72.00	1,006	7

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 Sep 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,087Last week 2,337Year ago 940

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 161Year ago 207

* 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
11	—	629	129.00–132.00	130.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
103	—	812	124.50–124.75	124.66
12	—	989	108.00	108.00
22	—	714	137.50–138.00	137.88
29	—	678	134.00–138.00	136.53
52	—	618	132.00–139.50	136.33
86	—	771	127.00–136.00	134.00
6	—	564	143.00	143.00
6	—	857	123.50	123.50
7	—	523	132.00	132.00
17	—	944	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,005	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
138	—	726	140.00–144.00	141.93
11	—	759	140.00	140.00
26	—	675	142.25	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	676	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
338	—	873	131.85–139.00	135.77
56	—	634	145.50–146.50	146.02
94	—	969	125.00–125.50	125.26
22	—	665	149.00	149.00
106	—	839	134.85–137.00	135.87
135	—	718	137.00–143.25	140.84
230	—	781	134.50–140.00	137.83
241	—	917	127.10–135.60	131.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,038	118.00–120.00	119.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	777	120.00–123.25	121.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	852	139.35	139.35
78	—	708	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,713	81.00–90.00	85.17
6	—	1,833	91.50–94.50	92.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,156	56.00–63.50	59.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,447	68.75–72.00	69.54
49	—	1,358	64.00–68.50	66.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,061	49.25–55.50	52.94

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.