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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 10

● Final23 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 3Sep 10Sep 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,159 head

▼ 928 vs last sale 2,087▼ 914 vs year ago 2,073 · −44.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 189▼ 94 vs year ago 173 · −54.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.78/cwt on 743 head.

Average price

$138.78

743 head · 716 lb average

Value per head Derived

$994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$6.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	723	139.16	1,006	698
Medium and Large 1-2	620	132.79	824	45

One grade step is worth $6.37/cwt here — about $182 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 sale743 hd

138.78

—

KS average3 barns · 2,351 hd

134.31

+4.47

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	1,847	90.20	1,666	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,262	68.27	862	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	58.83	691	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,084	52.54	570	8thin

Every lot

23 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	782	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	549	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	824	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	141.25/cwt	141.00–141.50	1,004	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	866	138.22/cwt	137.50–139.00	1,197	109
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	944	131.75/cwt	131.75–131.75	1,244	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	965	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,177	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,279	56
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	690	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	806	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	608	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	906	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	886	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	649	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	866	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	141.51/cwt	138.50–143.75	964	207
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	135.63/cwt	131.50–138.50	1,042	264
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,127	55
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	89.05/cwt	88.50–89.50	1,594	2
Bulls	—	—	1,960	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,813	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	52.54/cwt	50.00–56.00	570	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	58.83/cwt	57.00–63.00	691	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,225	66.44/cwt	64.00–69.00	814	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,323	71.27/cwt	70.00–71.50	943	11

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 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,159Last week 2,087Year ago 2,073

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 189Year ago 173

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,225	64.00–69.00	66.44
11	—	1,323	70.00–71.50	71.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,175	57.00–63.00	58.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,084	50.00–56.00	52.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,960	92.50	92.50
2	—	1,790	88.50–89.50	89.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	980	130.50	130.50
109	—	866	137.50–139.00	138.22
14	—	711	141.00–141.50	141.25
11	—	549	150.00	150.00
49	—	944	131.75	131.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	539	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	965	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	593	136.00	136.00
29	—	649	133.50	133.50
8	—	543	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	640	138.50	138.50
55	—	852	132.25	132.25
70	—	735	138.00	138.00
207	—	681	138.50–143.75	141.51
264	—	768	131.50–138.50	135.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
93	—	608	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	840	109.00	109.00

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.