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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 17

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,494 head

▲ 335 vs last sale 1,159▼ 962 vs year ago 2,456 · −39.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

315 head

▲ 236 vs last sale 79▲ 135 vs year ago 180 · +75.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

12 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 12 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

No recent comparison on feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb , however a steady market was noted. Feeder steers over 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers and heifers under 600 lb, however a higher market noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers over 850 lb sold 6.00 lower on a light test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bull 2.00 to 3.00 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 $144.39/cwt on 683 head.

Average price

$144.39

683 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	144.92	1,109	662
Medium and Large 1-2	664	130.00	863	11thin
Large 1	1,022	125.00	1,278	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale683 hd

144.39

—

KS average3 barns · 2,969 hd

142.47

+1.91

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	1,835	86.42	1,586	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	66.71	903	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	56.87	731	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	49.37	604	34

Every lot

47 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	266	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,423	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	428	150.14/cwt	136.00–162.00	643	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	777	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	160.42/cwt	149.00–168.00	836	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	531	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	765	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	149.68/cwt	146.00–156.00	858	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	151.17/cwt	144.00–156.00	939	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	135.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	867	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	142.06/cwt	138.00–145.00	930	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	664	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	863	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	923	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	141.29/cwt	138.00–142.75	1,034	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	138.20/cwt	135.50–140.50	1,077	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,146	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,204	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	825	130.31/cwt	127.50–134.50	1,075	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,234	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	888	145.80/cwt	144.50–147.60	1,295	147
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	912	146.60/cwt	146.60–146.60	1,337	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,343	12
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,278	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	651	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	156.89/cwt	155.00–158.00	682	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	486	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	719	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	146.14/cwt	145.00–149.00	713	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	145.16/cwt	137.00–156.00	759	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	144.60/cwt	144.00–145.00	763	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	137.12/cwt	136.00–142.00	861	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	848	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	135.63/cwt	134.00–136.75	924	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	693	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	991	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	774	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	136.43/cwt	135.00–137.25	989	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	749	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	936	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	132.39/cwt	130.50–136.75	1,039	188
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	127.59/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,042	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	124.08/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,093	35
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	598	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	759	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	697	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	795	8
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,775	90.53/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,607	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	84.36/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,573	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,224	49.37/cwt	45.50–50.50	604	34
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	56.87/cwt	52.00–59.50	731	81
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,321	64.56/cwt	60.00–68.50	853	54
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	69.48/cwt	69.00–72.00	969	42
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,294	767.56/cwt	760.00–775.00	9,932	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 Sep 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,494Last week 1,159Year ago 2,456

Slaughter CattleReceipts 315Last week 79Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 0Year ago 0

* Final Report*

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	628	136.00–142.00	137.12
188	—	785	130.50–136.75	132.39
31	—	817	126.00–130.00	127.59
35	—	881	122.00–128.00	124.08
39	—	681	134.00–136.75	135.63
47	—	523	137.00–156.00	145.16
49	—	725	135.00–137.25	136.43
11	—	435	155.00–158.00	156.89
14	—	488	145.00–149.00	146.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	697	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	693	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	655	129.50	129.50
13	—	486	148.00	148.00
18	—	528	144.00–145.00	144.60
4	—	412	158.00	158.00
8	—	749	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	266	535.00	535.00
71	—	621	144.00–156.00	151.17
62	—	803	142.75	142.75
37	—	573	146.00–156.00	149.68
34	—	732	138.00–142.75	141.29
33	—	883	139.75	139.75
31	—	779	135.50–140.50	138.20
31	—	655	138.00–145.00	142.06
21	—	521	149.00–168.00	160.42
12	—	993	135.25	135.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	664	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,022	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	825	127.50–134.50	130.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	816	147.50	147.50
61	—	912	146.60	146.60
147	—	888	144.50–147.60	145.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	428	136.00–162.00	150.14
12	—	582	150.00	150.00
3	—	531	144.00	144.00
6	—	676	136.50	136.50
8	—	471	165.00	165.00
23	—	640	132.00–140.00	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	598	127.00	127.00
8	—	697	114.00	114.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,294	760.00–775.00	767.56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,394	69.00–72.00	69.48
54	—	1,321	60.00–68.50	64.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,286	52.00–59.50	56.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,224	45.50–50.50	49.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	89.50–91.50	90.53
4	—	1,865	82.00–86.00	84.36

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.