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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 24

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,399 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 1,494▼ 1,765 vs year ago 3,164 · −55.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

194 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 315▲ 7 vs year ago 187 · +3.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 12▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No test on steers under 600 lb. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lb sold 2.00 higher on a light test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 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 $142.56/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$142.56

704 head · 815 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	806	143.28	1,155	677
Large 1	1,039	124.47	1,294	27

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale704 hd

142.56

—

KS average3 barns · 2,915 hd

144.87

−2.31

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	1,692	79.19	1,340	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	66.08	881	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	56.05	685	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,221	49.16	600	36

Every lot

36 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	589	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	925	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	142.51/cwt	140.00–144.50	970	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	147.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,051	108
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	779	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,067	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	137.29/cwt	136.75–141.00	1,072	128
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	796	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,142	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	828	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,256	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	868	148.93/cwt	148.50–149.00	1,293	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	139.02/cwt	138.50–141.50	1,207	155
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,258	17
Steers	—	Large 1	1,022	127.78/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,306	20
Steers	—	Large 1Fleshy	1,089	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,252	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	289	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	468	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	828	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	142.19/cwt	141.50–143.75	886	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	694	137.91/cwt	137.50–140.00	957	89
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	718	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	996	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	736	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	916	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	133.36/cwt	133.00–136.00	983	123
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	756	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,040	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	128.94/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,022	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	125.42/cwt	125.25–125.50	1,047	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	840	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,111	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,135	55
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,692	79.19/cwt	73.00–83.50	1,340	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,221	49.16/cwt	44.00–52.50	600	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	56.05/cwt	53.00–60.00	685	70
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,261	69.99/cwt	69.00–70.50	883	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,366	64.26/cwt	60.00–68.00	878	43
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,403	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,232	676.98/cwt	650.00–730.00	8,340	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,423	866.91/cwt	830.00–900.00	12,336	2

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 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,399Last week 1,494Year ago 3,164

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 315Year ago 187

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 12Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	589	157.00	157.00
155	—	868	138.50–141.50	139.02
128	—	781	136.75–141.00	137.29
108	—	714	145.00–148.00	147.25
17	—	977	128.75	128.75
11	—	681	140.00–144.50	142.51
11	—	620	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,022	127.50–128.00	127.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	828	151.75	151.75
84	—	868	148.50–149.00	148.93
74	—	796	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,089	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	779	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	835	125.25–125.50	125.42
39	—	623	141.50–143.75	142.19
19	—	573	144.50	144.50
145	—	793	127.50–133.00	128.94
5	—	289	162.00	162.00
123	—	737	133.00–136.00	133.36
89	—	694	137.50–140.00	137.91
55	—	923	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	718	138.75	138.75
8	—	756	137.50	137.50
59	—	840	132.25	132.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	134.00	134.00
4	—	736	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	560	137.50	137.50
14	—	695	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,692	73.00–83.50	79.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,221	44.00–52.50	49.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,366	60.00–68.00	64.26
20	—	1,261	69.00–70.50	69.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	1,223	53.00–60.00	56.05

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 (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,423	830.00–900.00	866.91
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,175	630.00	630.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,232	650.00–730.00	676.98

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.