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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 8

● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,183 head

▼ 248 vs last sale 2,431▼ 167 vs year ago 2,350 · −7.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

203 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 137▼ 19 vs year ago 222 · −8.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 7.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers under 600, however a higher undertone was noted especially on weaned steer calves. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 800 lb sold unevenly steady. Heifers over 800 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 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 $148.84/cwt on 1,051 head.

Average price

$148.84

1,051 head · 725 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$294

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$21.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	705	150.16	1,058	986
Medium and Large 1-2	793	132.00	1,047	6thin
Large 1	1,053	128.45	1,352	59

One grade step is worth $21.71/cwt here — about −$294 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 sale1,051 hd

148.84

—

KS average3 barns · 2,982 hd

144.82

+4.02

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	1,857	74.63	1,386	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	65.33	865	80
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	56.23	709	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,215	46.91	570	61

Every lot

53 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	188.96/cwt	183.00–191.00	724	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	743	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	489	161.89/cwt	159.00–170.00	792	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	156.81/cwt	156.00–157.00	844	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	143.77/cwt	133.00–147.00	830	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	150.81/cwt	149.50–154.00	878	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	636	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	935	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	133.25/cwt	129.00–137.00	882	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	714	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	917	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,080	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	144.59/cwt	140.00–148.25	1,125	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,047	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	148.80/cwt	145.25–152.00	1,245	149
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	856	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,323	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	147.66/cwt	147.50–147.85	1,295	103
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,326	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	138.42/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,329	76
Steers	—	Large 1	1,026	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,257	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,055	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,361	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	441	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	485	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	618	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	146.30/cwt	142.00–150.50	631	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	456	138.18/cwt	137.00–140.50	630	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	145.07/cwt	138.50–153.00	685	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	745	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	539	132.10/cwt	128.00–134.00	712	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	777	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	567	127.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	723	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	624	120.45/cwt	117.00–127.00	752	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	141.98/cwt	140.75–144.00	909	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	957	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	879	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	133.07/cwt	131.00–140.50	950	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	732	141.05/cwt	140.50–141.25	1,032	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	781	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,027	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	784	135.57/cwt	134.00–136.00	1,063	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	791	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,111	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	133.65/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,109	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	840	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,096	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	860	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,036	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	132.17/cwt	130.00–133.50	1,150	96
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	943	119.75/cwt	119.75–119.75	1,129	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	590	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,670	71.25/cwt	60.00–77.00	1,190	12
Bulls	—	—	2,138	79.70/cwt	79.00–80.50	1,704	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	46.91/cwt	43.00–50.00	570	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	56.23/cwt	50.00–57.75	709	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,282	62.89/cwt	59.50–66.50	806	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,407	70.12/cwt	67.75–72.50	987	27

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 Oct 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,183Last week 2,431Year ago 2,350

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 137Year ago 222

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	383	183.00–191.00	188.96
81	—	636	147.00	147.00
76	—	960	135.00–141.00	138.42
44	—	778	140.00–148.25	144.59
86	—	489	159.00–170.00	161.89
103	—	877	147.50–147.85	147.66
149	—	837	145.25–152.00	148.80
33	—	924	143.50	143.50
23	—	737	146.50	146.50
84	—	582	149.50–154.00	150.81
60	—	538	156.00–157.00	156.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	714	128.50	128.50
12	—	645	135.00	135.00
45	—	467	159.00	159.00
55	—	577	133.00–147.00	143.77
19	—	662	129.00–137.00	133.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	793	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,026	122.50	122.50
54	—	1,055	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	653	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	856	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	152.00	152.00
61	—	640	140.75–144.00	141.98
33	—	830	130.00–138.00	133.65
14	—	399	155.00	155.00
5	—	283	156.00	156.00
22	—	681	140.50	140.50
35	—	530	140.50	140.50
66	—	784	134.00–136.00	135.57
96	—	870	130.00–133.50	132.17
38	—	472	138.50–153.00	145.07
27	—	567	137.00	137.00
42	—	714	131.00–140.50	133.07
30	—	943	119.75	119.75
24	—	431	142.00–150.50	146.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	456	137.00–140.50	138.18
35	—	624	117.00–127.00	120.45
81	—	567	124.00–129.00	127.51
54	—	539	128.00–134.00	132.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	781	131.50	131.50
23	—	840	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	640	120.00	120.00
19	—	700	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	860	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	791	140.50	140.50
63	—	732	140.50–141.25	141.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	500	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,261	50.00–57.75	56.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,407	67.75–72.50	70.12
53	—	1,282	59.50–66.50	62.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,215	43.00–50.00	46.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	2,138	79.00–80.50	79.70
12	—	1,670	60.00–77.00	71.25

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.