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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-10-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 22

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 15Oct 22Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,245 head

▲ 274 vs last sale 1,971▲ 760 vs year ago 1,485 · +51.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

253 head

▲ 86 vs last sale 167▲ 31 vs year ago 222 · +14.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 9▼ 21 vs year ago 25 · −84.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers and feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower, instances 10.00 lower. No recent comparison on steers and heifers under 650 lb, however a lower market was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly 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 $136.22/cwt on 1,049 head.

Average price

$136.22

1,049 head · 771 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	770	136.29	1,049	1,044
Large 1	1,034	121.00	1,251	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.29/cwt here — about −$202 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 sale1,049 hd

136.22

—

KS average3 barns · 3,979 hd

135.11

+1.11

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	1,943	71.41	1,388	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	67.68	936	101
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	49.64	602	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	41.54	471	14

Every lot

45 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	653	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	677	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	490	142.52/cwt	140.00–158.00	698	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	781	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	734	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	872	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	131.77/cwt	131.50–132.00	843	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	893	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	724	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	883	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	134.21/cwt	130.50–138.25	989	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	133.91/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,026	114
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	137.42/cwt	130.75–140.75	1,132	377
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	130.13/cwt	128.50–132.00	1,135	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	907	134.60/cwt	127.50–135.85	1,221	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,200	56
Steers	—	Large 1	1,034	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,251	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	343	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	449	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	576	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	693	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	794	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	679	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	576	121.81/cwt	120.00–126.00	702	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	594	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	677	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	751	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	778	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	657	121.35/cwt	121.35–121.35	797	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	125.70/cwt	124.50–130.00	860	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	123.53/cwt	122.75–125.75	899	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	740	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,015	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	123.47/cwt	121.00–127.00	951	122
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	123.70/cwt	119.50–125.00	1,021	339
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	119.78/cwt	119.00–120.50	1,038	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	110.04/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,012	15
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,047	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,026	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	759	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,780	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,442	1
Bulls	—	—	1,957	70.61/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,382	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	41.54/cwt	37.50–45.00	471	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	49.64/cwt	46.00–58.00	602	96
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	66.44/cwt	60.50–69.00	906	65
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	69.93/cwt	69.00–72.50	993	36
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	4

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,245Last week 1,971Year ago 1,485

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 167Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 9Year ago 25

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,047	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	867	119.00–120.50	119.78
15	—	920	108.00–113.00	110.04
8	—	531	130.50	130.50
339	—	825	119.50–125.00	123.70
122	—	770	121.00–127.00	123.47
25	—	606	124.00	124.00
39	—	728	122.75–125.75	123.53
40	—	684	124.50–130.00	125.70
16	—	567	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	657	121.35	121.35
5	—	594	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	131.00	131.00
26	—	576	120.00–126.00	121.81
9	—	450	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	646	120.50	120.50
17	—	575	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	740	137.10	137.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	159.00	159.00
6	—	724	122.00	122.00
16	—	490	140.00–158.00	142.52
2	—	390	159.00	159.00
12	—	532	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	589	148.00	148.00
10	—	384	170.00	170.00
10	—	507	154.00	154.00
237	—	737	130.50–138.25	134.21
18	—	665	134.25	134.25
56	—	960	125.00	125.00
26	—	640	131.50–132.00	131.77
377	—	824	130.75–140.75	137.42
62	—	907	127.50–135.85	134.60
114	—	766	133.50–136.00	133.91
21	—	872	128.50–132.00	130.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,034	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	685	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	723	105.00	105.00
3	—	555	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	800	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,420	69.00–72.50	69.93
65	—	1,363	60.50–69.00	66.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,213	46.00–58.00	49.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,135	37.50–45.00	41.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	81.00	81.00
12	—	1,957	65.00–75.00	70.61

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.