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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 5

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 22Nov 5Nov 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,143 head

▼ 1,102 vs last sale 2,245▼ 1,370 vs year ago 2,513 · −54.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

697 head

▲ 444 vs last sale 253▲ 227 vs year ago 470 · +48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 39 vs last sale 4▲ 13 vs year ago 30 · +43.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers 800 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 lower, while steers over 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 1.00 lower. Heifers 900 lb to 1050 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 600 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Boner and lean cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter 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 $134.52/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$134.52

493 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$8.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	798	134.59	1,074	489
Large 1	1,020	126.00	1,285	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale493 hd

134.52

—

KS average4 barns · 3,702 hd

143.10

−8.57

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	1,998	75.47	1,508	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	64.66	879	123
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	53.26	675	191
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	47.32	555	186

Every lot

60 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,013	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	165.90/cwt	160.00–172.00	518	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	436	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	641	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	162.99/cwt	155.00–166.00	771	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	737	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	542	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	748	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	634	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	596	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	781	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	135.86/cwt	132.00–139.00	829	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	127.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	787	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	637	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	863	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	757	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,030	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	141.44/cwt	140.50–143.00	1,078	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	134.52/cwt	132.50–135.50	1,103	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	841	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,068	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	886	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,099	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	888	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,237	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	898	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,212	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	904	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,248	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	126.30/cwt	125.75–133.00	1,162	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	125.42/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,222	28
Steers	—	Large 1	1,020	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,285	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	474	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	585	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	443	130.77/cwt	127.00–132.00	579	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	613	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	121.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	628	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	658	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	569	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	671	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	123.11/cwt	121.00–128.00	720	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	824	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	727	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	698	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	900	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	128.48/cwt	125.00–129.50	906	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	124.66/cwt	121.00–129.50	979	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	122.17/cwt	119.50–124.00	1,008	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	119.54/cwt	116.50–121.00	1,060	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	115.66/cwt	110.50–117.00	1,059	44
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,016	108.82/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,106	33
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,065	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,113	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	705	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	636	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,979	79.78/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,579	7
Bulls	—	—	2,006	73.58/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,476	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,172	47.32/cwt	39.00–49.75	555	186
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	53.26/cwt	50.00–59.50	675	191
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,304	68.22/cwt	66.50–73.00	890	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	63.41/cwt	60.00–66.00	874	91
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,267	815.59/cwt	550.00–950.00	10,334	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	898.66/cwt	785.00–1,000.00	11,503	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,281	715.48/cwt	650.00–775.00	9,165	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,345	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,212	1

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 Nov 5, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,143Last week 2,245Year ago 2,513

Slaughter CattleReceipts 697Last week 253Year ago 470

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 4Year ago 30

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	639	129.00	129.00
54	—	887	116.50–121.00	119.54
44	—	916	110.50–117.00	115.66
2	—	387	138.00	138.00
1	—	270	360.00	360.00
3	—	421	139.00	139.00
13	—	585	121.00–128.00	123.11
7	—	698	129.00	129.00
4	—	463	132.50	132.50
39	—	705	125.00–129.50	128.48
38	—	785	121.00–129.50	124.66
120	—	825	119.50–124.00	122.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,016	105.00–112.00	108.82
10	—	1,065	104.50	104.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	118.00–126.00	121.91
4	—	443	127.00–132.00	130.77
3	—	661	110.00	110.00
10	—	569	118.00	118.00
6	—	376	126.00	126.00
4	—	628	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	567	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	312	160.00–172.00	165.90
9	—	610	132.00–139.00	135.86
7	—	512	144.00	144.00
83	—	920	125.75–133.00	126.30
38	—	820	132.50–135.50	134.52
3	—	263	385.00	385.00
2	—	372	173.00	173.00
28	—	974	124.00–126.00	125.42
19	—	898	135.00	135.00
11	—	473	155.00–166.00	162.99
45	—	762	140.50–143.00	141.44
8	—	596	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	757	136.00	136.00
8	—	886	124.00	124.00
5	—	841	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	904	138.00	138.00
113	—	888	139.25	139.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	637	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	542	138.00	138.00
35	—	618	124.00–130.00	127.27
10	—	707	125.00	125.00
11	—	436	147.00	147.00
10	—	561	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	151.00	151.00
10	—	580	131.00	131.00
3	—	526	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	110.00	110.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,267	550.00–950.00	815.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,281	650.00–775.00	715.48
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,335	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,280	785.00–1,000.00	898.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,304	66.50–73.00	68.22
91	—	1,378	60.00–66.00	63.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
186	—	1,172	39.00–49.75	47.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	1,267	50.00–59.50	53.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,979	78.00–82.50	79.78
16	—	2,006	69.00–77.00	73.58

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.