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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 3

● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 19Dec 3Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

857 head

▼ 1,010 vs last sale 1,867▼ 3,435 vs year ago 4,292 · −80.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

182 head

▼ 278 vs last sale 460▼ 362 vs year ago 544 · −66.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 29▼ 7 vs year ago 20 · −35.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 375 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers 900 lb to 1000 lb sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 375 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher on light receipts. Demand was moderate. Breaker cows sold 2.00 lower. Boner and lean cows sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.10/cwt on 443 head.

Average price

$129.10

443 head · 782 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$52

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$25.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.55

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	129.82	1,015	417
Medium and Large 1-2	701	122.50	859	19thin
Large 1	1,026	104.00	1,067	7thin

One grade step is worth $25.82/cwt here — about −$52 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 sale443 hd

129.10

—

KS average4 barns · 2,725 hd

137.65

−8.55

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	1,867	69.46	1,297	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,355	60.78	824	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	50.89	642	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,219	41.53	506	21

Every lot

38 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	645	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	820	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	547	156.73/cwt	154.00–158.00	857	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	916	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	968	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	129.47/cwt	125.50–130.00	996	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	119.25/cwt	119.25–119.25	944	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	134.17/cwt	133.50–135.00	1,114	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	992	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	902	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,290	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	134.00/cwt	133.50–134.50	1,227	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,198	35
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	584	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	716	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	149.09/cwt	148.00–152.00	790	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	534	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	700	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	653	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	820	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	701	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	859	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	131.23/cwt	130.00–131.50	974	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	130.40/cwt	126.00–131.50	1,029	74
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	125.06/cwt	123.00–126.25	1,040	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	126.21/cwt	124.50–128.00	1,099	105
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	123.22/cwt	118.00–125.00	1,142	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,032	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,026	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,067	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,791	69.65/cwt	66.00–73.00	1,247	5
Bulls	—	—	1,813	62.33/cwt	60.00–64.00	1,130	5
Bulls	—	—	2,031	78.12/cwt	75.50–80.50	1,587	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,219	41.53/cwt	35.00–44.00	506	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	50.89/cwt	46.00–56.00	642	96
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,289	59.69/cwt	57.00–61.50	769	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	63.74/cwt	63.00–64.50	978	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,720	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	817.07/cwt	780.00–835.00	7,868	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,640	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	15,580	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 Dec 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 1,867Year ago 4,292

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 460Year ago 544

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 29Year ago 20

* Final Report *

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,031	75.50–80.50	78.12
5	—	1,791	66.00–73.00	69.65
5	—	1,813	60.00–64.00	62.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	1,261	46.00–56.00	50.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,535	63.00–64.50	63.74
19	—	1,289	57.00–61.50	59.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,219	35.00–44.00	41.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	963	780.00–835.00	817.07

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)	1	—	1,640	950.00	950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	916	133.50–134.50	134.00
7	—	717	135.00	135.00
9	—	474	173.00	173.00
2	—	375	172.00	172.00
26	—	769	125.50–130.00	129.47
7	—	659	139.00	139.00
25	—	547	154.00–158.00	156.73
36	—	830	133.50–135.00	134.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	902	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	792	119.25	119.25
35	—	943	127.00	127.00
10	—	890	111.50	111.50
3	—	633	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	789	126.00–131.50	130.40
78	—	742	130.00–131.50	131.23
93	—	832	123.00–126.25	125.06
25	—	530	148.00–152.00	149.09
105	—	871	124.50–128.00	126.21
12	—	927	118.00–125.00	123.22
13	—	474	151.00	151.00
3	—	377	155.00	155.00
3	—	983	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	131.00	131.00
4	—	653	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	701	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,026	104.00	104.00

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.