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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 17

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,261 head

▼ 2,554 vs last sale 5,815▲ 1,138 vs year ago 2,123 · +53.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

335 head

▼ 164 vs last sale 499▼ 259 vs year ago 594 · −43.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 85 vs last sale 167▼ 8 vs year ago 90 · −8.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale on December 24 or December 31 due to the Christmas Holiday.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold steady. Steer calves 300 lb to 400 lb sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 850 lb sold steady. Heifers 850 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 8.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 550 lb sold 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Breaker and boner cows sold 1.00 lower. Lean cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady.

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 $138.40/cwt on 1,492 head.

Average price

$138.40

1,492 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$393

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$36.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	466	140.71	655	112
Medium and Large 1	654	138.44	905	1,371
Large 1	1,009	103.89	1,048	9thin

One grade step is worth $36.82/cwt here — about −$393 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 sale1,492 hd

138.40

—

KS average3 barns · 3,236 hd

138.40

−0.00

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	1,716	73.23	1,256	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	59.39	779	179
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	51.73	636	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	45.97	530	31

Every lot

75 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	211.18/cwt	201.50–220.00	697	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	208.39/cwt	205.00–214.00	786	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	650	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	200.04/cwt	192.00–204.50	862	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	193.40/cwt	184.00–198.00	899	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	487	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	794	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	735	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	193.10/cwt	191.00–193.50	991	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	847	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	176.70/cwt	171.00–181.00	942	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	542	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	902	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	161.85/cwt	151.00–164.50	914	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	150.69/cwt	149.00–152.00	860	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	587	173.67/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,019	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,033	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	663	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	948	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	151.26/cwt	145.00–154.25	1,016	208
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	145.59/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,057	235
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	787	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,149	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	792	137.96/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,093	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,052	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	832	139.81/cwt	137.25–142.50	1,163	136
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	867	134.64/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,167	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	936	132.80/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,243	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,310	54
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	196.08/cwt	188.00–200.00	622	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	496	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	166.40/cwt	164.00–171.00	637	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	574	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	403	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	677	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	152.80/cwt	150.00–159.00	648	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	146.90/cwt	142.00–155.00	702	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	680	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	493	153.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	755	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	498	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	510	136.25/cwt	136.00–139.00	695	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	149.76/cwt	149.00–151.00	786	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	538	144.48/cwt	140.50–151.50	777	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	662	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	583	149.69/cwt	147.00–150.00	873	182
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	132.44/cwt	128.50–140.00	779	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	736	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	134.68/cwt	129.75–138.00	851	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	805	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	780	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	675	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,087	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	133.44/cwt	128.50–134.75	918	287
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	719	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	899	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.50	972	275
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	948	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	128.70/cwt	127.50–131.75	1,062	113
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,095	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	962	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,101	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	999	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,069	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,022	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,022	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	752	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	750	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,310	62.85/cwt	61.00–65.00	823	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	74.01/cwt	68.00–79.50	1,314	11
Bulls	—	—	1,959	81.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,596	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,152	45.97/cwt	40.00–48.50	530	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	51.73/cwt	49.00–54.50	636	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	58.89/cwt	55.00–63.00	764	164
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	64.82/cwt	64.00–71.00	953	15
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	9,287	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	1,155.46/cwt	1,125.00–1,160.00	11,739	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,120	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,960	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,229	805.00/cwt	725.00–810.00	9,893	36
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,294	848.64/cwt	680.00–880.00	10,981	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,655	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,585	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,454	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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,261Last week 5,815Year ago 2,123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 499Year ago 594

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 167Year ago 90

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale on December 24 or December 31 due to the Christmas Holiday.

* Final Report *

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	1,230	49.00–54.50	51.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,298	55.00–63.00	58.89
15	—	1,470	64.00–71.00	64.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,152	40.00–48.50	45.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,959	80.00–85.00	81.45
4	—	1,310	61.00–65.00	62.85
11	—	1,775	68.00–79.50	74.01

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	571	149.00–152.00	150.69
11	—	523	162.00	162.00
4	—	465	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	533	171.00–181.00	176.70
54	—	953	137.50	137.50
52	—	565	151.00–164.50	161.85
34	—	465	184.00–198.00	193.40
48	—	431	192.00–204.50	200.04
102	—	792	132.50–141.00	137.96
136	—	832	137.25–142.50	139.81
235	—	726	138.00–148.00	145.59
74	—	617	167.50	167.50
125	—	867	132.50–136.00	134.64
70	—	936	132.00–133.00	132.80
208	—	672	145.00–154.25	151.26
5	—	377	205.00–214.00	208.39
13	—	330	201.50–220.00	211.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	787	146.00	146.00
31	—	587	170.00–174.50	173.67
39	—	513	191.00–193.50	193.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	663	143.00	143.00
12	—	542	166.50	166.50
2	—	487	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	800	131.50	131.50
19	—	406	160.00	160.00
58	—	493	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	525	149.00–151.00	149.76
182	—	583	147.00–150.00	149.69
22	—	493	150.00–158.00	153.24
3	—	403	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	158.00	158.00
28	—	675	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	498	131.50	131.50
10	—	719	125.00	125.00
26	—	510	136.00–139.00	136.25
6	—	642	121.50	121.50
9	—	589	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
275	—	735	130.00–135.50	132.19
41	—	538	140.50–151.50	144.48
41	—	424	150.00–159.00	152.80
65	—	632	129.75–138.00	134.68
113	—	825	127.50–131.75	128.70
61	—	852	128.50	128.50
19	—	771	123.00	123.00
14	—	383	164.00–171.00	166.40
10	—	588	128.50–140.00	132.44
114	—	478	142.00–155.00	146.90
3	—	317	188.00–200.00	196.08
287	—	688	128.50–134.75	133.44
2	—	962	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	479	142.00	142.00
7	—	538	123.00	123.00
12	—	639	126.00	126.00
8	—	333	149.00	149.00
31	—	393	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	999	107.00	107.00
4	—	1,022	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	705	111.00	111.00
6	—	584	128.50	128.50
17	—	640	122.00	122.00
4	—	418	180.00	180.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	893	1,040.00	1,040.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,016	1,125.00–1,160.00	1,155.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,229	725.00–810.00	805.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,294	680.00–880.00	848.64
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,585	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,295	900.00	900.00

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.