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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jan 21

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,902 head

▼ 1,219 vs last sale 3,121▲ 599 vs year ago 1,303 · +46.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

173 head

▼ 161 vs last sale 334▲ 128 vs year ago 45 · +284.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 102▼ 175 vs year ago 182 · −96.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 300 lb to 475 lb sold 2.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer calves from 475 lb to 550 lb, however a lower market was noted. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 850 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

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 $135.71/cwt on 1,157 head.

Average price

$135.71

1,157 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.34

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	793	136.12	1,079	1,136
Large 1	1,159	113.66	1,317	21

One grade step is worth $22.46/cwt here — about −$238 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 sale1,157 hd

135.71

—

KS average3 barns · 5,204 hd

141.05

−5.34

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	1,618	77.96	1,261	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	59.58	786	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	50.08	589	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	44.45	525	25

Every lot

61 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	210.58/cwt	207.00–213.00	796	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	658	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	188.39/cwt	188.00–191.00	833	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	847	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	171.40/cwt	168.00–174.00	814	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	893	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	523	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	764	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	166.14/cwt	162.00–168.00	877	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	920	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	864	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	158.68/cwt	158.00–162.00	939	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	959	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	880	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	946	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	145.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	973	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	709	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,017	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	135.71/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,006	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	136.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,036	87
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	128.59/cwt	126.75–132.10	1,051	237
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	854	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,179	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	127.26/cwt	125.00–131.60	1,130	308
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	129.73/cwt	127.00–131.10	1,190	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	963	124.96/cwt	123.35–128.75	1,203	70
Steers	—	Large 1	1,005	126.16/cwt	120.00–128.25	1,268	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,150	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,185	4
Steers	—	Large 1	1,209	113.09/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,367	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	174.40/cwt	173.00–177.00	483	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	407	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	574	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	157.54/cwt	157.00–158.00	699	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	739	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	648	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	151.31/cwt	147.00–153.00	820	82
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	143.85/cwt	142.00–146.00	817	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	788	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	725	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	127.81/cwt	123.00–131.50	809	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	128.80/cwt	128.00–129.50	866	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	126.14/cwt	123.00–127.25	899	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	126.55/cwt	125.50–129.25	964	143
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	122.58/cwt	121.10–122.85	1,054	103
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,125	96.90/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,090	9
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,216	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,107	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,349	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	944	4
Bulls	—	—	1,681	80.77/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,358	12
Bulls	—	—	1,935	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,471	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	50.08/cwt	47.50–54.00	589	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	44.45/cwt	38.00–46.00	525	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,308	58.02/cwt	55.00–59.50	759	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,327	60.75/cwt	59.75–63.00	806	32
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,160	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,860	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,177	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,945	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,330	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,635	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,525	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,725	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 Jan 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,902Last week 3,121Year ago 1,303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 173Last week 334Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 102Year ago 182

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	592	158.00–162.00	158.68
308	—	888	125.00–131.60	127.26
70	—	963	123.35–128.75	124.96
51	—	741	132.00–138.00	135.71
237	—	817	126.75–132.10	128.59
7	—	442	188.00–191.00	188.39
51	—	669	140.00–146.00	145.40
87	—	761	130.00–137.00	136.13
10	—	528	162.00–168.00	166.14
39	—	607	158.00	158.00
5	—	378	207.00–213.00	210.58
63	—	917	127.00–131.10	129.73
10	—	475	168.00–174.00	171.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	146.00	146.00
3	—	411	160.00	160.00
12	—	642	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	129.00	129.00
9	—	545	153.00	153.00
6	—	648	146.00	146.00
8	—	570	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	167.00	167.00
16	—	709	143.50	143.50
12	—	453	187.00	187.00
61	—	854	138.00	138.00
21	—	506	176.50	176.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,150	103.00	103.00
13	—	1,209	110.00–115.00	113.09
4	—	1,005	120.00–128.25	126.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	444	157.00–158.00	157.54
143	—	762	125.50–129.25	126.55
58	—	568	142.00–146.00	143.85
62	—	633	123.00–131.50	127.81
16	—	471	157.00	157.00
103	—	860	121.10–122.85	122.58
80	—	713	123.00–127.25	126.14
82	—	542	147.00–153.00	151.31
38	—	672	128.00–129.50	128.80
3	—	277	173.00–177.00	174.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	137.00	137.00
7	—	599	121.00	121.00
5	—	407	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,216	91.00	91.00
9	—	1,125	96.00–100.00	96.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	126.00	126.00
6	—	493	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	595	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	117.00	117.00
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
2	—	410	175.00	175.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,177	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,525	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,681	80.00–83.00	80.77
1	—	1,935	76.00	76.00
4	—	1,349	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,327	59.75–63.00	60.75
24	—	1,308	55.00–59.50	58.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,177	47.50–54.00	50.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,180	38.00–46.00	44.45

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.