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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Feb 4

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,260 head

▲ 1,943 vs last sale 1,317▲ 1,334 vs year ago 1,926 · +69.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 66 vs last sale 124▲ 140 vs year ago 50 · +280.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

31 head

▲ 24 vs last sale 7▼ 219 vs year ago 250 · −87.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week. feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 900 lb to 1000 lb sold steady. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb , however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Heifers 500 lb to 650 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter bulls and breaker cows sold 2.00 higher. Lean cows sold 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 $137.32/cwt on 2,307 head.

Average price

$137.32

2,307 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$502

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

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	545	146.00	796	35
Medium and Large 1	803	137.30	1,102	2,253
Large 1	1,051	123.52	1,298	19thin

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about −$502 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 sale2,307 hd

137.32

—

KS average4 barns · 7,625 hd

142.24

−4.93

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	—	Average	1,746	89.71	1,566	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	64.73	842	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	55.60	668	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	44.12	473	5thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	95	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	285	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	616	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	182.57/cwt	176.00–187.00	778	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	452	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	701	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	174.98/cwt	172.00–180.00	868	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	164.86/cwt	158.00–170.00	870	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	535	151.83/cwt	149.00–157.00	812	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	568	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	954	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	578	146.35/cwt	141.00–153.00	846	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	154.60/cwt	152.00–156.00	895	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	150.64/cwt	145.00–153.00	951	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	143.40/cwt	135.00–147.00	974	90
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	696	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	936	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	719	143.80/cwt	142.50–146.50	1,034	175
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	136.99/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,000	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	135.31/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,050	259
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	782	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,015	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	135.49/cwt	132.35–137.00	1,116	292
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	828	139.70/cwt	138.75–140.60	1,157	112
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	852	139.52/cwt	139.10–140.00	1,189	107
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	868	133.25/cwt	129.50–137.75	1,157	318
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	889	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	1,128	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	129.85/cwt	125.25–131.50	1,201	277
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	983	125.70/cwt	122.00–129.10	1,236	128
Steers	—	Large 1	1,008	126.21/cwt	126.00–126.50	1,272	14
Steers	—	Large 1	1,171	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,358	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	165.37/cwt	160.00–171.00	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	162.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	678	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	154.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	739	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	144.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	745	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	130.15/cwt	130.00–131.00	722	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	135.91/cwt	130.00–138.50	786	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	135.80/cwt	134.50–136.00	873	95
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	134.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	899	100
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	132.27/cwt	126.00–133.50	962	133
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	132.27/cwt	126.50–132.75	1,020	151
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	786	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,116	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,037	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	123.59/cwt	122.25–124.85	1,083	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	121.50/cwt	120.25–123.00	1,119	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	931	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,075	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,054	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,202	32
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	70	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	165	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	782	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	876	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,605	84.44/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,355	4
Bulls	—	—	1,816	92.35/cwt	89.00–94.50	1,677	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	44.12/cwt	39.00–49.00	473	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	55.60/cwt	49.50–59.00	668	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	63.60/cwt	60.00–65.50	820	86
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,322	67.15/cwt	66.00–71.50	888	40
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	995	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,711	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,040	937.35/cwt	925.00–950.00	9,748	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,343	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	785.68/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,428	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,344	946.96/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	12,727	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,020.77/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	13,780	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,374	1,039.75/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	14,286	7

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 Feb 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,260Last week 1,317Year ago 1,926

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 124Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 7Year ago 250

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	426	176.00–187.00	182.57
8	—	496	172.00–180.00	174.98
292	—	824	132.35–137.00	135.49
128	—	983	122.00–129.10	125.70
126	—	730	133.00–142.00	136.99
26	—	631	145.00–153.00	150.64
24	—	528	158.00–170.00	164.86
55	—	579	152.00–156.00	154.60
1	—	335	184.00	184.00
277	—	925	125.25–131.50	129.85
259	—	776	132.00–138.50	135.31
90	—	679	135.00–147.00	143.40
318	—	868	129.50–137.75	133.25
1	—	95	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	156.00	156.00
20	—	535	149.00–157.00	151.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	568	168.00	168.00
175	—	719	142.50–146.50	143.80
107	—	852	139.10–140.00	139.52
2	—	515	168.00	168.00
6	—	655	150.00	150.00
112	—	828	138.75–140.60	139.70
65	—	765	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,171	116.00	116.00
14	—	1,008	126.00–126.50	126.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	452	155.00	155.00
5	—	680	134.00	134.00
16	—	535	149.00	149.00
6	—	585	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	782	129.75	129.75
27	—	578	141.00–153.00	146.35
56	—	889	126.85	126.85
8	—	696	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
133	—	727	126.00–133.50	132.27
32	—	479	150.00–160.00	154.28
151	—	771	126.50–132.75	132.27
68	—	876	122.25–124.85	123.59
13	—	921	120.25–123.00	121.50
95	—	643	134.50–136.00	135.80
32	—	820	124.00–129.00	126.51
39	—	578	130.00–138.50	135.91
12	—	418	160.00–165.00	162.24
21	—	517	140.00–147.00	144.05
2	—	283	178.00–180.00	179.01
2	—	323	160.00–171.00	165.37
100	—	671	131.00–137.00	134.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	129.00	129.00
7	—	515	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	786	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,054	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	555	130.00–131.00	130.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	931	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	70	235.00	235.00
2	—	782	112.00	112.00
1	—	475	169.00	169.00
1	—	335	166.00	166.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,040	925.00–950.00	937.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	775.00–800.00	785.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,344	850.00–1,000.00	946.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,350	960.00–1,050.00	1,020.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,374	925.00–1,100.00	1,039.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,605	80.00–87.50	84.44
8	—	1,816	89.00–94.50	92.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,073	39.00–49.00	44.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,322	66.00–71.50	67.15
86	—	1,290	60.00–65.50	63.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,201	49.50–59.00	55.60

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.