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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 18

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 11Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,089 head

▼ 3,613 vs last sale 6,702▲ 1,975 vs year ago 1,114 · +177.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

72 head

▼ 178 vs last sale 250▼ 142 vs year ago 214 · −66.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 17▲ 18 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Preliminary Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Steer calves 375 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Not enough bulls for a market test, however a lower trend was noted.

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 $143.64/cwt on 1,520 head.

Average price

$143.64

1,520 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$384

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

$37.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	597	155.07	926	75
Medium and Large 1	774	143.85	1,114	1,400
Large 1	1,110	118.00	1,310	45

One grade step is worth $37.07/cwt here — about −$384 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 sale1,520 hd

143.64

—

KS average3 barns · 3,034 hd

141.90

+1.74

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	1,719	78.32	1,346	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	63.90	834	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	55.51	621	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	48.31	514	9thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	184.08/cwt	181.00–189.00	696	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	625	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	388	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	423	195.76/cwt	195.00–197.00	828	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	774	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	457	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	180.56/cwt	178.00–181.00	885	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	904	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	959	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	541	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	887	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	170.80/cwt	166.00–174.00	996	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,023	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	809	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	152.54/cwt	149.00–158.00	949	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	152.05/cwt	149.50–154.50	1,019	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	982	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	143.76/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,022	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,009	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,033	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	760	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,096	75
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	789	136.05/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,073	193
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	135.10/cwt	131.50–136.75	1,113	204
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	858	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,090	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	132.44/cwt	128.50–134.00	1,154	146
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	919	131.07/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,205	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	125.78/cwt	121.35–129.75	1,216	173
Steers	—	Large 1	1,110	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,310	45
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	281	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	450	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	313	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	358	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	404	163.25/cwt	161.00–164.00	660	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	675	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	146.26/cwt	145.00–149.00	705	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	514	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	774	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	533	144.47/cwt	143.50–150.00	770	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	558	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	804	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	757	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	138.80/cwt	136.50–142.00	794	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	132.80/cwt	130.00–134.25	847	76
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	656	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	902	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	132.08/cwt	128.00–134.50	896	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	132.78/cwt	131.75–133.50	965	232
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	737	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	803	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	130.12/cwt	129.00–133.50	997	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	959	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	121.41/cwt	120.75–121.75	965	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	808	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,093	42
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	128.40/cwt	122.50–129.25	1,067	371
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	867	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,209	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	886	122.89/cwt	121.75–125.35	1,089	301
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	62
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,580	77.10/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	—	2,135	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,751	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	48.31/cwt	47.50–49.00	514	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	55.51/cwt	53.00–57.50	621	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,267	61.27/cwt	60.00–63.00	776	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,358	67.46/cwt	65.00–71.50	916	14
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	747.50/cwt	725.00–770.00	6,728	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	820.00/cwt	800.00–840.00	8,200	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	980	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,664	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,095	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,351	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,225	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,555	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,257	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,810	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	947.14/cwt	850.00–1,090.00	13,260	3

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 Mar 18, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,089Last week 6,702Year ago 1,114

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 250Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 17Year ago 0

* Preliminary Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	490	178.00–181.00	180.56
193	—	789	134.00–137.00	136.05
185	—	919	128.00–134.00	131.07
15	—	378	181.00–189.00	184.08
204	—	824	131.50–136.75	135.10
21	—	622	149.00–158.00	152.54
146	—	871	128.50–134.00	132.44
102	—	670	149.50–154.50	152.05
8	—	711	143.00–145.00	143.76
173	—	967	121.35–129.75	125.78
78	—	583	166.00–174.00	170.80
39	—	540	175.00–180.00	177.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	162.00	162.00
8	—	423	183.00	183.00
18	—	538	168.00	168.00
2	—	605	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	388	191.00	191.00
75	—	760	144.25	144.25
33	—	600	170.50	170.50
32	—	423	195.00–197.00	195.76
2	—	457	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	734	137.50	137.50
48	—	541	164.00	164.00
4	—	757	136.50	136.50
13	—	687	143.00	143.00
4	—	613	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,110	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	858	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	572	136.50–142.00	138.80
62	—	905	121.00	121.00
12	—	447	151.00	151.00
16	—	766	129.00–133.50	130.12
16	—	482	145.00–149.00	146.26
371	—	831	122.50–129.25	128.40
3	—	281	160.00	160.00
19	—	533	143.50–150.00	144.47
57	—	678	128.00–134.50	132.08
232	—	727	131.75–133.50	132.78
6	—	375	152.00	152.00
76	—	638	130.00–134.25	132.80
301	—	886	121.75–125.35	122.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	141.00	141.00
4	—	561	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	867	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	656	137.50	137.50
24	—	404	161.00–164.00	163.25
3	—	313	171.00	171.00
42	—	808	135.25	135.25
9	—	558	144.00	144.00
16	—	514	150.50	150.50
17	—	495	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	123.75	123.75
2	—	737	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	547	138.00	138.00
4	—	935	105.00	105.00
33	—	795	120.75–121.75	121.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	117.00	117.00
1	—	730	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,358	65.00–71.50	67.46
19	—	1,267	60.00–63.00	61.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,063	47.50–49.00	48.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,118	53.00–57.50	55.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	75.00–79.00	77.10
1	—	2,135	82.00	82.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	725.00–770.00	747.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	800.00–840.00	820.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	580.00	580.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	680.00	680.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,257	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,400	850.00–1,090.00	947.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,225	780.00	780.00

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.