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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Mar 25

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,965 head

▲ 876 vs last sale 3,089▼ 1,276 vs year ago 5,241 · −24.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 72▼ 34 vs year ago 300 · −11.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 18▲ 26 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 300 lb to 450 lb sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold steady. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 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 $134.44/cwt on 1,906 head.

Average price

$134.44

1,906 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

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

$5.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	511	140.00	715	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	134.51	690	64
Medium and Large 1	737	134.39	991	1,824

One grade step is worth $5.61/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale1,906 hd

134.44

—

KS average3 barns · 4,389 hd

133.85

+0.59

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	2,138	82.40	1,762	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	67.83	936	120
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	60.87	732	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	52.02	606	6thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	596	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	181.32/cwt	181.00–182.00	680	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	208.94/cwt	205.00–214.00	788	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	390	220.95/cwt	218.00–222.00	862	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	200.23/cwt	194.00–203.00	867	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	453	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	729	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	120
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	182.96/cwt	181.00–190.00	853	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	479	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	848	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	513	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,011	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	527	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	896	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	180.51/cwt	175.50–184.00	964	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	907	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	168.37/cwt	164.00–173.00	958	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	574	185.72/cwt	179.50–188.50	1,066	320
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	602	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	792	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	160.50/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,027	122
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	156.01/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,058	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	689	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,116	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	148.13/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,071	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	146.10/cwt	143.00–146.75	1,112	143
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	804	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,124	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	866	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,182	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	127.97/cwt	125.50–130.50	1,127	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	131.96/cwt	128.50–133.00	1,206	89
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	917	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,174	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	918	137.48/cwt	135.85–138.60	1,262	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	973	128.00/cwt	127.50–128.50	1,245	99
Steers	—	Large 1	1,033	122.51/cwt	120.50–127.75	1,266	14
Steers	—	Large 1	1,056	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,267	48
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	286	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	341	172.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	587	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	155.84/cwt	151.00–158.00	644	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	139.38/cwt	138.00–143.00	591	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	426	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	707	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	452	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	710	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	626	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	152.39/cwt	147.00–155.00	725	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	511	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	779	20
Heifers	—	Large 1-2	511	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	715	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	713	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	148.29/cwt	147.00–150.00	789	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	562	130.49/cwt	116.00–132.00	733	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	616	143.68/cwt	142.00–148.00	885	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	133.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	845	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	137.70/cwt	132.50–140.50	920	201
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	132.35/cwt	128.50–133.10	958	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	748	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,021	66
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	761	136.15/cwt	135.10–137.75	1,036	348
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	782	129.81/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,015	253
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	803	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	948	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,056	255
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	875	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,002	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	889	122.79/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,092	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	119.45/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,107	108
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	406	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	662	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	494	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	785	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	147.67/cwt	146.00–148.00	938	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	114.14/cwt	112.00–125.00	871	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	960	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	2,093	77.05/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,613	16
Bulls	—	—	2,132	91.09/cwt	85.50–93.00	1,942	8
Bulls	—	—	2,223	84.18/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,871	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	52.02/cwt	46.00–55.00	606	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,202	60.87/cwt	56.00–64.00	732	72
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	69.90/cwt	69.00–75.00	960	36
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,383	66.94/cwt	64.25–68.50	926	84
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,220	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,186	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,776	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,821	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,322	880.66/cwt	860.00–890.00	11,642	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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,965Last week 3,089Year ago 5,241

Slaughter CattleReceipts 266Last week 72Year ago 300

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 18Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	170.00	170.00
9	—	800	132.00	132.00
44	—	917	128.00	128.00
57	—	479	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	761	143.00–146.75	146.10
89	—	914	128.50–133.00	131.96
31	—	569	164.00–173.00	168.37
22	—	433	194.00–203.00	200.23
39	—	534	175.50–184.00	180.51
10	—	377	205.00–214.00	208.94
1	—	335	213.00	213.00
122	—	640	159.00–162.00	160.50
6	—	804	139.75	139.75
64	—	723	146.50–149.00	148.13
69	—	678	151.00–157.50	156.01
49	—	466	181.00–190.00	182.96
2	—	292	204.00	204.00
46	—	881	125.50–130.50	127.97
99	—	973	127.50–128.50	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	390	218.00–222.00	220.95
20	—	770	150.00	150.00
120	—	465	195.00	195.00
99	—	918	135.85–138.60	137.48
35	—	689	162.00	162.00
11	—	513	197.00	197.00
79	—	866	136.50	136.50
320	—	574	179.50–188.50	185.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,056	120.00	120.00
14	—	1,033	120.50–127.75	122.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	175.50	175.50
7	—	453	161.00	161.00
4	—	543	167.00	167.00
17	—	602	131.50	131.50
6	—	375	181.00–182.00	181.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	476	147.00–155.00	152.39
12	—	633	133.00–136.00	133.49
201	—	668	132.50–140.50	137.70
189	—	724	128.50–133.10	132.35
68	—	889	121.00–130.00	122.79
10	—	554	145.00	145.00
10	—	413	151.00–158.00	155.84
53	—	532	147.00–150.00	148.29
253	—	782	123.00–131.00	129.81
108	—	927	117.00–123.00	119.45
255	—	815	128.00–131.00	129.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	695	124.00	124.00
2	—	457	137.00	137.00
25	—	424	138.00–143.00	139.38
9	—	517	138.00	138.00
21	—	562	116.00–132.00	130.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	511	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	748	136.50	136.50
3	—	286	186.00	186.00
48	—	595	146.00	146.00
20	—	511	152.50	152.50
111	—	616	142.00–148.00	143.68
9	—	426	166.00	166.00
6	—	452	157.00	157.00
348	—	761	135.10–137.75	136.15
7	—	341	165.00–175.00	172.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	803	118.00	118.00
14	—	875	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	635	146.00–148.00	147.67
1	—	680	129.00	129.00
12	—	494	159.00	159.00
6	—	763	112.00–125.00	114.14
1	—	865	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	406	163.00	163.00
3	—	611	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,383	64.25–68.50	66.94
36	—	1,374	69.00–75.00	69.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,202	56.00–64.00	60.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,165	46.00–55.00	52.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,223	80.00–85.00	84.18
16	—	2,093	71.00–79.00	77.05
8	—	2,132	85.50–93.00	91.09

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,122	1,000.00	1,000.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,186	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,322	860.00–890.00	880.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	975.00	975.00

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.