Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2021-04-01

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 1
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
7,238 head
▲ 3,273 vs last sale 3,965▲ 7,238 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
279 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 266▲ 279 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 26▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week. feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 375 lb to 650 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 lower.. Heifer calves 375 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.10/cwt on 4,668 head.
Average price
$135.10
4,668 head · 747 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$39.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.78
vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1748135.381,0124,555
Medium and Large 1-2670127.19852100
Large 11,18996.011,14213thin
One grade step is worth $39.37/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale4,668 hd
135.10
—
KS average3 barns · 8,383 hd
137.88
−2.78
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,87388.281,65314
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,29869.61903165
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19462.3874575
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,13149.295579thin

Every lot

108 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned320194.00/cwt194.00–194.0062116
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned379181.00/cwt181.00–181.006866
Steers—Medium and Large 1385196.73/cwt189.00–201.007578
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned431181.00/cwt181.00–181.007804
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442176.00/cwt176.00–176.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1445188.00/cwt188.00–188.0083712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned452181.00/cwt181.00–181.008182
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy464187.70/cwt186.00–192.0087140
Steers—Medium and Large 1476174.79/cwt171.00–181.0083219
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505166.00/cwt166.00–166.0083816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned509158.00/cwt158.00–158.0080410
Steers—Medium and Large 1526176.04/cwt169.00–179.5092652
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy539183.69/cwt183.50–184.0099024
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558151.00/cwt151.00–151.0084323
Steers—Medium and Large 1563162.73/cwt159.00–166.0091657
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy588170.59/cwt170.00–171.001,00354
Steers—Medium and Large 1625156.49/cwt153.50–162.5097827
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy628143.00/cwt143.00–143.0089819
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy640166.12/cwt165.00–166.251,06386
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy652147.00/cwt147.00–147.0095820
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy660168.04/cwt164.00–168.501,10949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681143.00/cwt143.00–143.009748
Steers—Medium and Large 1684155.39/cwt151.00–160.001,063183
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy719155.53/cwt154.00–156.251,11822
Steers—Medium and Large 1734146.16/cwt141.00–150.001,073122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0236
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy758150.89/cwt149.00–152.001,14483
Steers—Medium and Large 1786142.47/cwt138.50–148.001,120120
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy823146.25/cwt146.25–146.251,20416
Steers—Medium and Large 1834138.26/cwt136.50–140.001,153187
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0838
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy860126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0884
Steers—Medium and Large 1872137.93/cwt132.00–140.251,203192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2872127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1074
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy886141.91/cwt141.75–142.001,25753
Steers—Medium and Large 1926136.02/cwt130.50–138.251,260276
Steers—Medium and Large 1971131.12/cwt126.00–133.251,273322
Steers—Large 11,013125.50/cwt125.50–125.501,27163
Steers—Large 11,300108.50/cwt108.50–108.501,4113
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270181.00/cwt181.00–181.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned309170.00/cwt170.00–170.0052513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned379157.40/cwt150.00–162.0059714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408160.27/cwt159.00–161.0065450
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy436170.57/cwt165.50–175.0074426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned437143.50/cwt141.00–151.0062726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy462167.63/cwt167.25–168.00774157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488153.00/cwt153.00–153.0074711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned491135.00/cwt135.00–135.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy513150.79/cwt150.00–156.0077490
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518128.13/cwt127.00–130.0066411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532140.52/cwt138.00–146.0074850
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned548129.00/cwt129.00–129.0070714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy556170.00/cwt169.00–171.00945196
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy573137.86/cwt137.00–139.0079030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577155.43/cwt154.50–156.0089715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582134.00/cwt134.00–134.007805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned597141.00/cwt141.00–141.008429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy620149.00/cwt149.00–149.0092465
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620129.56/cwt128.00–135.5080343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632140.30/cwt134.00–144.00887115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy663142.20/cwt139.75–144.00943153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667129.00/cwt129.00–129.008608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy668128.00/cwt128.00–128.008555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678134.49/cwt130.50–139.50912162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement718139.12/cwt139.00–139.2599942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731133.52/cwt128.00–137.00976381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy739137.05/cwt136.75–138.501,01393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739127.29/cwt127.10–128.0094118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement752139.72/cwt139.50–140.251,05128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773131.16/cwt128.25–136.001,014652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy795124.00/cwt124.00–124.0098636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement801136.25/cwt136.25–136.251,09136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2818119.00/cwt119.00–119.0097310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1824129.09/cwt124.75–131.751,0641,374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1868125.48/cwt121.50–128.501,089459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement890137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,22420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement911131.29/cwt131.10–135.501,19624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1940122.61/cwt121.10–123.751,153135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1965119.20/cwt114.50–121.001,15070
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2982111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0905
Heifers—Large 11,020109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1121
Heifers—Large 11,10095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0451
Heifers—Large 11,21394.92/cwt90.00–96.001,15111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489172.00/cwt172.00–172.0084111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned498151.00/cwt151.00–151.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545148.00/cwt148.00–148.008071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635144.00/cwt144.00–144.009147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008441
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41592.50/cwt92.50–92.501,3091
Bulls——1,64274.95/cwt72.00–79.501,2313
Bulls——1,94297.50/cwt93.00–101.501,8935
Bulls——2,03386.21/cwt85.00–88.001,7535
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13149.29/cwt42.50–54.005579
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19462.38/cwt56.50–65.5074575
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28276.80/cwt75.00–80.0098512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29969.05/cwt65.50–73.75897153
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19001,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0012,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19001,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0010,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0014,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,100725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2251,400.00/cwt1,100.00–1,500.0017,1504
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1451,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,8851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2651,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,278987.07/cwt800.00–1,010.0012,61511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0016,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3271,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,2652

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.