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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 8

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 1Apr 8Apr 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,132 head

▼ 3,106 vs last sale 7,238▲ 1,280 vs year ago 2,852 · +44.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

184 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 279▼ 16 vs year ago 200 · −8.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 30▲ 19 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 600 lb to 1050 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 375 lb to 600 sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold to 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers 900 lb to 1000 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Unweaned calves sell 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 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 $147.09/cwt on 2,126 head.

Average price

$147.09

2,126 head · 820 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	811	148.14	1,202	1,948
Medium and Large 1-2	788	141.22	1,113	96
Large 1	1,058	129.20	1,367	82

One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale2,126 hd

147.09

—

KS average3 barns · 6,919 hd

147.52

−0.43

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	1,883	91.84	1,729	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	72.63	974	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	65.37	799	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	56.18	603	10

Every lot

83 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	190.80/cwt	189.00–193.00	883	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	896	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	551	183.94/cwt	183.00–184.75	1,014	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	583	171.07/cwt	169.00–175.00	997	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	953	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	959	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	180.09/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,117	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	917	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	162.18/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,035	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	161.44/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,082	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	672	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,142	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	703	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	709	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,145	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	156.59/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,137	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	744	146.17/cwt	143.00–149.25	1,088	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	146.77/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,152	177
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	816	147.80/cwt	147.00–148.25	1,206	196
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	144.39/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,194	352
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	860	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,266	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	871	140.86/cwt	136.50–145.10	1,227	195
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	897	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,210	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,170	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,285	329
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,153	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	978	131.96/cwt	130.25–133.25	1,291	151
Steers	—	Large 1	1,016	132.35/cwt	132.35–132.35	1,345	31
Steers	—	Large 1	1,084	127.29/cwt	123.00–127.75	1,380	51
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	327	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	455	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	386	156.41/cwt	156.00–157.00	604	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	394	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	563	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	152.26/cwt	147.00–155.00	662	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	159.52/cwt	159.00–160.00	758	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	673	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	148.23/cwt	146.00–150.00	753	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	130.32/cwt	127.00–133.00	691	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	147.19/cwt	144.00–148.00	820	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	133.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	131.81/cwt	128.00–134.00	768	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	609	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	898	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	140.74/cwt	137.00–144.00	870	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	870	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	137.92/cwt	133.50–139.75	941	120
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	688	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	812	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	136.56/cwt	134.75–140.00	978	299
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	731	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	914	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	914	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	779	133.17/cwt	127.50–136.10	1,037	249
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	807	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	952	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	813	133.95/cwt	133.00–135.75	1,089	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	131.57/cwt	127.50–134.75	1,082	119
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	860	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,148	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	874	126.33/cwt	121.00–129.50	1,104	320
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	121.86/cwt	115.00–124.25	1,109	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	984	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,146	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,003	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,063	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,116	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,155	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	396	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	843	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	422	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	149.90/cwt	144.00–152.00	829	27
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	588	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	770	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,791	93.63/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,677	28
Bulls	—	—	1,929	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,977	5
Bulls	—	—	2,021	85.75/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,733	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	56.18/cwt	54.00–59.00	603	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	65.37/cwt	60.00–69.00	799	35
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,328	71.13/cwt	69.50–73.00	945	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,356	74.40/cwt	73.50–75.50	1,009	28
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,245	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,119	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,295	948.15/cwt	910.00–985.00	12,279	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,370	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,152	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,377	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,459	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,518	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,180	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,570	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	18,605	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
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 Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,365	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,380	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 Apr 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,132Last week 7,238Year ago 2,852

Slaughter CattleReceipts 184Last week 279Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 30Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
352	—	827	137.00–147.00	144.39
80	—	670	156.00–166.00	161.44
157	—	726	150.00–158.00	156.59
13	—	370	217.00	217.00
329	—	931	135.00–140.50	138.03
13	—	463	189.00–193.00	190.80
177	—	785	143.00–150.00	146.77
25	—	638	156.00–166.00	162.18
151	—	978	130.25–133.25	131.96
24	—	583	169.00–175.00	171.07
195	—	871	136.50–145.10	140.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	408	183.00	183.00
3	—	675	150.00	150.00
9	—	592	162.00	162.00
18	—	518	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
196	—	816	147.00–148.25	147.80
20	—	709	161.50	161.50
63	—	620	179.00–181.00	180.09
13	—	672	170.00	170.00
7	—	860	147.25	147.25
41	—	551	183.00–184.75	183.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,084	123.00–127.75	127.29
31	—	1,016	132.35	132.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	921	127.00	127.00
4	—	953	121.00	121.00
3	—	588	162.00	162.00
67	—	744	143.00–149.25	146.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	897	134.85	134.85
3	—	703	143.00	143.00
11	—	628	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	822	127.50–134.75	131.57
49	—	618	137.00–144.00	140.74
249	—	779	127.50–136.10	133.17
320	—	874	121.00–129.50	126.33
299	—	716	134.75–140.00	136.56
11	—	475	159.00–160.00	159.52
49	—	508	146.00–150.00	148.23
7	—	382	160.00	160.00
31	—	557	144.00–148.00	147.19
120	—	682	133.50–139.75	137.92
129	—	910	115.00–124.25	121.86
6	—	984	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	530	127.00–133.00	130.32
3	—	628	116.00	116.00
15	—	386	156.00–157.00	156.41
9	—	562	130.00–136.00	133.38
4	—	460	133.00	133.00
4	—	688	118.00	118.00
24	—	435	147.00–155.00	152.26
10	—	327	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,003	106.00	106.00
15	—	1,116	103.50	103.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	128.50	128.50
3	—	768	119.00	119.00
3	—	488	138.00	138.00
11	—	583	128.00–134.00	131.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	813	133.00–135.75	133.95
23	—	860	133.50	133.50
47	—	609	147.50	147.50
2	—	520	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	394	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	731	125.00	125.00
2	—	807	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	588	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	553	144.00–152.00	149.90
8	—	396	213.00	213.00
2	—	422	182.00	182.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,791	90.00–97.00	93.63
5	—	1,929	100.00–105.00	102.51
17	—	2,021	83.00–89.00	85.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,073	54.00–59.00	56.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,328	69.50–73.00	71.13
28	—	1,356	73.50–75.50	74.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,223	60.00–69.00	65.37

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,570	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,377	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,518	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,295	910.00–985.00	948.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00

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	—	1,365	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.