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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 15

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,751 head

▼ 381 vs last sale 4,132▼ 196 vs year ago 3,947 · −5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

344 head

▲ 160 vs last sale 184▲ 144 vs year ago 200 · +72.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 52 vs last sale 19▲ 71 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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 350 lb to 500 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower.

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 $140.90/cwt on 2,199 head.

Average price

$140.90

2,199 head · 844 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$129

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.81

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	823	143.31	1,180	1,849
Medium and Large 1-2	769	135.86	1,045	130
Large 1	1,059	123.59	1,309	220

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about −$129 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 sale2,199 hd

140.90

—

KS average3 barns · 5,594 hd

143.70

−2.81

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	—	High	1,838	85.68	1,575	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	65.94	858	209
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	58.26	707	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,109	51.15	567	11

Every lot

94 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	548	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	356	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	609	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	762	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	189.11/cwt	188.00–190.00	817	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	181.18/cwt	174.00–184.50	852	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	835	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	865	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	176.08/cwt	172.00–181.00	942	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	166.65/cwt	163.00–171.25	958	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	584	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	821	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	586	158.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	931	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	155.22/cwt	154.00–156.00	914	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	673	161.15/cwt	160.50–162.00	1,085	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	921	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	146.27/cwt	143.00–147.25	1,006	43
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	973	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	731	152.87/cwt	151.00–154.00	1,117	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	144.18/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,054	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	148.26/cwt	143.50–148.50	1,133	63
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	146.53/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,127	123
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	792	132.76/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,051	65
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	142.40/cwt	136.75–145.00	1,162	302
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	824	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,096	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	853	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,224	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,159	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	883	137.57/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,215	272
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	909	140.65/cwt	139.75–141.00	1,279	171
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	914	137.02/cwt	134.50–141.00	1,252	374
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,212	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	127.93/cwt	127.35–128.75	1,250	137
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,030	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,257	1
Steers	—	Large 1	1,031	125.27/cwt	123.00–125.75	1,292	166
Steers	—	Large 1	1,143	118.72/cwt	112.00–119.00	1,357	50
Steers	—	Large 1	1,191	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,364	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	331	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	467	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	357	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	582	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	519	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	379	145.02/cwt	143.00–146.00	550	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	146.75/cwt	143.00–151.00	685	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	484	138.36/cwt	137.00–141.00	670	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	144.31/cwt	143.00–145.00	742	56
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	135.63/cwt	131.00–139.00	716	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	533	136.41/cwt	135.00–138.00	727	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	143.38/cwt	139.25–147.00	807	93
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	130.10/cwt	129.00–131.00	753	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	142.04/cwt	140.00–149.00	878	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	134.08/cwt	132.00–136.50	846	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	643	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	826	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	132.03/cwt	128.25–135.50	886	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	672	137.35/cwt	135.25–138.25	923	111
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	677	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	850	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	849	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	705	135.75/cwt	135.75–135.75	957	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	127.22/cwt	120.00–128.25	935	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	760	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,011	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	127.51/cwt	122.00–128.50	977	103
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	125.67/cwt	125.50–126.10	1,027	129
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	838	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,115	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	122.02/cwt	121.25–123.25	1,064	212
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	937	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	923	121.10/cwt	121.10–121.10	1,118	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	954	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,040	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,094	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,056	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,234	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,111	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	320	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	582	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	423	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	694	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	153.55/cwt	142.00–157.00	880	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	643	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	836	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	114.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	835	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,656	78.25/cwt	74.00–80.50	1,296	7
Bulls	—	—	1,876	85.77/cwt	81.00–88.50	1,609	15
Bulls	—	—	1,955	94.11/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,840	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,109	51.15/cwt	45.00–55.00	567	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	58.26/cwt	55.00–61.50	707	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,297	65.52/cwt	62.00–68.50	850	190
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	70.18/cwt	68.50–75.50	944	19
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,176	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,524	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,255	948.80/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	11,907	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	819.32/cwt	760.00–875.00	10,364	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,390	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	12,302	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,475	901.93/cwt	730.00–980.00	13,303	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,507	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,824	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	18,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,227	1,031.17/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,652	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,950	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	900	1,660.00/cwt	1,660.00–1,660.00	14,940	5
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	17,100	5

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,751Last week 4,132Year ago 3,947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 344Last week 184Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 71Last week 19Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	671	128.25–135.50	132.03
56	—	514	143.00–145.00	144.31
6	—	954	109.00	109.00
103	—	766	122.00–128.50	127.51
38	—	631	132.00–136.50	134.08
58	—	735	120.00–128.25	127.22
93	—	563	139.25–147.00	143.38
38	—	467	143.00–151.00	146.75
129	—	817	125.50–126.10	125.67
212	—	872	121.25–123.25	122.02
4	—	358	145.00	145.00
21	—	923	121.10	121.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,094	96.50	96.50
5	—	1,234	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	705	135.75	135.75
12	—	760	133.00	133.00
36	—	838	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	484	137.00–141.00	138.36
21	—	533	135.00–138.00	136.41
18	—	379	143.00–146.00	145.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	618	140.00–149.00	142.04
111	—	672	135.25–138.25	137.35
8	—	578	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	528	131.00–139.00	135.63
4	—	693	122.50	122.50
4	—	810	106.00	106.00
2	—	905	103.50	103.50
4	—	357	163.00	163.00
9	—	579	129.00–131.00	130.10
4	—	643	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	688	143.00–147.25	146.27
137	—	977	127.35–128.75	127.93
272	—	883	130.00–140.50	137.57
374	—	914	134.50–141.00	137.02
39	—	575	163.00–171.25	166.65
1	—	1,030	122.00	122.00
84	—	731	141.00–148.50	144.18
302	—	816	136.75–145.00	142.40
14	—	535	172.00–181.00	176.08
24	—	470	174.00–184.50	181.18
21	—	432	188.00–190.00	189.11
123	—	769	140.00–150.00	146.53
4	—	383	199.00	199.00
5	—	610	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	114.50	114.50
166	—	1,031	123.00–125.75	125.27
50	—	1,143	112.00–119.00	118.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	356	171.00	171.00
21	—	529	163.50	163.50
2	—	317	173.00	173.00
14	—	586	155.00–160.00	158.95
12	—	491	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	764	143.50–148.50	148.26
21	—	731	151.00–154.00	152.87
171	—	909	139.75–141.00	140.65
54	—	673	160.50–162.00	161.15
33	—	853	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	584	140.50	140.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	718	135.50	135.50
65	—	792	132.50–136.00	132.76
4	—	685	134.50	134.50
8	—	943	128.50	128.50
21	—	875	132.50	132.50
2	—	450	164.00	164.00
13	—	589	154.00–156.00	155.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	824	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	164.00	164.00
1	—	320	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	573	142.00–157.00	153.55
3	—	643	130.00	130.00
2	—	730	111.00–118.00	114.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,955	90.00–99.00	94.11
15	—	1,876	81.00–88.50	85.77
7	—	1,656	74.00–80.50	78.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,109	45.00–55.00	51.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,345	68.50–75.50	70.18
190	—	1,297	62.00–68.50	65.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,213	55.00–61.50	58.26

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	900.00–1,000.00	948.80
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,390	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	760.00–875.00	819.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,475	730.00–980.00	901.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,176	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,507	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	30	—	1,227	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,031.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,550.00	1,550.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	1,710.00	1,710.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	1,660.00	1,660.00

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.