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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 29

● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,092 head

▼ 979 vs last sale 5,071▲ 1,246 vs year ago 2,846 · +43.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

436 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 367▲ 231 vs year ago 205 · +112.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 17▼ 162 vs year ago 175 · −92.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1050 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 550 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher on light receipts. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 1.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 higher on very light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $132.19/cwt on 2,487 head.

Average price

$132.19

2,487 head · 887 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$9.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	882	133.04	1,174	2,246
Medium and Large 1-2	772	125.56	969	104
Large 1	1,047	123.35	1,291	137

One grade step is worth $9.69/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale2,487 hd

132.19

—

KS average3 barns · 4,727 hd

136.84

−4.64

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	—	Low	1,805	92.16	1,663	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	69.77	904	150
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	63.98	744	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	57.02	661	28

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	397	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	723	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	854	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	175.67/cwt	175.00–176.00	905	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	156.25/cwt	154.00–162.00	884	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	589	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	904	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	154.63/cwt	152.50–157.00	946	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	620	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,011	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	158.61/cwt	155.50–160.00	1,052	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	136.64/cwt	134.50–137.00	965	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	144.52/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,035	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	762	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	960	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	764	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,123	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	133.32/cwt	127.50–137.00	1,037	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	138.82/cwt	135.50–143.00	1,084	94
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,025	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	133.61/cwt	130.50–138.75	1,110	300
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	122.82/cwt	122.10–126.00	1,051	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	132.60/cwt	128.85–136.00	1,160	462
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	896	126.06/cwt	123.50–127.25	1,129	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	906	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,222	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	929	127.34/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,183	311
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	961	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,288	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	127.43/cwt	122.60–131.35	1,239	701
Steers	—	Large 1	1,028	124.44/cwt	118.25–125.75	1,279	110
Steers	—	Large 1	1,090	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,319	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,127	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,338	25
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	346	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	505	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	370	145.55/cwt	144.00–149.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	153.78/cwt	150.00–159.00	644	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	671	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	718	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	140.24/cwt	137.00–143.00	745	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	567	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	791	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	573	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	771	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	757	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	772	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	134.06/cwt	132.00–136.25	837	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	627	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	868	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	816	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	651	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	900	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	128.46/cwt	126.50–135.00	875	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	125.70/cwt	122.50–128.75	914	114
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	125.83/cwt	123.50–128.75	976	248
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	124.07/cwt	121.25–129.25	1,036	219
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	849	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,015	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	122.83/cwt	119.50–124.00	1,078	80
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	120.43/cwt	119.00–121.85	1,115	310
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	936	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,179	12
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,045	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,165	6
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,052	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,073	14
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,107	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,107	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	719	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	726	124.92/cwt	121.00–129.00	907	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,639	84.80/cwt	79.50–89.00	1,390	14
Bulls	—	—	1,905	94.51/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,800	8
Bulls	—	—	2,022	104.20/cwt	101.00–106.50	2,107	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,159	57.02/cwt	50.00–60.00	661	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	63.98/cwt	61.00–66.50	744	123
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,278	68.37/cwt	67.00–71.00	874	104
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,337	72.93/cwt	71.00–77.00	975	46
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,210	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	1,217	1,076.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	13,103	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,559	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,270	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,335	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,392	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 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,092Last week 5,071Year ago 2,846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 436Last week 367Year ago 205

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 175

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
462	—	875	128.85–136.00	132.60
94	—	781	135.50–143.00	138.82
68	—	716	141.50–148.00	144.52
2	—	417	182.00	182.00
311	—	929	126.50–131.00	127.34
300	—	831	130.50–138.75	133.61
28	—	612	152.50–157.00	154.63
3	—	515	175.00–176.00	175.67
8	—	488	175.00	175.00
9	—	397	182.00	182.00
70	—	663	155.50–160.00	158.61
8	—	566	154.00–162.00	156.25
701	—	972	122.60–131.35	127.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	896	123.50–127.25	126.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	153.50	153.50
4	—	762	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	906	134.85	134.85
55	—	961	134.00	134.00
8	—	620	163.00	163.00
36	—	764	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,127	118.75	118.75
2	—	1,090	121.00	121.00
110	—	1,028	118.25–125.75	124.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	778	127.50–137.00	133.32
33	—	856	122.10–126.00	122.82
9	—	807	127.00	127.00
18	—	670	107.00	107.00
21	—	706	134.50–137.00	136.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	121.00–129.00	124.92
1	—	390	159.00	159.00
1	—	765	116.00	116.00
4	—	461	156.00	156.00
1	—	630	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	878	119.50–124.00	122.83
19	—	419	150.00–159.00	153.78
114	—	727	122.50–128.75	125.70
25	—	624	132.00–136.25	134.06
37	—	531	137.00–143.00	140.24
219	—	835	121.25–129.25	124.07
310	—	926	119.00–121.85	120.43
55	—	681	126.50–135.00	128.46
248	—	776	123.50–128.75	125.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	346	146.00	146.00
3	—	495	135.50	135.50
8	—	573	134.50	134.50
15	—	530	135.50	135.50
4	—	613	126.00	126.00
10	—	370	144.00–149.00	145.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	567	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	936	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	627	138.50	138.50
77	—	651	138.25	138.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,052	102.00	102.00
11	—	1,107	100.00	100.00
6	—	1,045	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	849	119.50	119.50
5	—	594	127.50	127.50
6	—	635	128.50	128.50

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	1	—	1,100	1,110.00	1,110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,217	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,076.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00

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)	1	—	1,025	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,395	960.00	960.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,639	79.50–89.00	84.80
8	—	1,905	89.00–98.00	94.51
7	—	2,022	101.00–106.50	104.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	1,278	67.00–71.00	68.37
46	—	1,337	71.00–77.00	72.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	1,163	61.00–66.50	63.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,159	50.00–60.00	57.02

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.