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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 6

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,641 head

▲ 549 vs last sale 4,092▲ 814 vs year ago 3,827 · +21.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

414 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 436▲ 14 vs year ago 400 · +3.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 69 vs last sale 13▲ 82 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 775 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steer calves 425 lb to 775 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 575 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 575 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 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 $126.34/cwt on 2,701 head.

Average price

$126.34

2,701 head · 903 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$50

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

$10.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.53

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	886	127.24	1,127	2,223
Medium and Large 1-2	784	124.55	976	54
Large 1	1,007	122.22	1,231	392
Large 1-2	1,006	117.00	1,177	32

One grade step is worth $10.24/cwt here — about −$50 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 sale2,701 hd

126.34

—

KS average3 barns · 4,893 hd

129.86

−3.53

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	1,802	88.71	1,599	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	69.43	913	138
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	62.71	774	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	54.68	637	28

Every lot

76 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	648	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	753	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	158.03/cwt	156.00–160.00	766	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	828	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	150.48/cwt	150.00–152.00	876	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	149.04/cwt	148.00–149.50	923	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	661	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,071	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	662	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,049	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	131.90/cwt	131.00–134.00	886	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	127.54/cwt	126.00–129.00	920	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	723	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,135	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	725	146.44/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,062	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	742	138.07/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,024	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	761	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,096	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	127.66/cwt	123.00–131.00	992	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	128.56/cwt	127.75–132.00	1,055	287
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	827	133.25/cwt	133.25–133.25	1,102	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	127.22/cwt	123.00–129.75	1,113	452
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	924	120.25/cwt	120.25–120.25	1,111	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	933	123.25/cwt	121.35–127.50	1,150	668
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	956	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,119	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	985	121.88/cwt	119.00–125.10	1,201	365
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	986	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	1,245	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	997	118.10/cwt	118.10–118.10	1,177	75
Steers	—	Large 1	1,006	122.38/cwt	119.85–125.00	1,231	381
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,006	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,177	32
Steers	—	Large 1	1,059	116.78/cwt	115.50–117.50	1,237	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	471	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	638	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	458	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	600	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	529	120.06/cwt	118.00–122.50	635	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.63/cwt	136.00–137.00	788	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	130.22/cwt	125.00–131.50	823	102
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	636	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	623	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	716	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	129.02/cwt	128.85–129.25	885	128
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	122.72/cwt	118.50–125.00	898	195
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	122.67/cwt	118.00–125.60	937	450
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	119.65/cwt	117.00–122.85	997	453
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	884	118.44/cwt	113.00–119.25	1,047	220
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	932	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,072	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	108.01/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,050	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	370	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	529	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	448	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	685	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	655	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	585	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	825	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	686	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	829	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	982	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	950	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	941	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,478	76.42/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,129	3
Bulls	—	—	1,804	88.08/cwt	80.00–93.00	1,589	24
Bulls	—	—	1,957	97.36/cwt	94.00–102.50	1,905	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	54.68/cwt	52.00–57.50	637	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	62.71/cwt	58.00–65.50	774	121
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,284	68.14/cwt	66.00–71.00	875	109
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,432	74.27/cwt	72.00–76.00	1,064	29
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	17,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	13,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,475.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,575.00	17,700	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	16,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	1,035.99/cwt	925.00–1,140.00	12,567	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,364	1,035.52/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	14,124	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,379	1,000.18/cwt	775.00–1,150.00	13,792	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,404	939.92/cwt	925.00–975.00	13,196	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,409	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,386	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,545	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,836	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	965	1,211.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	11,691	28

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 May 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,641Last week 4,092Year ago 3,827

Slaughter CattleReceipts 414Last week 436Year ago 400

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 13Year 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
9	—	505	155.00	155.00
6	—	428	176.00	176.00
61	—	742	137.00–141.00	138.07
57	—	777	123.00–131.00	127.66
13	—	485	156.00–160.00	158.03
287	—	821	127.75–132.00	128.56
452	—	875	123.00–129.75	127.22
19	—	619	148.00–149.50	149.04
668	—	933	121.35–127.50	123.25
365	—	985	119.00–125.10	121.88
10	—	672	131.00–134.00	131.90
12	—	582	150.00–152.00	150.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,059	115.50–117.50	116.78
381	—	1,006	119.85–125.00	122.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	761	144.00	144.00
33	—	827	133.25	133.25
11	—	661	162.00	162.00
45	—	725	146.00–150.00	146.44
53	—	986	126.25	126.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	772	122.00	122.00
6	—	480	129.00	129.00
21	—	924	120.25	120.25
3	—	571	145.00	145.00
4	—	956	117.00	117.00
14	—	721	126.00–129.00	127.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	997	118.10	118.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	723	157.00	157.00
12	—	662	158.50	158.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,006	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	657	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	632	125.00–131.50	130.22
26	—	577	136.00–137.00	136.63
453	—	833	117.00–122.85	119.65
7	—	437	146.00	146.00
128	—	686	128.85–129.25	129.02
6	—	972	107.00–109.00	108.01
450	—	764	118.00–125.60	122.67
195	—	732	118.50–125.00	122.72
13	—	932	115.00	115.00
220	—	884	113.00–119.25	118.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	657	109.00	109.00
11	—	636	98.00	98.00
6	—	573	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	131.00	131.00
28	—	529	118.00–122.50	120.06
6	—	340	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	370	143.00	143.00
3	—	950	99.00	99.00
1	—	615	138.00	138.00
5	—	448	153.00	153.00
7	—	829	118.50	118.50
4	—	450	145.50	145.50
1	—	735	119.00	119.00
3	—	585	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	111.00	111.00

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	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,190.00	1,190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,200	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,325.00	1,325.00

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)	5	—	1,379	775.00–1,150.00	1,000.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,404	925.00–975.00	939.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,409	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,364	975.00–1,050.00	1,035.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	925.00–1,140.00	1,035.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,545	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	965	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,211.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,957	94.00–102.50	97.36
3	—	1,478	75.00–79.00	76.42
24	—	1,804	80.00–93.00	88.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,432	72.00–76.00	74.27
109	—	1,284	66.00–71.00	68.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,165	52.00–57.50	54.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	1,234	58.00–65.50	62.71

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.