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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 13

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,739 head

▼ 1,902 vs last sale 4,641▼ 2,772 vs year ago 5,511 · −50.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

416 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 414▲ 184 vs year ago 232 · +79.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

53 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 82▼ 9 vs year ago 62 · −14.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 1,000 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 450 lb to 750 lb suitable for grazing sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 500 lb to 750 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.12/cwt on 1,346 head.

Average price

$123.12

1,346 head · 825 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$9.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	801	124.24	996	1,184
Medium and Large 1-2	753	117.70	886	22
Large 1	1,038	114.48	1,188	140

One grade step is worth $9.76/cwt here — about −$192 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 sale1,346 hd

123.12

—

KS average3 barns · 3,866 hd

125.01

−1.89

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	1,867	94.78	1,770	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	72.86	1,014	108
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	65.29	798	177
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	57.27	662	30

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	523	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	613	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	636	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	173.97/cwt	173.00–175.00	736	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	167.15/cwt	165.00–171.00	782	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	163.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	852	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	589	161.74/cwt	161.00–166.00	953	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	162.36/cwt	158.00–164.00	990	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	616	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,035	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	150.61/cwt	147.00–155.50	1,018	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,064	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	141.98/cwt	140.50–143.00	1,028	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	757	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	961	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	762	145.34/cwt	143.00–148.50	1,107	212
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	137.71/cwt	133.00–139.75	1,058	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	841	134.05/cwt	127.50–135.50	1,127	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	847	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,160	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,083	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	872	128.80/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,123	81
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	909	127.35/cwt	125.60–130.00	1,158	82
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,138	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	120.71/cwt	118.50–121.10	1,191	60
Steers	—	Large 1	1,027	119.93/cwt	118.00–120.35	1,232	235
Steers	—	Large 1-2	1,053	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,221	19
Steers	—	Large 1	1,070	118.91/cwt	113.25–119.25	1,272	54
Steers	—	Large 1	1,120	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,310	7
Steers	—	Large 1	1,585	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,458	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	271	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	389	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	139.29/cwt	139.00–141.00	532	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	391	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	508	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	457	142.57/cwt	140.00–147.50	652	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	496	127.74/cwt	126.00–131.00	634	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	133.98/cwt	131.00–135.00	718	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	133.79/cwt	133.00–137.00	751	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	761	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	815	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	126.92/cwt	125.00–129.00	849	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	118.19/cwt	117.50–121.50	844	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	734	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	971	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	128.13/cwt	124.00–130.00	952	193
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	127.58/cwt	121.25–128.75	993	78
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	123.52/cwt	118.50–125.00	1,020	270
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	121.89/cwt	120.25–123.25	1,054	225
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	909	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,091	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	924	115.24/cwt	112.00–118.25	1,065	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,072	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	960	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	1,051	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	115.38/cwt	115.10–115.50	1,116	139
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,036	115.02/cwt	114.60–115.25	1,192	137
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,113	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,002	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	636	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	406	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	577	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	541	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	634	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	932	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	932	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	965	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,042	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,575	77.47/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,220	3
Bulls	—	—	1,831	92.93/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,702	18
Bulls	—	—	1,948	99.26/cwt	96.00–103.50	1,934	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	57.27/cwt	50.00–60.00	662	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	65.29/cwt	60.50–69.50	798	177
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,343	71.61/cwt	69.50–73.50	962	69
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,476	75.08/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,108	39
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,260	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,211	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	14,956	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,394	858.26/cwt	800.00–900.00	11,964	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,435	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	18,081	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,505	1,061.18/cwt	960.00–1,125.00	15,971	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,340.63/cwt	1,200.00–1,425.00	17,428	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	991.67/cwt	825.00–1,325.00	12,892	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	17,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,500	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	18,375	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 May 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,739Last week 4,641Year ago 5,511

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 414Year ago 232

Replacement CattleReceipts 53Last week 82Year ago 62

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
270	—	826	118.50–125.00	123.52
225	—	865	120.25–123.25	121.89
6	—	271	143.50	143.50
50	—	924	112.00–118.25	115.24
14	—	632	128.00–130.00	129.00
15	—	457	140.00–147.50	142.57
15	—	669	125.00–129.00	126.92
7	—	382	139.00–141.00	139.29
78	—	778	121.25–128.75	127.58
139	—	967	115.10–115.50	115.38
30	—	536	131.00–135.00	133.98
193	—	743	124.00–130.00	128.13
18	—	561	133.00–137.00	133.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	734	132.25	132.25
20	—	645	137.00	137.00
36	—	909	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	616	120.00–127.00	123.58
3	—	391	130.00	130.00
19	—	496	126.00–131.00	127.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,113	90.00	90.00
137	—	1,036	114.60–115.25	115.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	714	117.50–121.50	118.19
4	—	928	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	960	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	172.00	172.00
2	—	423	173.00–175.00	173.97
4	—	292	179.00	179.00
98	—	768	133.00–139.75	137.71
4	—	333	184.00	184.00
60	—	987	118.50–121.10	120.71
50	—	841	127.50–135.50	134.05
14	—	468	165.00–171.00	167.15
19	—	610	158.00–164.00	162.36
13	—	589	161.00–166.00	161.74
81	—	872	127.00–133.00	128.80
31	—	676	147.00–155.50	150.61
82	—	909	125.60–130.00	127.35
17	—	521	160.00–165.00	163.50
27	—	724	140.50–143.00	141.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	700	152.00	152.00
212	—	762	143.00–148.50	145.34
15	—	616	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	757	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	847	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,120	117.00	117.00
235	—	1,027	118.00–120.35	119.93
54	—	1,070	113.25–119.25	118.91
7	—	1,585	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,053	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	948	120.00	120.00
4	—	853	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	406	142.00	142.00
7	—	390	163.00	163.00
5	—	541	130.00	130.00
1	—	965	108.00	108.00
5	—	634	126.00	126.00
1	—	570	136.00	136.00
2	—	932	100.00	100.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,211	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,505	960.00–1,125.00	1,061.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,394	800.00–900.00	858.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,435	1,260.00	1,260.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,300	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,340.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,300	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	825.00–1,325.00	991.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,948	96.00–103.50	99.26
18	—	1,831	87.00–95.00	92.93
3	—	1,575	75.00–81.00	77.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,476	74.00–77.00	75.08
69	—	1,343	69.50–73.50	71.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	1,222	60.50–69.50	65.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,156	50.00–60.00	57.27

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.