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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 20

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,136 head

▲ 1,397 vs last sale 2,739▼ 2,199 vs year ago 6,335 · −34.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

298 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 416▲ 298 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 53▲ 13 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 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower on light receipts. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 700 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Heifers 375 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 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 $132.09/cwt on 2,327 head.

Average price

$132.09

2,327 head · 866 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	847	134.13	1,137	1,955
Medium and Large 1-2	749	129.22	968	97
Large 1	1,043	118.64	1,238	275

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale2,327 hd

132.09

—

KS average3 barns · 3,914 hd

133.41

−1.32

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	1,812	90.12	1,633	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	68.94	926	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	62.59	740	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	55.27	650	30

Every lot

73 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	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	352	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	535	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	653	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	175.44/cwt	167.00–177.50	779	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	719	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	726	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	157.59/cwt	157.00–159.00	830	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	146.23/cwt	146.00–147.00	787	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	801	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	899	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	876	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	940	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	684	133.86/cwt	132.00–135.00	916	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	691	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,050	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,102	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	726	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	980	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	759	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,082	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	734	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	136.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,049	335
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	819	136.65/cwt	133.60–139.75	1,119	166
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	859	135.07/cwt	128.75–136.35	1,160	439
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	125.79/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,113	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	128.39/cwt	124.75–132.00	1,188	698
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	966	125.47/cwt	119.25–128.00	1,212	125
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,169	5
Steers	—	Large 1	1,013	120.12/cwt	113.75–121.00	1,217	111
Steers	—	Large 1	1,061	118.09/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,253	156
Steers	—	Large 1	1,111	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,211	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	584	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	145.55/cwt	145.00–146.00	626	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	442	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	586	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	638	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	684	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	133.27/cwt	128.00–136.00	704	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	143.04/cwt	137.50–146.50	818	64
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	136.04/cwt	130.50–138.25	848	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	636	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	808	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	130.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	883	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	118.74/cwt	116.00–122.50	854	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	736	127.36/cwt	123.00–128.75	937	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	117.41/cwt	113.50–119.75	918	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	786	127.12/cwt	123.50–130.00	999	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	827	127.43/cwt	126.60–128.00	1,054	112
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	113.97/cwt	110.50–115.50	996	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	122.33/cwt	121.25–123.75	1,072	294
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,005	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	117.76/cwt	115.75–122.00	1,095	252
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	115.55/cwt	114.50–116.10	1,110	161
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,009	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,145	98
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	139.28/cwt	135.00–143.00	752	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	692	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	917	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	126.41/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,062	17
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,656	84.06/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,392	8
Bulls	—	—	1,856	92.12/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,710	15
Bulls	—	—	2,108	99.31/cwt	96.50–102.00	2,093	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	55.27/cwt	50.00–59.50	650	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	62.59/cwt	60.00–65.00	740	87
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,316	67.38/cwt	66.00–70.00	887	75
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	72.97/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,031	29
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,998	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	938.53/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	11,666	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,383	989.61/cwt	985.00–1,000.00	13,686	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,415	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	14,716	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,472	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	15,603	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	3

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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,136Last week 2,739Year ago 6,335

Slaughter CattleReceipts 298Last week 416Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 53Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	136.00	136.00
3	—	426	160.00	160.00
8	—	654	134.00	134.00
4	—	396	165.00	165.00
6	—	479	150.00	150.00
13	—	538	146.00–147.00	146.23
2	—	335	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	724	152.25	152.25
15	—	444	167.00–177.50	175.44
166	—	819	133.60–139.75	136.65
439	—	859	128.75–136.35	135.07
31	—	691	152.00	152.00
10	—	527	157.00–159.00	157.59
2	—	352	152.00	152.00
335	—	767	133.00–140.00	136.72
28	—	633	145.00–152.00	148.43
8	—	584	154.00	154.00
698	—	925	124.75–132.00	128.39
125	—	966	119.25–128.00	125.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	759	141.00–144.00	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	1,013	113.75–121.00	120.12
156	—	1,061	117.00–119.00	118.09
8	—	1,111	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	684	132.00–135.00	133.86
11	—	570	140.50	140.50
5	—	982	119.00	119.00
5	—	501	145.00	145.00
31	—	885	125.00–126.50	125.79
5	—	621	141.00	141.00
11	—	726	135.00	135.00
8	—	765	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	674	130.00–134.00	130.94
112	—	827	126.60–128.00	127.43
50	—	736	123.00–128.75	127.36
161	—	961	114.50–116.10	115.55
294	—	876	121.25–123.75	122.33
252	—	930	115.75–122.00	117.76
10	—	379	154.00	154.00
68	—	623	130.50–138.25	136.04
11	—	430	145.00–146.00	145.55
64	—	572	137.50–146.50	143.04
109	—	786	123.50–130.00	127.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	442	132.50	132.50
12	—	555	111.00	111.00
17	—	719	116.00–122.50	118.74
9	—	520	131.50	131.50
12	—	922	109.00	109.00
6	—	487	131.00	131.00
39	—	782	113.50–119.75	117.41
16	—	874	110.50–115.50	113.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	492	135.00	135.00
6	—	636	127.00	127.00
6	—	528	128.00–136.00	133.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	1,009	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	540	135.00–143.00	139.28
1	—	580	118.00	118.00
3	—	630	119.00	119.00
24	—	692	132.50	132.50
17	—	840	121.00–128.00	126.41

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	—	1,415	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	940.00	940.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,472	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,383	985.00–1,000.00	989.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	850.00–1,010.00	938.53

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	3	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,413	71.00–77.00	72.97
75	—	1,316	66.00–70.00	67.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,183	60.00–65.00	62.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,176	50.00–59.50	55.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,656	78.00–87.00	84.06
2	—	2,108	96.50–102.00	99.31
15	—	1,856	89.00–95.00	92.12

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.