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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jun 17

● Final35 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jun 10Jun 17Jun 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,981 head

▼ 2,473 vs last sale 4,454▼ 352 vs year ago 2,333 · −15.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

213 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 236▼ 29 vs year ago 242 · −12.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 27▼ 3 vs year ago 9 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 775 lb to 1100 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 625 lb to 1,000 sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. No steer or heifer calves were available. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Demand was good.

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 $138.80/cwt on 962 head.

Average price

$138.80

962 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	774	139.60	1,080	886
Medium and Large 1-2	683	134.13	916	38
Large 1	1,018	125.00	1,273	38

One grade step is worth $14.60/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 sale962 hd

138.80

—

KS average2 barns · 1,243 hd

138.31

+0.50

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	—	Average	1,801	95.76	1,724	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	74.28	981	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	68.61	832	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	58.97	653	14

Every lot

35 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	899	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	134.12/cwt	132.50–135.50	1,034	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	772	154.10/cwt	154.10–154.10	1,190	74
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,100	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	812	147.32/cwt	145.60–148.85	1,196	142
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	864	143.89/cwt	141.50–144.00	1,243	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	887	130.03/cwt	128.00–131.75	1,153	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	135.50/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,249	113
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	929	144.98/cwt	144.35–145.50	1,347	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	961	135.32/cwt	132.50–138.10	1,300	125
Steers	—	Large 1	1,024	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,311	50
Steers	—	Large 1	1,130	122.06/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,379	85
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	147.60/cwt	146.00–148.50	920	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	135.97/cwt	134.50–138.00	908	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	679	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	998	117
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	982	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	143.40/cwt	141.00–144.75	1,050	171
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	770	144.01/cwt	143.75–144.25	1,109	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	137.67/cwt	135.50–139.85	1,088	180
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	831	134.26/cwt	132.25–136.75	1,116	137
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	895	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,110	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	911	132.00/cwt	128.75–134.00	1,203	142
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,018	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,273	38
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	79.64/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,127	2
Bulls	—	—	1,811	93.88/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,700	9
Bulls	—	—	1,914	103.95/cwt	101.00–107.50	1,990	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	58.97/cwt	54.50–63.00	653	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,213	68.61/cwt	65.00–70.50	832	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	73.33/cwt	71.00–76.00	954	77
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,376	77.00/cwt	76.50–78.75	1,060	27
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	973.33/cwt	900.00–1,120.00	10,707	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,263	907.41/cwt	860.00–950.00	11,461	2

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 Jun 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,981Last week 4,454Year ago 2,333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 236Year ago 242

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 27Year ago 9

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
171	—	732	141.00–144.75	143.40
91	—	623	146.00–148.50	147.60
142	—	911	128.75–134.00	132.00
137	—	831	132.25–136.75	134.26
180	—	790	135.50–139.85	137.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
117	—	679	147.00	147.00
33	—	770	143.75–144.25	144.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,018	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	128.00	128.00
22	—	668	134.50–138.00	135.97
3	—	553	125.50	125.50
10	—	730	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	895	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,024	128.00	128.00
85	—	1,130	122.00–127.00	122.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	780	141.00	141.00
113	—	922	131.00–137.50	135.50
125	—	961	132.50–138.10	135.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	864	141.50–144.00	143.89
142	—	812	145.60–148.85	147.32
74	—	772	154.10	154.10
165	—	929	144.35–145.50	144.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	887	128.00–131.75	130.03
6	—	647	139.00	139.00
34	—	771	132.50–135.50	134.12

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	900.00–1,120.00	973.33

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	—	1,263	860.00–950.00	907.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,213	65.00–70.50	68.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,301	71.00–76.00	73.33
27	—	1,376	76.50–78.75	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,108	54.50–63.00	58.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,811	87.00–99.00	93.88
2	—	1,415	76.00–83.50	79.64
6	—	1,914	101.00–107.50	103.95

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.