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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 29

● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 22Jul 29Aug 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,595 head

▲ 915 vs last sale 1,680▼ 1,252 vs year ago 3,847 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

309 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 309▲ 31 vs year ago 278 · +11.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Note * Next Thursday August 5 Pratt Livestock will have the Cattleman Hall of Fame Auction with approximately 4,500 head consigned *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. One high yielding bull sold 2.00 higher.

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 $152.64/cwt on 1,701 head.

Average price

$152.64

1,701 head · 892 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$7.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	900	153.39	1,380	1,521
Medium and Large 1-2	756	146.48	1,108	131
Large 1	1,009	146.00	1,473	49

One grade step is worth $7.39/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale1,701 hd

152.64

—

KS average2 barns · 4,568 hd

154.01

−1.37

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	1,911	93.33	1,783	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	77.07	1,066	113
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	67.73	791	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	59.52	667	52

Every lot

46 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	397	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	403	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	669	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	808	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	163.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,095	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,094	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,004	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,171	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,209	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	812	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,092	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	155.74/cwt	153.25–158.60	1,285	316
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,235	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	154.11/cwt	151.75–155.00	1,356	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	153.93/cwt	149.75–157.50	1,424	795
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	963	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,469	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	975	147.82/cwt	145.25–151.00	1,441	208
Steers	—	Large 1Fancy	1,009	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,473	49
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	317	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	491	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	371	147.22/cwt	143.00–149.50	546	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	433	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	637	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	163.10/cwt	161.00–166.00	794	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	876	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	644	159.10/cwt	158.00–159.25	1,025	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	983	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	884	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	683	157.27/cwt	155.50–158.85	1,074	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,009	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	145.03/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,066	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	146.08/cwt	145.25–146.75	1,161	109
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	876	139.26/cwt	137.75–140.50	1,220	189
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	889	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,178	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,258	79
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,040	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,342	64
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,099	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,253	7
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,106	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,322	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	342	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	684	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,675	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,323	1
Bulls	—	—	1,905	92.31/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,759	9
Bulls	—	—	1,983	99.20/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,967	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	59.52/cwt	54.00–63.50	667	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,168	67.73/cwt	64.00–71.00	791	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	75.00/cwt	72.00–77.50	1,012	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,426	79.59/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,135	51

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 Jul 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,595Last week 1,680Year ago 3,847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 309Last week 309Year ago 278

* Final Report *

* Note * Next Thursday August 5 Pratt Livestock will have the Cattleman Hall of Fame Auction with approximately 4,500 head consigned *

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,905	87.00–96.00	92.31
4	—	1,983	97.00–102.00	99.20
1	—	1,675	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,168	64.00–71.00	67.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,349	72.00–77.50	75.00
51	—	1,426	78.00–81.00	79.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,121	54.00–63.50	59.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	147.00	147.00
18	—	317	155.00	155.00
11	—	371	143.00–149.50	147.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	920	136.75	136.75
9	—	647	152.00	152.00
109	—	795	145.25–146.75	146.08
189	—	876	137.75–140.50	139.26
72	—	689	146.50	146.50
7	—	735	141.00–148.00	145.03
12	—	487	161.00–166.00	163.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	662	133.50	133.50
9	—	584	150.00	150.00
9	—	488	140.00	140.00
5	—	889	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	683	155.50–158.85	157.27
57	—	644	158.00–159.25	159.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,106	119.50	119.50
7	—	1,099	114.00	114.00
64	—	1,040	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	880	151.75–155.00	154.11
12	—	668	162.00–165.00	163.99
16	—	716	163.50	163.50
8	—	753	160.50	160.50
208	—	975	145.25–151.00	147.82
316	—	825	153.25–158.60	155.74
795	—	925	149.75–157.50	153.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	397	167.00	167.00
12	—	710	133.00	133.00
5	—	403	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	155.00	155.00
9	—	697	157.00	157.00
2	—	750	145.00	145.00
62	—	837	147.50	147.50
49	—	708	141.75	141.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,009	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	963	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	812	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	342	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	135.00	135.00

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.