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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 5

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

5,658 head

▲ 3,063 vs last sale 2,595▲ 3,362 vs year ago 2,296 · +146.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▼ 175 vs last sale 309▼ 157 vs year ago 291 · −54.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 675 lb to 825 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 825 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. One exception was one fancy load of heifers weighing 907 sold for $143. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 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 $156.86/cwt on 4,363 head.

Average price

$156.86

4,363 head · 852 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	850	157.14	1,336	4,277
Medium and Large 1-2	860	146.59	1,260	59
Large 1	1,050	134.27	1,410	27

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale4,363 hd

156.86

—

KS average2 barns · 7,182 hd

156.03

+0.83

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	1,767	96.13	1,698	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	90.38	1,245	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	79.59	1,055	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	70.14	838	11

Every lot

59 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	337	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	843	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	806	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	966	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	175.97/cwt	174.00–179.00	948	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	174.63/cwt	172.00–175.50	1,011	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,000	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,070	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	167.73/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,097	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	158.76/cwt	153.50–161.35	1,140	182
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,074	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	776	157.48/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,222	302
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	826	156.69/cwt	152.50–159.25	1,294	980
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	846	161.41/cwt	161.00–161.75	1,366	127
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	851	159.10/cwt	159.10–159.10	1,354	70
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	873	154.16/cwt	149.50–158.75	1,346	509
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	892	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,302	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	915	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,439	52
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	154.85/cwt	147.50–156.60	1,426	1,652
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	958	154.07/cwt	151.10–155.75	1,476	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	990	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,351	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,030	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,429	15
Steers	—	Large 1	1,061	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,363	10
Steers	—	Large 1	1,142	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,479	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	725	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	693	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	464	174.58/cwt	172.00–175.75	810	67
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	492	164.03/cwt	161.00–165.00	807	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	506	164.80/cwt	163.00–165.00	834	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	152.98/cwt	152.00–154.00	820	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	156.20/cwt	151.00–158.00	889	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	613	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	987	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	153.95/cwt	153.00–157.50	982	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	670	158.50/cwt	158.00–158.75	1,062	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	154.63/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,042	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	146.04/cwt	145.50–146.75	993	134
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	711	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,102	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	152.15/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,095	191
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	749	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,041	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,087	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	149.33/cwt	148.50–151.25	1,148	77
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	145.95/cwt	144.50–148.35	1,201	157
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	887	135.30/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,200	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	907	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,297	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	926	127.92/cwt	127.75–128.00	1,185	3
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,009	123.92/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,250	66
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,105	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,304	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	403	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	657	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,553	86.25/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,339	3
Bulls	—	—	1,610	94.07/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,515	17
Bulls	—	—	2,042	101.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	2,073	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	70.14/cwt	66.00–72.00	838	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,318	87.45/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,153	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,326	79.59/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,055	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	92.83/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,325	30

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 Aug 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,658Last week 2,595Year ago 2,296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 309Year ago 291

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
191	—	720	147.00–153.00	152.15
77	—	769	148.50–151.25	149.33
50	—	674	154.50–155.00	154.63
157	—	823	144.50–148.35	145.95
8	—	492	161.00–165.00	164.03
8	—	536	152.00–154.00	152.98
33	—	638	153.00–157.50	153.95
9	—	424	171.00	171.00
10	—	887	135.00–135.50	135.30
3	—	926	127.75–128.00	127.92
24	—	569	151.00–158.00	156.20
2	—	335	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	711	155.00	155.00
67	—	464	172.00–175.75	174.58
59	—	907	143.00	143.00
35	—	670	158.00–158.75	158.50
54	—	506	163.00–165.00	164.80
4	—	613	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,009	119.00–124.00	123.92
1	—	1,105	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	436	159.00	159.00
12	—	620	139.00	139.00
134	—	680	145.50–146.75	146.04
17	—	749	139.00	139.00
8	—	755	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	157.00	157.00
5	—	403	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	171.50	171.50
33	—	579	172.00–175.50	174.63
182	—	718	153.50–161.35	158.76
60	—	654	164.00–168.00	167.73
1,652	—	921	147.50–156.60	154.85
14	—	426	198.00	198.00
302	—	776	153.00–161.00	157.48
509	—	873	149.50–158.75	154.16
980	—	826	152.50–159.25	156.69
49	—	539	174.00–179.00	175.97
124	—	958	151.10–155.75	154.07
55	—	639	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	337	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	506	191.00	191.00
127	—	846	161.00–161.75	161.41
70	—	851	159.10	159.10
52	—	915	157.25	157.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,030	138.75	138.75
10	—	1,061	128.50	128.50
2	—	1,142	129.50	129.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	637	157.00	157.00
49	—	892	146.00	146.00
6	—	743	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	990	136.50	136.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,318	86.00–89.00	87.45
30	—	1,427	91.00–94.00	92.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,326	75.00–84.00	79.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,195	66.00–72.00	70.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	2,042	100.00–105.00	101.52
17	—	1,610	91.00–99.00	94.07
3	—	1,553	83.00–90.00	86.25

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.