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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 19

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 12Aug 19Aug 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,268 head

▲ 476 vs last sale 1,792▲ 1,021 vs year ago 1,247 · +81.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

366 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 254▲ 262 vs year ago 104 · +251.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Preliminary Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 750 lb sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers 650 lb to 750 lb sold steady. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb, however a steady trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady.

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 $154.74/cwt on 1,595 head.

Average price

$154.74

1,595 head · 834 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$31.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	835	156.58	1,307	1,270
Medium and Large 1-2	832	147.72	1,228	313
Medium and Large 2	745	144.00	1,073	11thin
Large 1	1,080	125.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.58/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale1,595 hd

154.74

—

KS average3 barns · 4,170 hd

156.59

−1.85

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	1,850	87.42	1,617	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	74.48	1,035	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	64.51	801	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	56.65	659	105

Every lot

56 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	314	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	663	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	691	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	968	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	927	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	170.75/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,089	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	169.68/cwt	169.50–169.85	1,137	124
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	677	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,083	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	167.18/cwt	166.50–167.50	1,212	50
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	157.32/cwt	155.25–159.75	1,148	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,073	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,197	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	147.17/cwt	146.50–150.00	1,158	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	159.21/cwt	157.75–160.00	1,299	249
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	819	156.10/cwt	156.10–156.10	1,278	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	146.44/cwt	143.00–147.25	1,205	126
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	877	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,237	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	148.76/cwt	145.00–150.60	1,312	240
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	890	158.10/cwt	158.10–158.10	1,407	60
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	930	154.85/cwt	154.85–154.85	1,440	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	934	149.31/cwt	146.75–151.60	1,395	227
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	1,366	69
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	992	145.88/cwt	145.00–146.75	1,447	118
Steers	—	Large 1	1,080	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,350	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	298	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	495	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	314	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	531	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	344	176.13/cwt	175.50–182.00	606	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	412	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	774	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	142.92/cwt	140.25–143.50	898	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	148.28/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,019	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	713	153.77/cwt	153.35–154.25	1,096	145
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,025	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	147.15/cwt	144.10–149.10	1,155	152
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	789	141.05/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,113	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	143.35/cwt	143.35–143.35	1,216	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	864	139.69/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,207	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,095	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	902	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,137	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	972	121.99/cwt	121.50–122.50	1,186	16
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,070	111.13/cwt	110.50–111.50	1,189	44
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	920	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	962	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,560	77.60/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,211	6
Bulls	—	—	1,911	88.45/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,690	16
Bulls	—	—	1,976	94.48/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,867	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	56.65/cwt	50.00–59.50	659	105
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,242	64.51/cwt	60.00–69.50	801	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,378	74.02/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,020	94
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	79.28/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,198	9

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 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,268Last week 1,792Year ago 1,247

Slaughter CattleReceipts 366Last week 254Year ago 104

* Preliminary Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	753	159.00	159.00
240	—	882	145.00–150.60	148.76
249	—	816	157.75–160.00	159.21
50	—	638	166.00–172.00	170.75
10	—	566	171.00	171.00
124	—	670	169.50–169.85	169.68
9	—	320	216.00	216.00
4	—	382	184.00	184.00
227	—	934	146.75–151.60	149.31
50	—	725	166.50–167.50	167.18
118	—	992	145.00–146.75	145.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	745	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	823	143.00–147.25	146.44
23	—	677	160.00	160.00
5	—	787	146.50–150.00	147.17
62	—	730	155.25–159.75	157.32
69	—	975	140.10	140.10
28	—	877	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	314	211.00	211.00
4	—	471	174.00	174.00
4	—	507	162.00	162.00
5	—	572	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	890	158.10	158.10
60	—	819	156.10	156.10
34	—	930	154.85	154.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	151.00	151.00
6	—	298	166.00	166.00
34	—	628	140.25–143.50	142.92
4	—	412	156.00	156.00
5	—	314	169.00	169.00
1	—	395	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
145	—	713	153.35–154.25	153.77
16	—	972	121.50–122.50	121.99
10	—	472	164.00	164.00
36	—	848	143.35	143.35
26	—	864	139.50–140.50	139.69
3	—	420	164.00	164.00
19	—	687	147.50–150.00	148.28
9	—	344	175.50–182.00	176.13
152	—	785	144.10–149.10	147.15
5	—	902	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	597	134.00	134.00
30	—	789	140.50–142.00	141.05
3	—	876	125.00	125.00
19	—	714	143.50	143.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,070	110.50–111.50	111.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	111.00	111.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	1,164	50.00–59.50	56.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,511	78.00–82.50	79.28
94	—	1,378	70.00–78.00	74.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,242	60.00–69.50	64.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,976	93.00–96.50	94.48
16	—	1,911	84.00–92.50	88.45
6	—	1,560	73.00–81.00	77.60

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.