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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Sep 23

● Final44 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Sep 16Sep 23Sep 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

749 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 801▼ 650 vs year ago 1,399 · −46.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 253▼ 42 vs year ago 194 · −21.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

3 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 0▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher on light receipts, Feeder heifers 600 lb to 1,000 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher on light receipts. No calves available for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Not enough slaughter bulls for a market test.

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 $143.83/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$143.83

376 head · 802 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,153

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$148

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$16.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	785	145.47	1,142	327
Large 1	1,008	135.00	1,361	30
Medium and Large 1-2	767	129.47	993	19thin

One grade step is worth $16.01/cwt here — about $148 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 sale376 hd

143.83

—

KS average3 barns · 1,953 hd

146.66

−2.83

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	1,696	80.13	1,359	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,307	72.72	950	64
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,263	65.07	822	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,135	55.63	631	33

Every lot

44 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	903	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	983	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	647	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,068	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	151.19/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,158	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	785	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,264	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	848	156.88/cwt	155.00–157.25	1,330	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	879	151.92/cwt	151.75–154.00	1,335	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	886	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	1,413	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,316	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,465	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	952	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,466	49
Steers	—	Large 1	1,040	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,347	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	407	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	451	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	143.60/cwt	141.00–149.00	742	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	132.92/cwt	130.00–136.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	141.58/cwt	141.00–143.00	961	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,103	60
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,083	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	757	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,007	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	141.17/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,097	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	806	145.12/cwt	145.00–145.25	1,170	126
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	882	130.50/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,151	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,114	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,361	53
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,008	135.00/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,361	30
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,583	75.50/cwt	74.00–78.00	1,195	3
Bulls	—	—	2,035	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,913	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	55.63/cwt	50.00–58.00	631	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	65.07/cwt	60.00–68.00	822	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,273	71.16/cwt	70.00–74.00	906	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,381	76.16/cwt	75.50–77.50	1,052	20
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,360	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	15,980	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,630	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	16,300	1

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 Sep 23, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 801Year ago 1,399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 253Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 0Year ago 10

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	936	119.00	119.00
2	—	565	130.00–136.00	132.92
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
10	—	757	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	810	133.00	133.00
1	—	625	145.00	145.00
16	—	727	149.00	149.00
15	—	679	141.00–143.00	141.58
4	—	407	158.00	158.00
4	—	451	158.00	158.00
11	—	517	141.00–149.00	143.60
12	—	882	127.00–134.00	130.50
17	—	777	138.00–145.00	141.17
53	—	990	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	700	157.50	157.50
126	—	806	145.00–145.25	145.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,008	133.00–138.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	848	155.00–157.25	156.88
31	—	766	150.00–152.00	151.19
10	—	647	165.00	165.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
5	—	927	142.00	142.00
6	—	531	170.00	170.00
41	—	879	151.75–154.00	151.92
1	—	395	182.00	182.00
1	—	280	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	725	128.00	128.00
4	—	590	140.00	140.00
5	—	638	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	886	159.50	159.50
56	—	945	155.00	155.00
14	—	785	161.00	161.00
49	—	952	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	125.00–134.00	129.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,630	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,360	1,175.00	1,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,035	94.00	94.00
3	—	1,583	74.00–78.00	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,273	70.00–74.00	71.16
20	—	1,381	75.50–77.50	76.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,135	50.00–58.00	55.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,263	60.00–68.00	65.07

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.