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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 14

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 7Oct 14Oct 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,121 head

▲ 669 vs last sale 1,452▲ 150 vs year ago 1,971 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

185 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 160▲ 18 vs year ago 167 · +10.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady. Steers 400 lb to 800 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 1,000 lb sold steady, Heifers 400 lb to 750 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Fancy cattle and weaned calves demand a 4.00 to 5.00 premium. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady with 2 weeks ago.

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 $159.44/cwt on 1,418 head.

Average price

$159.44

1,418 head · 741 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,181

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$247

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	724	163.86	1,186	1,100
Medium and Large 1-2	681	145.94	994	207
Large 1	1,018	140.83	1,433	111

One grade step is worth $23.03/cwt here — about −$247 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 sale1,418 hd

159.44

—

KS average3 barns · 4,531 hd

158.80

+0.64

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	1,861	79.71	1,484	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	68.56	954	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,290	54.59	704	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	46.60	539	15

Every lot

69 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	333	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	589	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	343	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	686	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	630	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	408	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	796	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	421	172.98/cwt	171.00–174.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	189.93/cwt	182.00–192.00	828	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	455	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	915	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	185.05/cwt	181.50–189.00	894	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	499	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	157.61/cwt	156.00–160.00	818	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	181.59/cwt	177.00–183.00	973	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	556	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	756	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	567	143.86/cwt	141.00–145.00	816	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	165.86/cwt	164.00–167.00	954	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,008	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	162.18/cwt	157.00–166.00	996	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	143.37/cwt	142.00–151.00	892	64
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	157.95/cwt	153.00–159.50	1,055	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,034	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	155.47/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,113	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,012	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	726	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,013	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	144.81/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,114	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	160.22/cwt	160.00–160.50	1,245	117
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	812	161.75/cwt	161.75–161.75	1,313	53
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	156.51/cwt	154.00–157.75	1,276	165
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	869	163.75/cwt	163.75–163.75	1,423	73
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	878	156.26/cwt	155.00–159.25	1,372	185
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	891	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,292	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	997	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,441	51
Steers	—	Large 1	1,012	143.04/cwt	142.00–144.10	1,448	102
Steers	—	Large 1	1,072	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,254	8
Steers	—	Large 1	1,150	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,219	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	146.20/cwt	146.00–148.00	497	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	157.53/cwt	153.00–159.00	599	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	406	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	145.98/cwt	143.00–147.75	629	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	149.59/cwt	143.00–152.00	690	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	624	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	465	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	758	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	491	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	786	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	766	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	733	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	130.01/cwt	125.00–133.50	753	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	580	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	599	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	946	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	800	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	925	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	135.69/cwt	133.00–137.00	849	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,024	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	894	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	987	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,053	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	147.35/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,126	190
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,168	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	813	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,220	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	864	140.75/cwt	140.75–140.75	1,216	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	882	131.23/cwt	126.50–132.75	1,157	38
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	160.35/cwt	160.00–161.00	762	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,748	70.81/cwt	68.00–72.00	1,238	4
Bulls	—	—	1,897	81.44/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,545	5
Bulls	—	—	1,953	88.70/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,732	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,156	46.60/cwt	41.50–49.50	539	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	54.59/cwt	50.00–59.00	704	52
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	64.89/cwt	60.00–69.00	873	43
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	74.01/cwt	70.00–79.00	1,081	29

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 Oct 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,121Last week 1,452Year ago 1,971

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 160Year ago 167

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	106.00	106.00
102	—	1,012	142.00–144.10	143.04
8	—	1,072	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	694	149.00	149.00
64	—	622	142.00–151.00	143.37
23	—	891	145.00	145.00
21	—	567	141.00–145.00	143.86
5	—	499	170.00	170.00
3	—	723	140.00	140.00
37	—	769	138.00–151.00	144.81
3	—	370	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	600	168.00	168.00
97	—	536	177.00–183.00	181.59
53	—	812	161.75	161.75
12	—	408	195.00	195.00
16	—	455	201.00	201.00
73	—	869	163.75	163.75
4	—	343	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	436	182.00–192.00	189.93
51	—	997	144.50	144.50
185	—	878	155.00–159.25	156.26
3	—	348	181.00	181.00
165	—	815	154.00–157.75	156.51
10	—	716	153.00–158.00	155.47
28	—	483	181.50–189.00	185.05
101	—	614	157.00–166.00	162.18
22	—	575	164.00–167.00	165.86
28	—	519	156.00–160.00	157.61
117	—	777	160.00–160.50	160.22
35	—	668	153.00–159.50	157.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	421	171.00–174.00	172.98
8	—	333	177.00	177.00
4	—	726	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	556	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	461	143.00–152.00	149.59
1	—	695	142.00	142.00
32	—	431	143.00–147.75	145.98
190	—	764	144.00–150.50	147.35
34	—	579	125.00–133.50	130.01
8	—	380	153.00–159.00	157.53
5	—	625	148.00	148.00
19	—	800	146.00	146.00
16	—	519	147.50	147.50
10	—	731	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	160.00	160.00
14	—	650	157.50	157.50
4	—	813	150.00	150.00
38	—	864	140.75	140.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	462	135.00	135.00
11	—	657	136.00	136.00
4	—	531	138.00	138.00
38	—	882	126.50–132.75	131.23
9	—	626	133.00–137.00	135.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	340	146.00–148.00	146.20
7	—	580	132.00	132.00
4	—	406	146.00	146.00
4	—	613	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	465	163.00	163.00
10	—	599	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	160.00–161.00	160.35
4	—	381	179.50	179.50
1	—	815	93.00	93.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,953	86.50–90.00	88.70
5	—	1,897	77.00–83.00	81.44
4	—	1,748	68.00–72.00	70.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,156	41.50–49.50	46.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,290	50.00–59.00	54.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,345	60.00–69.00	64.89
29	—	1,460	70.00–79.00	74.01

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.