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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 28

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,007 head

▲ 34 vs last sale 973▲ 1,007 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

317 head

▲ 128 vs last sale 189▲ 317 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 41▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 800 lb sold steady on light receipts. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

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 $163.80/cwt on 555 head.

Average price

$163.80

555 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$15.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	815	165.17	1,346	506
Medium and Large 1-2	738	149.63	1,104	49

One grade step is worth $15.54/cwt here — about $242 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 sale555 hd

163.80

—

KS average4 barns · 4,001 hd

165.02

−1.22

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	1,843	81.65	1,505	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	72.33	1,147	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	63.52	847	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,148	50.82	583	154

Every lot

61 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 1	340	182.49/cwt	181.00–183.00	620	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	196.65/cwt	195.00–197.00	732	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	468	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	833	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	472	170.94/cwt	169.00–172.00	807	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	858	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	958	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	158.48/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,003	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	646	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	963	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	659	147.02/cwt	146.00–149.00	969	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,114	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	155.61/cwt	153.00–156.00	1,133	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	744	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,042	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	753	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,182	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	168.65/cwt	167.00–169.50	1,285	83
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	157.34/cwt	154.00–158.50	1,293	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	829	164.37/cwt	161.00–166.00	1,363	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	877	165.28/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,450	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	919	167.83/cwt	167.50–168.10	1,542	102
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	922	164.80/cwt	164.75–165.00	1,519	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	150.30/cwt	148.00–151.50	1,386	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,411	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	536	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	353	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	512	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	577	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	599	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	439	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	689	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	150.74/cwt	150.00–153.00	746	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	507	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	700	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	560	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	941	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	138.32/cwt	132.00–139.00	860	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	683	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,038	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	686	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	981	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	705	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	895	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	724	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,086	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,009	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	792	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,186	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	837	145.43/cwt	145.35–145.50	1,217	147
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,244	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	977	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,104	11
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,010	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,232	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	361	198.94/cwt	197.00–205.00	718	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	978	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	939	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,790	83.24/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,490	8
Bulls	—	—	1,854	77.25/cwt	76.00–78.00	1,432	6
Bulls	—	—	2,025	88.50/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,792	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	50.82/cwt	46.00–58.00	583	154
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	63.52/cwt	60.50–68.00	847	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,529	70.23/cwt	69.00–72.50	1,074	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,684	76.01/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,280	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,163	856.29/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	9,959	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,170	747.65/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,748	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	11,014	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,441	1,013.12/cwt	975.00–1,025.00	14,599	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,400	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,050	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 Oct 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,007Last week 973Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 317Last week 189Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 41Year ago 0

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	372	155.00	155.00
11	—	977	113.00	113.00
6	—	419	143.00	143.00
8	—	686	143.00	143.00
14	—	607	155.00	155.00
4	—	348	154.00	154.00
12	—	495	150.00–153.00	150.74
147	—	837	145.35–145.50	145.43
31	—	870	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	792	149.75	149.75
11	—	439	157.00	157.00
54	—	724	150.00	150.00
8	—	683	152.00	152.00
23	—	461	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	127.00	127.00
3	—	353	145.00	145.00
5	—	507	138.00	138.00
1	—	560	142.00	142.00
1	—	405	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,010	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
12	—	742	136.00	136.00
10	—	622	132.00–139.00	138.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	472	169.00–172.00	170.94
3	—	572	148.00	148.00
5	—	626	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	659	146.00–149.00	147.02
7	—	753	157.00	157.00
15	—	922	148.00–151.50	150.30
9	—	646	149.00	149.00
9	—	588	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	728	153.00–156.00	155.61
83	—	762	167.00–169.50	168.65
2	—	437	182.00	182.00
71	—	877	165.00–167.00	165.28
4	—	340	181.00–183.00	182.49
6	—	372	195.00–197.00	196.65
7	—	960	147.00	147.00
46	—	822	154.00–158.50	157.34
48	—	922	164.75–165.00	164.80
4	—	633	158.00–160.00	158.48
4	—	696	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	744	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	829	161.00–166.00	164.37
6	—	468	178.00	178.00
1	—	380	208.00	208.00
102	—	919	167.50–168.10	167.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	197.00–205.00	198.94
5	—	978	96.00	96.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,170	625.00–800.00	747.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	725.00–1,000.00	856.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,441	975.00–1,025.00	1,013.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,790	81.00–85.00	83.24
2	—	2,025	88.00–89.00	88.50
6	—	1,854	76.00–78.00	77.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,334	60.50–68.00	63.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,529	69.00–72.50	70.23
8	—	1,684	75.00–78.00	76.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
154	—	1,148	46.00–58.00	50.82

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.