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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 4

● Final55 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

551 head

▼ 456 vs last sale 1,007▼ 592 vs year ago 1,143 · −51.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

419 head

▲ 102 vs last sale 317▼ 278 vs year ago 697 · −39.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 11▼ 13 vs year ago 43 · −30.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

*This report will not be issued on November 11, 2021 due to federal/state holiday. *

Compared to last week, not enough steers and heifers for a true market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 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 $162.55/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$162.55

359 head · 762 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,238

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	767	163.96	1,257	341
Medium and Large 1-2	666	135.94	905	18thin

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $352 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 sale359 hd

162.55

—

KS average4 barns · 3,575 hd

164.47

−1.91

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	1,786	81.09	1,449	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	70.38	993	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,274	63.05	803	135
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	54.29	617	116

Every lot

55 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	446	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	745	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	176.51/cwt	174.50–177.00	840	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	160.51/cwt	157.00–166.00	836	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	556	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	598	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,023	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	154.36/cwt	148.00–156.50	966	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	652	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,069	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	701	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	953	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	154.11/cwt	152.00–155.50	1,093	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,143	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	165.99/cwt	162.25–169.25	1,303	191
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	154.66/cwt	150.50–156.50	1,291	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	858	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,437	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	917	148.82/cwt	141.50–150.00	1,365	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,378	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	504	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	145.27/cwt	144.00–152.00	630	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	152.68/cwt	151.50–155.00	731	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	136.59/cwt	130.00–140.00	794	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	130.58/cwt	128.00–133.00	879	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	723	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,041	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	126.27/cwt	121.00–128.00	963	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	124.04/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,033	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	948	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,280	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	993	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,152	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,054	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,170	10
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,183	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,112	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	353	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	526	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	462	133.61/cwt	131.00–135.00	617	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	792	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	852	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,022	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,576	73.06/cwt	70.50–75.50	1,151	6
Bulls	—	—	1,788	82.12/cwt	78.50–84.50	1,468	9
Bulls	—	—	1,942	85.96/cwt	85.00–87.50	1,669	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	54.29/cwt	48.00–58.00	617	116
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	63.05/cwt	52.00–67.50	803	135
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,397	68.36/cwt	67.50–69.00	955	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	72.13/cwt	70.00–76.50	1,026	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,025	875.24/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,971	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,319	922.61/cwt	880.00–1,050.00	12,169	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	1,084.72/cwt	1,050.00–1,110.00	14,481	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,343	1,064.26/cwt	850.00–1,275.00	14,293	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	15,900	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.

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