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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Nov 18

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 4Nov 18Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,661 head

▲ 1,110 vs last sale 551▼ 206 vs year ago 1,867 · −11.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

311 head

▼ 108 vs last sale 419▼ 149 vs year ago 460 · −32.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 30▼ 19 vs year ago 29 · −65.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Pratt will have a cow and bred heifer special sale next Monday November 22 *

* Pratt will not have a sale next Thursday November 25 for Thanksgiving break *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 6.00 higher. Steers 650 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 650 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 975 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. 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 $168.34/cwt on 903 head.

Average price

$168.34

903 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,141

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$278

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$33.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.62

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	678	168.92	1,146	877
Medium and Large 1-2	642	149.16	958	25
Large 1	1,055	135.00	1,424	1thin

One grade step is worth $33.92/cwt here — about −$278 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 sale903 hd

168.34

—

KS average3 barns · 3,135 hd

166.72

+1.62

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	1,705	72.36	1,234	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	62.48	866	81
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	53.53	668	109
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	45.73	520	42

Every lot

84 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	308	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	367	224.34/cwt	214.00–227.00	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	396	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	188.81/cwt	187.00–198.00	795	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	432	207.02/cwt	204.00–208.00	894	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	440	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	479	199.80/cwt	191.00–207.00	957	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	173.63/cwt	168.00–179.50	832	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	524	187.08/cwt	185.00–188.00	980	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	179.09/cwt	172.00–181.00	949	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	540	162.94/cwt	158.50–168.00	880	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	585	180.60/cwt	176.00–184.00	1,057	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	163.46/cwt	162.00–168.00	960	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	595	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	845	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	987	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	615	172.90/cwt	172.00–177.00	1,063	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	163.64/cwt	159.25–168.50	1,036	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	641	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	904	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	651	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	977	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	667	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,157	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	161.66/cwt	154.00–164.00	1,090	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	720	166.41/cwt	166.25–166.60	1,198	99
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	148.44/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,069	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	763	169.64/cwt	167.00–169.75	1,294	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	162.28/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,250	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,074	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	161.38/cwt	160.00–161.50	1,336	61
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	891	145.49/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,296	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	931	156.94/cwt	155.25–158.50	1,461	118
Steers	—	Large 1	1,055	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,424	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	312	189.12/cwt	180.00–192.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	178.25/cwt	171.00–181.00	676	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	387	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	170.11/cwt	170.00–171.00	723	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	456	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	775	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	159.50/cwt	155.00–163.00	769	51
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	491	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	150.40/cwt	146.00–155.00	794	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	539	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	857	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	148.30/cwt	143.00–151.00	853	46
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	596	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	828	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	598	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	795	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	870	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	622	156.28/cwt	152.50–160.00	972	108
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	150.02/cwt	146.00–150.50	992	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	679	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,073	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	981	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	139.99/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,036	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	140.45/cwt	139.50–141.50	1,067	53
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	131.94/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,075	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,084	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	927	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,233	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	974	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,330	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,128	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,111	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	357	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	809	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	803	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	507	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	826	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	586	144.93/cwt	144.00–146.00	849	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	614	152.20/cwt	150.00–154.00	935	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,073	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	944	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	882	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,147	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,540	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	65.90/cwt	65.00–68.00	1,063	5
Bulls	—	—	1,809	76.47/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,383	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,137	45.73/cwt	40.00–49.00	520	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	53.53/cwt	50.00–59.00	668	109
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,357	61.59/cwt	60.00–62.50	836	68
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	67.11/cwt	64.00–69.50	1,030	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,347	847.20/cwt	785.00–900.00	11,412	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,395	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	11,160	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	10,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,200	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,700	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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