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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Dec 2

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,890 head

▲ 229 vs last sale 1,661▲ 1,033 vs year ago 857 · +120.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

476 head

▲ 165 vs last sale 311▲ 294 vs year ago 182 · +161.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 10▲ 28 vs year ago 13 · +215.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, yearling steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold unevenly steady, with the exception of 157 fancy steers that weighed 880 lb that sold for 166. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Yearling heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher.

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 $168.97/cwt on 966 head.

Average price

$168.97

966 head · 704 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$418

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$23.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.59

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	683	170.98	1,168	874
Medium and Large 1-2	585	154.33	903	32
Large 1	1,075	147.51	1,586	60

One grade step is worth $23.47/cwt here — about −$418 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 sale966 hd

168.97

—

KS average3 barns · 4,714 hd

165.38

+3.59

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	—	Low	1,825	86.77	1,583	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	73.67	1,046	78
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,334	64.16	856	164
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,170	55.50	649	108

Every lot

90 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	342	211.56/cwt	201.00–214.00	724	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	777	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	209.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	776	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	395	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	723	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	187.76/cwt	187.00–190.00	772	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	208.16/cwt	202.00–215.00	862	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	198.48/cwt	195.00–203.00	923	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	187.92/cwt	184.00–189.00	906	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	166.33/cwt	165.00–169.00	813	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	170.21/cwt	168.00–177.00	883	54
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	527	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	801	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	536	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	986	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	172.95/cwt	170.00–174.00	969	79
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	577	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	848	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	154.33/cwt	154.00–155.00	903	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	164.37/cwt	163.50–165.00	1,013	58
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	621	175.06/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,087	92
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	157.68/cwt	155.50–161.00	1,038	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	680	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,108	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	154.48/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,097	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	771	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,322	105
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	787	157.52/cwt	151.50–160.50	1,240	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	824	160.24/cwt	159.85–162.00	1,320	78
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,318	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	878	166.06/cwt	165.00–166.60	1,458	157
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	882	141.51/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,248	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,385	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	951	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,427	6
Steers	—	Large 1	1,046	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,559	44
Steers	—	Large 1	1,070	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,584	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,167	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,666	14
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	346	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	612	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	365	173.92/cwt	171.00–175.00	635	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	161.78/cwt	155.00–166.00	626	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	157.02/cwt	153.00–161.00	655	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	424	172.67/cwt	167.00–175.00	732	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	454	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	686	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	463	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	778	54
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	164.63/cwt	162.00–166.00	785	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	163.55/cwt	157.00–165.50	867	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	532	149.32/cwt	146.00–154.00	794	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	561	159.98/cwt	158.00–164.00	897	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	148.72/cwt	143.00–152.00	861	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	581	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	816	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	147.70/cwt	141.00–151.50	922	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	642	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,027	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	645	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	877	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	147.42/cwt	141.00–150.50	983	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	907	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	694	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,090	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	705	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,100	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	138.82/cwt	135.00–142.00	987	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	797	152.50/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,215	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	802	151.52/cwt	146.00–153.50	1,215	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	825	154.60/cwt	154.60–154.60	1,275	57
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	850	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,241	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,168	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	921	135.50/cwt	132.00–140.50	1,248	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	953	131.60/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,254	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,017	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,353	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,070	1
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,114	126.41/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,408	24
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	179.21/cwt	179.00–180.00	780	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	165.08/cwt	155.00–176.00	784	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	158.83/cwt	158.00–159.00	839	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	150.62/cwt	143.00–153.00	877	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	137.20/cwt	121.00–144.00	851	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,019	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	757	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,037	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	855	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,077	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,549	79.61/cwt	74.00–82.00	1,233	6
Bulls	—	—	1,852	87.57/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,622	3
Bulls	—	—	2,021	91.83/cwt	90.00–93.50	1,856	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	55.50/cwt	50.00–59.50	649	108
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,334	64.16/cwt	60.00–69.00	856	164
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	72.66/cwt	70.50–74.50	1,012	60
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,508	77.02/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,161	18
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,042	976.49/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,175	4
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,345	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,813	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,089	803.53/cwt	750.00–985.00	8,750	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,044	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,212	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,847	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,243	928.64/cwt	850.00–990.00	11,543	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,292	889.47/cwt	800.00–910.00	11,492	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	996.78/cwt	985.00–1,000.00	13,108	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,394	949.39/cwt	870.00–975.00	13,234	5

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 Dec 2, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,890Last week 1,661Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 476Last week 311Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 10Year ago 13

* Final Report *

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	579	143.00–152.00	148.72
61	—	530	157.00–165.50	163.55
10	—	850	146.00	146.00
31	—	667	141.00–150.50	147.42
21	—	417	153.00–161.00	157.02
5	—	953	130.00–138.00	131.60
38	—	802	146.00–153.50	151.52
32	—	797	149.00–153.00	152.50
25	—	387	155.00–166.00	161.78
45	—	624	141.00–151.50	147.70
5	—	346	177.00	177.00
7	—	711	135.00–142.00	138.82
40	—	921	132.00–140.50	135.50
45	—	477	162.00–166.00	164.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	454	151.00	151.00
3	—	645	136.00	136.00
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
5	—	581	140.50	140.50
7	—	532	146.00–154.00	149.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	825	154.60	154.60
54	—	463	168.00	168.00
29	—	694	157.00	157.00
24	—	642	160.00	160.00
23	—	705	156.00	156.00
17	—	424	167.00–175.00	172.67
24	—	561	158.00–164.00	159.98
12	—	365	171.00–175.00	173.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	100.00	100.00
24	—	1,114	126.00–127.00	126.41
5	—	1,017	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	718	135.00	135.00
5	—	480	127.00	127.00
12	—	875	133.50	133.50
2	—	667	136.00	136.00
2	—	540	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	536	184.00	184.00
6	—	350	222.00	222.00
36	—	465	195.00–203.00	198.48
105	—	771	171.50	171.50
157	—	878	165.00–166.60	166.06
1	—	680	163.00	163.00
92	—	621	168.00–176.00	175.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	824	159.85–162.00	160.24
8	—	371	200.00–215.00	209.26
19	—	658	155.50–161.00	157.68
14	—	905	153.00	153.00
5	—	342	201.00–214.00	211.56
4	—	710	150.00–159.00	154.48
58	—	616	163.50–165.00	164.37
79	—	560	170.00–174.00	172.95
7	—	853	154.50	154.50
6	—	951	150.00	150.00
12	—	787	151.50–160.50	157.52
35	—	482	184.00–189.00	187.92
28	—	414	202.00–215.00	208.16
54	—	519	168.00–177.00	170.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	585	154.00–155.00	154.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	882	141.00–142.00	141.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,070	148.00	148.00
44	—	1,046	149.00	149.00
14	—	1,167	142.75	142.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	527	152.00	152.00
1	—	395	183.00	183.00
8	—	411	187.00–190.00	187.76
12	—	489	165.00–169.00	166.33
8	—	577	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	126.00	126.00
4	—	582	143.00–153.00	150.62
9	—	620	121.00–144.00	137.20
9	—	435	179.00–180.00	179.21
6	—	528	158.00–159.00	158.83
4	—	757	137.00	137.00
4	—	475	155.00–176.00	165.08
3	—	723	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,393	70.50–74.50	72.66
18	—	1,508	75.00–83.50	77.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
164	—	1,334	60.00–69.00	64.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	1,170	50.00–59.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,549	74.00–82.00	79.61
8	—	2,021	90.00–93.50	91.83
3	—	1,852	86.00–89.00	87.57

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,042	900.00–1,000.00	976.49

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,212	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,315	985.00–1,000.00	996.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,243	850.00–990.00	928.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,292	800.00–910.00	889.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,089	750.00–985.00	803.53
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,394	870.00–975.00	949.39

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.