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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 8

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,586 head

▼ 3,903 vs last sale 7,489▲ 3,586 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

540 head

▲ 540 vs last sale 0▲ 540 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week's feeder special: Feeder steers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower with instances of 7.00 to 10.00 lower on 750-850 weights. Feeder heifers 700-850 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Majority of consignments are green cattle off grass. Overall demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. No market test available for calves or slaughter cows.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.99/cwt on 1,733 head.

Average price

$132.99

1,733 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$4.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	797	133.04	1,061	1,716
Medium and Large 1-2	609	128.06	780	17thin

One grade step is worth $4.98/cwt here — about $280 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 sale1,733 hd

132.99

—

KS average3 barns · 6,300 hd

138.06

−5.08

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	1,810	84.95	1,537	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	61.04	772	339
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	51.73	577	6thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	153.08/cwt	151.00–157.00	796	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	152.48/cwt	151.00–154.00	869	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	782	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	149.20/cwt	145.50–154.00	937	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	995	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	138.67

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 Aug 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,586Last week 7,489Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 540Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	70.00–76.00	73.06
15	—	1,794	78.00–86.50	83.49
14	—	1,958	86.50–96.00	90.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,115	45.00–53.00	51.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	1,267	54.50–66.00	60.91
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Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 8

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891

← Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,586 head

▼ 3,903 vs last sale 7,489▲ 3,586 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

540 head

▲ 540 vs last sale 0▲ 540 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.99/cwt on 1,733 head.

Average price

$132.99

1,733 head · 796 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

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

$4.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.08

vs KS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	797	133.04	1,061	1,716
Medium and Large 1-2	609	128.06	780	17thin

One grade step is worth $4.98/cwt here — about $280 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 sale1,733 hd

132.99

—

KS average3 barns · 6,300 hd

138.06

−5.08

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	1,810	84.95	1,537	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	61.04	772	339
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	51.73	577	6thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	664	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	708	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	153.08/cwt	151.00–157.00	796	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	152.48/cwt	151.00–154.00	869	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	606	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	782	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	149.20/cwt	145.50–154.00	937	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	995	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	138.67

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 Aug 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,586Last week 7,489Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 540Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,443	70.00–76.00	73.06
15	—	1,794	78.00–86.50	83.49
14	—	1,958	86.50–96.00	90.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,115	45.00–53.00	51.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
198	—	1,267	54.50–66.00	60.91
77

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	990	119.25–122.00	119.92
104	—	578	138.00–149.00	145.61
14	—	623	147.50–149.00	148.03
91	—	685	127.75–137.00	131.30
4	—	328	154.00	154.00
76	—	1,031	119.10–120.50	119.26
3	—	420	151.00	151.00
73	—	723	137.00–140.00	138.53
384	—	814	126.25–135.25	129.06
43	—	916	127.00–128.00	127.42
375	—	881	127.50–133.50	130.36
29	—	471	143.00–146.00	144.45
334	—	783	136.50–138.75	137.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	137.00	137.00
7	—	632	126.00	126.00
5	—	769	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	742	141.00	141.00
65	—	819	133.50	133.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	609	125.00–128.00	127.17
10	—	538	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	520	151.00–157.00	153.08
118	—	1,035	125.75–127.75	126.50
10	—	440	161.00	161.00
111	—	971	128.00–129.00	128.55
3	—	395	168.00	168.00
76	—	628	145.50–154.00	149.20
545	—	924	128.75–137.50	134.62
38	—	734	138.00–139.00	138.67
237	—	876	135.50–143.75	141.01
36	—	667	149.25	149.25
173	—	766	137.00–148.00	141.56
20	—	570	151.00–154.00	152.48
170	—	829	137.75–139.00	138.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	879	124.50	124.50

Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	573	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	144.45/cwt	143.00–146.00	680	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	732	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	145.61/cwt	138.00–149.00	842	104
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	609	127.17/cwt	125.00–128.00	774	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	148.03/cwt	147.50–149.00	922	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	796	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	131.30/cwt	127.75–137.00	899	91
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	138.53/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,002	73
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	742	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,046	68
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	938	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	137.36/cwt	136.50–138.75	1,076	334
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	814	129.06/cwt	126.25–135.25	1,051	384
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Spayed	819	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,093	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	881	130.36/cwt	127.50–133.50	1,148	375
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	916	127.42/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,167	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	990	119.92/cwt	119.25–122.00	1,187	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	119.26/cwt	119.10–120.50	1,230	76

Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	73.06/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,054	5
Bulls	—	—	1,794	83.49/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,498	15
Bulls	—	—	1,958	90.75/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,777	14

Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	51.73/cwt	45.00–53.00	577	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,167	56.63/cwt	55.00–58.75	661	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	60.91/cwt	54.50–66.00	772	198
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,374	66.74/cwt	63.50–70.00	917	64