Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2019-04-25

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 25
● Final51 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
← earliestApr 25May 2 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
4,792 head
▲ 4,792 vs last sale 0▲ 4,792 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
334 head
▲ 334 vs last sale 0▲ 334 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 0▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 10.00 to 12.00 lower on 900-950 lbs weights. Feeder heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves sold unevenly steady. Heifer calves 500-600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, higher undertone noted on lighter weight grazing cattle. Overall, demand moderate to good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.85/cwt on 2,388 head.
Average price
$134.85
2,388 head · 763 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,029
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$192
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$4.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.77
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2602139.6784045
Medium and Large 1766134.761,0332,343
One grade step is worth $4.92/cwt here — about −$192 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 sale2,388 hd
134.85
—
KS average3 barns · 5,027 hd
139.62
−4.77
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,81682.871,50512
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37467.2992533
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20561.22738106
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02253.8255023

Every lot, as filed

51 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%—99050.04/cwt44.00–52.5049513
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06358.74/cwt54.00–59.5062410
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,37467.29/cwt63.50–72.0092533
SteersMedium and Large 1—929129.50/cwt127.00–131.601,203368
SteersMedium and Large 1—827145.06/cwt137.75–150.001,200308
SteersMedium and Large 1—783146.61/cwt142.00–150.501,148102
SteersMedium and Large 1—428200.07/cwt181.00–208.0085698
SteersMedium and Large 1—666167.94/cwt164.00–171.001,11882
SteersMedium and Large 1—487192.04/cwt184.00–196.0093582
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,025124.35/cwt124.35–124.351,27560
SteersMedium and Large 1—509179.54/cwt174.00–185.0091436
SteersMedium and Large 1—376213.38/cwt205.00–218.0080233
SteersMedium and Large 1—341209.49/cwt198.00–218.0071428
SteersMedium and Large 1—720162.04/cwt157.00–163.001,16725
SteersMedium and Large 1—564176.50/cwt172.00–183.0099519
SteersMedium and Large 1—629178.10/cwt177.00–178.501,12015
SteersMedium and Large 1—260225.00/cwt225.00–225.005856
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—835119.75/cwt119.75–119.751,00017
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—401161.50/cwt161.50–161.5064817
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—607128.00/cwt128.00–128.007775
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—513143.00/cwt143.00–143.007343
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—496145.00/cwt145.00–145.007193
HeifersMedium and Large 1—783129.91/cwt124.00–134.751,017653
HeifersMedium and Large 1—820129.67/cwt123.75–134.001,063615
HeifersMedium and Large 1—916123.81/cwt120.25–125.751,134434
HeifersMedium and Large 1—681138.69/cwt133.50–146.00944125
HeifersMedium and Large 1—734135.19/cwt134.25–135.50992103
HeifersMedium and Large 1—880127.02/cwt125.75–129.001,11891
HeifersMedium and Large 1—378176.52/cwt176.00–179.0066781
HeifersMedium and Large 1—445176.31/cwt171.00–178.0078569
HeifersMedium and Large 1—464170.24/cwt161.00–174.0079063
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560148.23/cwt145.50–151.0083024
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522154.37/cwt153.50–157.0080624
HeifersMedium and Large 1—306186.05/cwt183.00–187.0056922
HeifersMedium and Large 1—633142.00/cwt142.00–142.0089914
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—380165.01/cwt162.00–167.0062713
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—338166.00/cwt166.00–166.005617
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—443153.00/cwt153.00–153.006785
SteersMedium and Large 1—870137.44/cwt130.00–145.001,196495
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—581161.00/cwt161.00–161.009356
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—538175.00/cwt175.00–175.009427
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—831136.85/cwt136.35–137.351,137131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2791,121.43/cwt1,000.00–1,150.0014,34321
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4021,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0019,9796
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4231,425.00/cwt1,425.00–1,425.0020,2784
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3731,293.33/cwt1,275.00–1,300.0017,75715
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,134691.36/cwt625.00–810.007,8405
Bulls——1,83776.74/cwt72.00–80.501,4106
Bulls——1,79489.00/cwt83.00–94.001,5976
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,18058.33/cwt53.00–64.0068842
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22163.11/cwt57.50–69.5077164

How this sale compares

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.