Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2019-05-09

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, May 9
● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,574 head
682 vs last sale 3,256 2,574 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
216 vs last sale 416 200 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
104 vs last sale 134 30 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 750 to 900 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 lower with instances of 9.00 to 10.00 lower, 900-1050 lbs sold mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Calves too lightly tested for a market test. Overall, demand moderate to good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Not enough bulls for a market test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $129.10/cwt on 1,447 head.
Average price
$129.10
1,447 head · 868 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,120
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
7.23
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1868129.101,1201,447
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,447 hd
129.10
KS average3 barns · 2,960 hd
136.33
−7.23
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
BullsLow1,63281.811,3356thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48066.7598812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18959.24704149
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04452.4954814

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls1,20065.00/cwt65.00–65.007801
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy508135.00/cwt135.00–135.006864
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy579134.62/cwt134.00–135.0077913
HeifersMedium and Large 1514144.50/cwt144.50–144.507438
HeifersMedium and Large 1993115.50/cwt115.50–115.501,14712
HeifersMedium and Large 1570145.25/cwt145.25–145.2582835
HeifersMedium and Large 1607136.75/cwt136.75–136.7583037
HeifersMedium and Large 1866119.22/cwt117.50–120.501,03237
HeifersMedium and Large 1731128.44/cwt124.50–131.50939117
HeifersMedium and Large 1778124.73/cwt123.00–126.00970214
HeifersMedium and Large 1671136.31/cwt133.50–139.85915221
HeifersMedium and Large 1809122.59/cwt118.50–123.25992229
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2492144.00/cwt144.00–144.007085
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2448140.00/cwt140.00–140.006276
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2501143.50/cwt143.50–143.5071910
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2594141.00/cwt141.00–141.0083816
SteersMedium and Large 1623158.45/cwt155.00–160.0098713
SteersMedium and Large 1744141.25/cwt141.25–141.251,05117
SteersMedium and Large 1589158.31/cwt158.00–159.0093222
SteersMedium and Large 1693148.47/cwt147.50–149.001,02931
SteersMedium and Large 1950122.10/cwt122.10–122.101,16059
SteersMedium and Large 1873130.31/cwt130.00–130.601,13893
SteersMedium and Large 1924125.27/cwt120.00–130.751,157219
SteersMedium and Large 1817130.88/cwt127.35–132.751,069253
SteersMedium and Large 11,037117.69/cwt117.00–118.251,220308
SteersMedium and Large 1778132.51/cwt128.50–136.751,031369
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed761146.75/cwt146.75–146.751,11763
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1771,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0012,0642
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4061,676.25/cwt1,500.00–1,735.0023,5688
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,775.00/cwt1,775.00–1,775.0020,3773
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,775.00/cwt1,775.00–1,775.0019,1702
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3281,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0015,6047
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3851,139.42/cwt1,100.00–1,150.0015,7815
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2851,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0013,1712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,2501
Bulls1,99081.50/cwt81.50–81.501,6221
Bulls1,65186.09/cwt85.00–87.001,4214
CowsBoner 80-85%92453.44/cwt51.00–54.0049416
CowsBoner 80-85%1,33863.03/cwt60.50–66.5084352
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14657.95/cwt54.00–61.5066481
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48066.75/cwt65.25–70.2598812
CowsLean 85-90%1,05055.00/cwt55.00–55.005781
CowsLean 85-90%1,04452.30/cwt49.00–53.5054613

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.