Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers 800-950 lbs sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700-750 lbs sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher. No recent price comparison on other weights of feeders and calves.. Demand good to very good on the offering today with several load lots of yearlings available. Slaughter cows 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.67/cwt on 1,236 head.

Average price

$139.67

1,236 head · 862 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$452

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

$15.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.34

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	407	155.00	631	5thin
Medium and Large 1	871	139.65	1,216	1,133
Medium and Large 1-2	778	139.19	1,083	98

One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about −$452 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 sale1,236 hd

139.67

—

KS average3 barns · 2,903 hd

141.01

−1.34

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	1,721	84.48	1,454	20
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,527	72.99	1,115	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	65.94	979	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,321	62.97	832	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,139	54.50	621	42

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	137.38/cwt	133.75–142.85	1,271	200
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	144.89/cwt	141.50–149.00	1,127	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,159	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,022	130.85/cwt	130.85–130.85	1,337	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,007	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	936	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	975	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	961	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,372	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	126.65/cwt	122.00–129.50	961	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,134	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	532	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	797	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	132.98/cwt	131.75–134.10	1,180	178
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	136.13/cwt	135.00–136.75	1,071	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	130.98/cwt	129.85–132.10	1,060	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,203	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	144.64/cwt	137.75–146.25	892	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	548	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	832	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	158.28/cwt	157.00–158.50	728	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	988	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	859	122.68/cwt	122.60–122.75	1,054	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	781	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,013	62
Heifers	Medium 1	—	801	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	134.87/cwt	131.50–137.25	1,296	234
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	139.95/cwt	136.25–143.75	1,208	301
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	909	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	547	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	842	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	731	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	983	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	938	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	140.59/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,081	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,236	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	631	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,275	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,350.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,425.00	15,930	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,875	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	15,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	10,749	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	814.13/cwt	750.00–860.00	10,649	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	11,203	9
Bulls	—	—	1,881	92.97/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,749	5
Bulls	—	—	1,478	75.80/cwt	73.50–78.00	1,120	6
Bulls	—	—	1,794	85.54/cwt	80.00–89.50	1,535	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	67.30/cwt	65.00–70.00	971	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	62.53/cwt	56.00–65.00	818	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	65.94/cwt	61.00–67.50	979	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,408	60.71/cwt	60.00–61.00	855	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	45.70/cwt	40.50–49.00	447	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	55.38/cwt	51.00–59.00	629	32
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,527	72.99/cwt	72.00–74.00	1,115	14

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.

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