Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700-800 lbs sold unevenly steady, 800-850 lbs sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Using limited comparable weights, steer calves 550-600 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, heifer calves lower undertone noted. Best demand for long weaned calves with a vaccination program. Demand good to very good, quality average to mostly attractive. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady, 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 $149.01/cwt on 1,652 head.

Average price

$149.01

1,652 head · 744 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,109

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$0.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.19

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	748	149.01	1,114	1,622
Medium and Large 1-2	542	148.67	805	30

One grade step is worth $0.35/cwt here — about $309 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 sale1,652 hd

149.01

—

KS average3 barns · 4,077 hd

146.81

+2.19

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	—	Average	1,873	77.75	1,456	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	57.40	728	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,116	49.05	547	11

Every lot, as filed

53 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	135.15/cwt	132.00–136.35	1,050	319
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.19/cwt	156.00–157.00	640	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	498	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	141.70/cwt	137.00–143.35	1,260	380
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	181.51/cwt	180.50–183.00	848	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	644	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	130.25/cwt	130.25–130.25	858	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	565	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.69/cwt	138.00–149.00	742	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	945	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	339	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	160.63/cwt	152.00–167.50	861	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	686	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	936	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	373	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	139.29/cwt	135.00–146.50	779	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	114.25/cwt	114.25–114.25	1,201	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	353	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	986	131.54/cwt	131.10–132.00	1,297	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	777	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	767	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,047	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	501	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	681	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	138.38/cwt	137.75–140.00	999	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	477	156.05/cwt	154.00–158.00	744	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	145.48/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,072	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	641	157.23/cwt	149.50–158.50	1,008	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	131.46/cwt	128.25–134.35	1,088	177
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	614	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	755	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	790	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	142.29/cwt	136.25–145.00	1,180	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,002	131.25/cwt	131.25–131.25	1,315	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	898	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	1,129	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	141.66/cwt	136.50–145.00	892	274
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	170.95/cwt	168.00–176.00	569	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,058	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	445	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	51.43/cwt	50.00–53.00	618	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	64.07/cwt	63.50–66.00	869	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	55.80/cwt	52.00–60.00	692	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	616	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	46.22/cwt	43.00–51.50	509	7
Bulls	—	—	1,873	77.75/cwt	77.50–78.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	144.81/cwt	142.00–146.75	1,131	233
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	157.77/cwt	151.00–161.50	915	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	547	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	741	10

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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