Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2019-10-03

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Oct 3
● Final39 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,580 head
▼ 1,584 vs last sale 3,164▲ 1,580 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 187▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 750-850 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers limited comparable weights, higher undertone noted. Calves limited comparable weights, higher undertone noted on weaned calves. Best demand for long weaned calves with a vaccination program. Demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, not enough bulls from last week for accurate market test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.89/cwt on 763 head.
Average price
$141.89
763 head · 748 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,061
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.17
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1751142.121,067753
Medium and Large 1-2546124.5068010thin
One grade step is worth $17.62/cwt here — about $387 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 sale763 hd
141.89
—
KS average3 barns · 1,994 hd
142.06
−0.17
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—Average1,66977.471,29314
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19656.9868229
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00140.534065thin

Every lot, as filed

39 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—822141.97/cwt138.85–144.001,167489
SteersMedium and Large 1—587153.00/cwt153.00–153.008984
SteersMedium and Large 1—534171.08/cwt157.00–171.50914103
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—546148.00/cwt148.00–148.0080820
SteersMedium and Large 1—673145.65/cwt143.00–147.00980106
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—698136.00/cwt136.00–136.009494
HeifersMedium and Large 1—355179.00/cwt179.00–179.0063512
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—338167.00/cwt167.00–167.005644
SteersMedium and Large 1—966128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,2418
HeifersMedium and Large 1—502142.00/cwt142.00–142.007139
HeifersMedium and Large 1—427160.00/cwt160.00–160.006839
HeifersMedium and Large 1—775139.67/cwt139.60–140.251,08287
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—608136.00/cwt136.00–136.0082714
SteersMedium and Large 1—776145.68/cwt144.25–147.851,13098
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—463154.00/cwt154.00–154.0071314
HeifersMedium and Large 1—335173.00/cwt173.00–173.005807
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668138.13/cwt136.25–139.0092345
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—546124.50/cwt124.50–124.5068010
SteersMedium and Large 1—414187.00/cwt187.00–187.0077437
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006389
HeifersMedium and Large 1—701138.00/cwt138.00–138.009674
HeifersMedium and Large 1—569137.05/cwt132.00–139.0078028
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08353.33/cwt51.00–55.0057812
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,50562.00/cwt62.00–62.009331
Bulls——1,79280.22/cwt78.50–82.501,4389
Bulls——1,44872.52/cwt71.00–73.501,0505
CowsLean 85-90%—99036.87/cwt35.00–38.003653
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01846.03/cwt45.00–47.004692
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26259.41/cwt57.50–64.5075016
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—432142.00/cwt142.00–142.0061319
SteersMedium and Large 1—635145.51/cwt145.00–146.0092431
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—293185.00/cwt185.00–185.005425
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—778130.50/cwt130.50–130.501,01519
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—576132.00/cwt132.00–132.007609
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618134.50/cwt132.00–139.0083117
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—490137.00/cwt137.00–137.0067114
SteersMedium and Large 1—476170.00/cwt170.00–170.008099
SteersMedium and Large 1—814143.80/cwt139.00–148.001,171146
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—298176.00/cwt176.00–176.005246

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.