Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-10-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers limited comparable weights for an accurate market trend. Reputation consignments of thin fleshed steers weighing 800-950 lbs offered today, high demand noted. Feeder heifers sold mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher using limited comparable weights. Calves not enough comparable weights for a market trend, higher 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 steady to 1.00 lower using a limited test, 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 $146.03/cwt on 1,054 head.

Average price

$146.03

1,054 head · 849 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$448

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

$2.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.38

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	866	146.15	1,265	996
Medium and Large 1-2	568	143.95	818	58

One grade step is worth $2.20/cwt here — about $448 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 sale1,054 hd

146.03

—

KS average3 barns · 3,331 hd

147.41

−1.38

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	1,675	78.73	1,319	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	73.00	1,142	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,247	59.54	742	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,110	46.45	516	21

Every lot, as filed

44 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	—	957	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,136	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	134.86/cwt	133.50–136.00	1,114	263
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,148	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	896	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,344	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,185	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	133.55/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,036	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	139.51/cwt	138.75–139.85	1,217	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	714	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,037	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	139.94/cwt	138.00–141.85	940	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	355	175.21/cwt	174.00–179.00	622	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	148.00/cwt	146.00–150.00	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	139.87/cwt	138.50–140.50	1,271	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	363	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	862	129.22/cwt	128.50–133.00	1,114	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	430	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	636	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	145.97/cwt	145.00–146.50	844	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	967	143.10/cwt	142.85–143.35	1,384	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	792	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	140.57/cwt	138.00–143.50	998	295
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	135.92/cwt	135.00–138.00	864	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	881	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	145.90/cwt	142.00–148.00	759	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	827	150.17/cwt	150.00–150.35	1,242	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	141.53/cwt	139.00–142.75	1,086	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	654	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	922	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,142	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	46.45/cwt	45.00–49.00	516	21
Bulls	—	—	1,675	78.73/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,319	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	54.04/cwt	54.00–54.50	614	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	66.73/cwt	64.00–69.00	930	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	59.17/cwt	54.00–64.50	733	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	822	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,155	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	143.67/cwt	139.00–147.00	753	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	912	146.52/cwt	143.75–150.60	1,336	375
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	148.95/cwt	146.00–155.00	944	40

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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