Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2019-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, lower undertone noted. Using limited comparable weights, unweaned steer calves sold steady to 3.00 higher. Unweaned heifer calves sold unevenly steady. Overall, demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher using a limited test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.39/cwt on 1,320 head.

Average price

$145.39

1,320 head · 839 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,220

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$249

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

$18.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	840	145.72	1,225	1,296
Medium and Large 1-2	765	127.46	975	24

One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $249 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 sale1,320 hd

145.39

—

KS average3 barns · 4,302 hd

150.58

−5.19

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	1,877	76.25	1,431	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	71.34	1,101	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	57.04	708	240
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	35.83	401	7thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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	—	881	143.17/cwt	138.00–148.75	1,261	420
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	913	154.12/cwt	153.85–154.50	1,407	158
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,095.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	13,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	802.22/cwt	750.00–825.00	10,349	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	865.25/cwt	825.00–900.00	11,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	582	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,173	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.56/cwt	135.25–139.00	976	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	139.04/cwt	136.00–143.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	141.83/cwt	138.50–144.00	679	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	411	136.92/cwt	136.00–138.00	563	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	752	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	140.31/cwt	133.25–141.00	1,426	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	156.20/cwt	156.00–158.00	767	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	961	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	825	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	494	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	731	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	136.84/cwt	130.10–140.35	1,119	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	789	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	941	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,327	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	137.23/cwt	131.75–143.25	1,363	158
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	802	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,255	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	626	132.23/cwt	131.00–133.00	828	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	707	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	898	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,192	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	124.90/cwt	122.00–129.50	1,105	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	136.13/cwt	131.00–139.25	1,055	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	567	127.73/cwt	127.00–128.00	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	536	135.07/cwt	130.00–141.00	724	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	729	133.50/cwt	132.00–137.00	973	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	968	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	143.08/cwt	138.00–147.50	1,113	155
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	892	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,421	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	446	163.01/cwt	161.00–167.00	727	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	564	143.39/cwt	140.00–144.00	809	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,038	14
Bulls	—	—	1,924	76.63/cwt	73.50–82.00	1,474	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	46.37/cwt	42.00–49.75	497	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	71.34/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,101	3
Bulls	—	—	2,325	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,976	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	63.43/cwt	57.00–68.00	842	93
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	35.83/cwt	34.00–40.00	401	7
Bulls	—	—	1,490	70.55/cwt	70.00–71.00	1,051	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	54.36/cwt	48.00–60.50	657	122

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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