Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 8.00 to 11.00 higher with instances of 14.00 to 18.00 higher on thinner reputation cattle. Heifers sold mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher using limited comparable weights. Calves too lightly tested last week for accurate market trend, higher undertone noted. Demand good to very good, quality average to attractive. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.55/cwt on 2,874 head.

Average price

$134.55

2,874 head · 808 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,087

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$347

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

$34.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.70

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	439	169.05	742	33
Medium and Large 1	812	134.15	1,089	2,841

One grade step is worth $34.89/cwt here — about −$347 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 sale2,874 hd

134.55

—

KS average3 barns · 6,540 hd

133.86

+0.70

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	1,861	93.30	1,736	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	74.41	1,220	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,288	69.99	902	152
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	48.72	515	7thin

Every lot, as filed

42 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	—	468	179.05/cwt	174.00–190.00	838	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	115.17/cwt	108.50–122.00	1,114	131
Bulls	—	—	2,144	101.11/cwt	97.50–102.00	2,168	17
Bulls	—	—	1,598	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	148.63/cwt	146.00–150.00	612	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	140.39/cwt	137.00–146.00	813	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	108.33/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,004	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	115.02/cwt	112.00–117.75	945	516
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	148.83/cwt	144.00–154.00	808	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	131.53/cwt	126.00–136.00	880	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	136.63/cwt	132.50–139.50	868	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	120.75/cwt	114.75–127.00	937	434
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	663	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	866	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	155.99/cwt	154.50–157.50	574	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	68.22/cwt	62.50–73.50	793	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	48.72/cwt	45.00–52.00	515	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	60.57/cwt	56.00–62.00	681	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	74.41/cwt	73.00–76.00	1,220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	72.40/cwt	65.50–75.00	1,016	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	934	133.10/cwt	133.10–133.10	1,243	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	174.57/cwt	173.00–176.50	882	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	166.13/cwt	161.00–168.50	960	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	141.26/cwt	138.00–143.50	1,038	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	139.78/cwt	133.50–144.50	1,076	213
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	127.56/cwt	115.00–138.10	1,111	685
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	964	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	998	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	763	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	154.89/cwt	153.75–156.00	977	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	909	114.91/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,045	197
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	149.04/cwt	146.00–155.50	1,010	353
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	551	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	995	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	689	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,241	4
Bulls	—	—	1,696	89.33/cwt	81.00–97.50	1,515	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	897	111.75/cwt	111.50–112.00	1,002	122
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	120.76/cwt	117.00–125.75	865	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	113.35/cwt	107.00–115.75	1,154	203
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	131.66/cwt	119.00–138.75	1,088	446
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	11

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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