Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 11.00 to 15.00 lower, with instances of 18.00 to 24.00 lower on some consignments. Heifers 600-700 lbs sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower, 700-900 lbs sold 13.00 to 16.00 lower. A few consignments of reputation replacement heifers offered today. Weaned steer and heifer calves sold mostly 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good, quality mostly average to some attractive. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 14.00 lower, bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $116.21/cwt on 2,942 head.

Average price

$116.21

2,942 head · 694 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

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

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.91

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	485	123.75	600	69
Medium and Large 1	699	116.03	811	2,873

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale2,942 hd

116.21

—

KS average3 barns · 6,660 hd

118.11

−1.91

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	1,824	80.89	1,475	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	54.51	668	127
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	980	45.25	443	8thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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	—	731	104.03/cwt	100.50–109.50	760	510
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	865	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	1,096	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	644	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	587	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	725	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	130.27/cwt	130.00–131.00	504	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	918	116.59/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,070	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	741	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	908	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	101.73/cwt	98.00–112.50	842	403
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	566	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	934	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	102.07/cwt	95.00–109.50	940	418
Bulls	—	—	1,866	81.74/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,525	14
Bulls	—	—	1,922	90.07/cwt	87.50–94.00	1,731	3
Bulls	—	—	1,646	73.02/cwt	70.50–74.50	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	124.11/cwt	113.00–130.00	906	162
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	167.85/cwt	157.00–176.00	784	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	132.40/cwt	124.00–144.00	892	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	341	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	757	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	108.58/cwt	98.25–121.00	840	322
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	150.97/cwt	136.00–158.00	871	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	149.13/cwt	146.00–153.00	923	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	166.23/cwt	157.00–172.00	846	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	872	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	152.34/cwt	143.00–154.00	746	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	153.61/cwt	152.50–157.50	647	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	164.45/cwt	163.00–167.00	562	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	809	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.27/cwt	131.00–135.00	636	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	464	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	793	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	991	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	100.19/cwt	94.00–104.00	777	481
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	133.51/cwt	126.00–135.60	773	211
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	125.88/cwt	122.00–136.00	793	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	366	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	750	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	103.81/cwt	95.25–113.00	905	791
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	107.96/cwt	101.00–115.10	884	302
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	101.19/cwt	99.25–103.25	965	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	94.92/cwt	94.10–95.75	990	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	747	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	54.79/cwt	50.00–59.00	673	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	45.25/cwt	44.50–47.00	443	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	58.16/cwt	56.00–61.00	770	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	50.65/cwt	48.00–57.00	573	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	89.85/cwt	89.85–89.85	814	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.12/cwt	114.00–124.50	793	245
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	141.86/cwt	133.00–146.00	758	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	91.39/cwt	87.50–96.00	801	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	105.50/cwt	103.50–108.50	723	73

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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