Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Steer calves not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, steady undertone noted. Yearling steers sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves not enough comparable weights for an accurate market trend, lower undertone noted. Yearling heifers sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows: Boning utility cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher, Lean Utility cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $121.37/cwt on 2,069 head.

Average price

$121.37

2,069 head · 842 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,022

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$261

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

$14.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

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	562	135.96	765	36
Medium and Large 1	847	121.11	1,025	2,033

One grade step is worth $14.84/cwt here — about −$261 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 sale2,069 hd

121.37

—

KS average3 barns · 4,845 hd

123.94

−2.57

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	—	Low	1,781	79.72	1,420	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	64.91	776	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	63.99	1,023	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,054	49.40	521	44

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	—	474	137.02/cwt	134.00–141.00	649	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	134.68/cwt	130.50–139.50	711	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.02/cwt	125.50–132.75	813	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	122.43/cwt	120.75–124.25	813	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.42/cwt	126.00–135.50	751	104
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.18/cwt	112.00–119.50	829	174
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	107.49/cwt	101.50–110.75	886	195
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	111.57/cwt	108.50–115.60	859	264
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	105.26/cwt	104.00–106.75	906	282
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	118.25/cwt	113.50–124.50	696	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	614	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	783	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	114.97/cwt	114.50–116.00	778	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	867	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	859	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	740	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	63.99/cwt	63.00–64.50	1,023	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	21.59/cwt	21.00–22.00	227	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	61.36/cwt	60.50–62.00	634	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	35.49/cwt	32.00–45.00	350	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	56.12/cwt	50.00–59.75	611	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	689	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	178.23/cwt	174.00–194.00	759	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	169.98/cwt	166.00–174.50	816	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	159.99/cwt	156.00–163.00	842	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	155.70/cwt	149.00–161.00	883	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	125.50/cwt	122.00–129.00	963	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	109.45/cwt	106.85–111.10	1,018	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.99/cwt	136.00–147.00	946	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	146.47/cwt	140.00–153.50	913	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.90/cwt	126.50–135.50	950	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	879	113.94/cwt	110.00–119.85	1,002	187
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	106.32/cwt	104.00–109.10	1,082	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	102.95/cwt	100.60–104.85	1,091	225
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	121.99/cwt	115.00–128.10	1,004	314
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	107.21/cwt	105.50–109.50	1,039	360
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	855	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	714	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	122.60/cwt	121.00–126.00	780	19
Bulls	—	—	1,607	68.45/cwt	67.00–69.50	1,100	3
Bulls	—	—	1,993	89.25/cwt	86.50–90.50	1,779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	152.87/cwt	147.00–155.50	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	607	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	101.04/cwt	98.00–101.50	925	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	708	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	765	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	64.91/cwt	59.00–68.50	776	93
Bulls	—	—	1,734	79.11/cwt	71.00–85.50	1,372	7

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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