Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2020-04-30

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Apr 30
● Final48 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,846 head
3,172 vs last sale 6,018 410 vs year ago 3,256 · 12.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
73 vs last sale 278 211 vs year ago 416 · 50.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
160 vs last sale 15 41 vs year ago 134 · +30.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Feeder Steers under 500 lbs weaker undertone noted; 500-700 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher; 700 -850 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher and above 850 lbs 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500 lbs weaker undertone noted; 500-800 lbs 1.00 to 2.00 higher; 800-900 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $119.82/cwt on 1,715 head.
Average price
$119.82
1,715 head · 828 lb average
Value per head Derived
$992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$184
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$14.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.09
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1828119.939931,702
Medium and Large 1-2771105.0081013thin
One grade step is worth $14.93/cwt here — about $184 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 sale1,715 hd
119.82
KS average3 barns · 6,222 hd
122.91
−3.09
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,94586.871,68911
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28363.4081344
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,06855.3159159

Every lot, as filed

48 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 11,024103.70/cwt99.75–106.001,06294
SteersMedium and Large 1733132.15/cwt123.00–134.25969119
SteersMedium and Large 1681137.33/cwt131.00–140.50935125
SteersMedium and Large 1952109.63/cwt102.50–110.251,044128
SteersMedium and Large 1875113.85/cwt111.00–114.75996160
SteersMedium and Large 1785118.60/cwt115.00–130.25931199
SteersMedium and Large 1921110.75/cwt106.00–113.251,020307
SteersMedium and Large 1826121.76/cwt114.50–126.001,006332
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned376162.00/cwt162.00–162.006094
SteersMedium and Large 1-2771105.00/cwt105.00–105.0081013
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 11,1842,037.50/cwt2,025.00–2,050.0024,12424
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,049714.09/cwt660.00–730.007,49114
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,158675.00/cwt675.00–675.007,8175
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,028900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,2528
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,026989.63/cwt925.00–1,025.0010,1547
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0071,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0010,82511
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14166.71/cwt65.00–68.0076116
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00477.78/cwt70.00–94.0078143
Bulls1,55374.86/cwt71.00–78.501,1632
Bulls2,16395.83/cwt94.00–96.502,0734
Bulls1,92784.51/cwt79.00–89.001,6295
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28363.40/cwt61.00–66.0081344
CowsLean 85-90%96645.69/cwt40.00–48.0044111
CowsLean 85-90%1,09157.52/cwt50.00–61.0062848
SteersMedium and Large 11,062102.15/cwt100.75–103.101,08570
SteersMedium and Large 1585136.76/cwt131.00–140.0080035
SteersMedium and Large 1530148.81/cwt145.00–151.0078933
SteersMedium and Large 1465146.36/cwt141.00–153.0068130
SteersMedium and Large 1636137.20/cwt130.00–139.5087329
SteersMedium and Large 1422156.70/cwt156.00–161.0066128
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy896106.50/cwt106.50–106.509549
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2794102.00/cwt102.00–102.0081013
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2568116.00/cwt116.00–116.0065911
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2608115.00/cwt115.00–115.006999
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned628127.00/cwt127.00–127.007987
HeifersMedium and Large 1814105.06/cwt101.50–107.50855203
HeifersMedium and Large 1740111.42/cwt110.25–112.00825128
HeifersMedium and Large 1621129.17/cwt122.00–135.50802126
HeifersMedium and Large 1772108.80/cwt105.00–115.00840114
HeifersMedium and Large 189296.96/cwt94.75–97.7586582
HeifersMedium and Large 194693.05/cwt92.60–95.0088058
HeifersMedium and Large 1520132.39/cwt127.00–136.5068854
HeifersMedium and Large 1572134.04/cwt131.50–135.5076744
HeifersMedium and Large 1414138.53/cwt135.00–140.0057437
HeifersMedium and Large 1673120.00/cwt120.00–120.0080822
HeifersMedium and Large 1471132.91/cwt128.00–137.5062613
HeifersMedium and Large 1376152.00/cwt152.00–152.005724
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy715123.00/cwt123.00–123.0087963

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.