Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Close* Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder Heifers sold steady. Steer and heifer calves not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $122.73/cwt on 3,537 head.

Average price

$122.73

3,537 head · 859 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,054

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$59

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	836	125.17	1,047	3,022
Medium and Large 1-2	833	114.31	953	113
Large 1	1,035	106.78	1,105	402

One grade step is worth $18.39/cwt here — about −$59 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 sale3,537 hd

122.73

—

KS average3 barns · 6,463 hd

124.32

−1.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

36 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	—	526	133.31/cwt	131.50–136.00	701	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	122.92/cwt	120.00–125.50	824	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	126.09/cwt	123.00–130.00	797	103
Steers	Large 1	—	1,103	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,131	49
Steers	Large 1	—	1,078	102.94/cwt	101.50–103.50	1,110	106
Steers	Large 1	—	1,029	107.37/cwt	105.85–110.00	1,105	209
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	159.23/cwt	158.00–165.00	744	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	151.82/cwt	151.00–152.00	812	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	145.89/cwt	140.00–153.00	833	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	138.50/cwt	130.00–142.00	861	98
Steers	Large 1	—	967	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,054	7
Steers	Large 1	—	837	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,023	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	135.14/cwt	130.75–139.50	923	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	127.12/cwt	122.60–135.50	1,054	257
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	130.88/cwt	128.50–133.75	954	293
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	122.98/cwt	116.00–130.75	1,077	392
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	129.85/cwt	125.50–135.60	1,021	465
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	114.75/cwt	110.00–117.25	1,064	498
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	110.85/cwt	106.00–113.50	1,076	499
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	105.75/cwt	105.75–105.75	989	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,008	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	113.47/cwt	113.00–114.00	932	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	98.89/cwt	94.50–102.10	969	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	115.61/cwt	112.50–118.00	888	184
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	104.97/cwt	101.00–106.25	932	199
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	117.82/cwt	115.75–119.35	864	236
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	109.81/cwt	104.00–114.10	907	379
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	105.95/cwt	101.00–109.25	969	574
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	133.85/cwt	129.50–137.50	751	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	858	136.66/cwt	134.60–138.85	1,173	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	837	138.10/cwt	137.25–139.00	1,156	130
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	718	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	1,021	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	136.59/cwt	133.50–140.00	664	36

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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