Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

Compared with two weeks ago feeder steers from 750 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifers from 700 to 800 sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Calves not tested. Breaker cows sold steady. Boner and lean cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Bulls not tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.03/cwt on 987 head.

Average price

$131.03

987 head · 866 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,135

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$125

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.95

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	849	132.33	1,123	915
Large 1	1,090	114.48	1,248	72

One grade step is worth $17.85/cwt here — about −$125 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 sale987 hd

131.03

—

KS average3 barns · 2,553 hd

131.98

−0.95

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	1,704	90.40	1,540	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	67.41	899	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	62.05	765	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,202	55.80	671	24

Every lot, as filed

24 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	—	813	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	992	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	819	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	133.04/cwt	128.50–135.00	770	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	134.47/cwt	133.50–135.50	645	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	125.49/cwt	124.00–128.50	811	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	665	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	124.87/cwt	124.50–125.25	986	126
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	55.80/cwt	50.00–58.50	671	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	67.41/cwt	64.00–69.75	899	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	62.05/cwt	59.00–66.00	765	52
Bulls	—	—	1,704	90.40/cwt	85.00–97.00	1,540	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.16/cwt	136.50–139.00	974	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	131.40/cwt	130.00–132.75	1,204	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	153.30/cwt	146.00–162.00	803	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	125.28/cwt	123.00–127.00	1,216	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	132.70/cwt	129.25–135.00	1,085	126
Steers	Large 1	—	1,037	116.32/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,206	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	791	137.10/cwt	137.10–137.10	1,084	67
Steers	Large 1	—	1,168	111.75/cwt	111.75–111.75	1,305	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	145.69/cwt	139.00–149.50	893	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	135.39/cwt	134.75–138.75	926	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	130.87/cwt	126.00–135.85	1,136	278

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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