Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2020-07-16

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 16
● Final24 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,309 head
753 vs last sale 1,556 963 vs year ago 1,346 · +71.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
20 vs last sale 187 33 vs year ago 200 · 16.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final Report

Compared to last week, heifers under 700 lb no recent comparison, however a sharply higher market noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers under 700 lb no recent price comparison, however a sharply higher market noted. Steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Breaker cows were steady. Boner cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Lean cows and bulls were 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.05/cwt on 1,097 head.
Average price
$129.05
1,097 head · 778 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,004
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
2.72
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1778129.051,0041,097
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale1,097 hd
129.05
KS average3 barns · 2,748 hd
131.77
−2.72
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
BullsAverage1,89292.161,74413
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,34466.93900100
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16960.6670924
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12656.8064023

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1403184.00/cwt184.00–184.007428
SteersMedium and Large 1830138.65/cwt137.50–140.001,151119
SteersMedium and Large 1565158.00/cwt158.00–158.008937
SteersMedium and Large 1980126.51/cwt123.00–127.001,240111
SteersMedium and Large 1617150.00/cwt150.00–150.009266
SteersMedium and Large 1674151.05/cwt148.00–154.001,01887
SteersLarge 11,040117.75/cwt117.75–117.751,2257
SteersMedium and Large 1780140.86/cwt140.00–143.001,09941
SteersMedium and Large 1537160.47/cwt147.00–163.0086231
SteersMedium and Large 1921134.49/cwt133.50–135.001,239291
Bulls1,89292.16/cwt87.00–95.501,74413
CowsLean 85-90%1,12656.80/cwt54.00–58.0064023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,34466.93/cwt63.00–73.00900100
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16960.66/cwt60.00–62.5070924
HeifersMedium and Large 1780128.14/cwt125.75–129.50999188
HeifersMedium and Large 1872123.51/cwt120.00–126.351,077168
HeifersMedium and Large 1916121.10/cwt120.85–121.251,10987
HeifersMedium and Large 1627140.85/cwt135.00–141.5088384
HeifersMedium and Large 1681136.85/cwt135.50–143.0093270
HeifersMedium and Large 1826124.04/cwt122.50–127.001,025253
HeifersMedium and Large 1530147.92/cwt143.50–151.0078444
HeifersMedium and Large 1729132.45/cwt131.85–134.50966203
SteersMedium and Large 1715141.09/cwt140.00–144.501,00921
SteersMedium and Large 1876136.41/cwt132.85–139.001,195202

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.