Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, steers under 700 lb no price comparison. Steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steers over 900 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers under 700 lb no recent comparison, however a sharply higher market noted. 700 lb to 900 lb heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers over 900 lbs sold 2.00 to 3..00 lower. Demand uneven: moderate to good. Breaker and boner cows sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.06/cwt on 1,040 head.

Average price

$136.06

1,040 head · 854 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	835	137.79	1,150	937
Large 1	1,026	120.36	1,235	103

One grade step is worth $17.43/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale1,040 hd

136.06

—

KS average3 barns · 3,281 hd

136.96

−0.90

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	—	High	1,833	90.22	1,654	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,213	75.16	912	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,081	66.53	719	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,228	54.20	666	2thin

Every lot, as filed

25 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
Bulls	—	—	2,183	97.01/cwt	96.50–97.50	2,118	3
Bulls	—	—	1,752	88.65/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,553	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	66.53/cwt	60.00–70.00	719	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	77.53/cwt	77.00–78.50	1,051	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	74.02/cwt	68.00–77.00	848	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,228	54.20/cwt	53.00–56.00	666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	138.63/cwt	134.75–141.00	1,146	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	134.88/cwt	129.10–139.50	1,240	282
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	147.62/cwt	144.00–153.50	982	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	135.75/cwt	134.75–144.00	1,003	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	954	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,233	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	135.28/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,180	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	125.25/cwt	125.25–125.25	1,085	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	125.94/cwt	122.50–129.10	1,036	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	117.64/cwt	115.50–118.35	1,089	247
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	151.57/cwt	149.50–155.50	959	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	140.08/cwt	135.50–145.00	1,090	220
Steers	Large 1	—	1,026	120.36/cwt	117.10–124.10	1,235	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	145.12/cwt	139.50–148.50	898	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	146.11/cwt	145.50–147.50	812	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	127.35/cwt	125.00–130.00	991	54

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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