Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2020-08-13

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 13
● Final31 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,976 head
680 vs last sale 2,296 2,242 vs year ago 734 · +305.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
138 vs last sale 291 53 vs year ago 100 · +53.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Final Report

Compared to last week feeder steers 600 lb to 850 lb steers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers 850 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steers under 600 lb no price comparison. Feeder heifers under 700 lb no recent price comparison, however a higher market noted. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.29/cwt on 1,499 head.
Average price
$139.29
1,499 head · 873 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,216
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$106
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$14.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.53
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1853140.931,2021,332
Large 11,037126.151,308167
One grade step is worth $14.79/cwt here — about −$106 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 sale1,499 hd
139.29
KS average3 barns · 3,753 hd
142.81
−3.53
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
BullsHigh1,67184.181,40613
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33167.8590347
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13860.9769426
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12254.8661626

Every lot, as filed

31 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
Bulls1,80091.61/cwt91.50–92.001,6495
Bulls1,59079.54/cwt75.00–88.001,2658
CowsLean 85-90%1,12254.86/cwt49.00–58.0061626
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13860.97/cwt58.50–63.5069426
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42171.90/cwt70.00–72.501,02212
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30066.46/cwt64.00–68.5086435
SteersLarge 11,028127.23/cwt121.50–129.501,308115
SteersMedium and Large 1791143.78/cwt137.00–149.751,13786
SteersMedium and Large 1689155.73/cwt152.50–156.251,07391
SteersMedium and Large 1924132.47/cwt131.85–135.501,224122
SteersMedium and Large 1726156.04/cwt153.00–159.251,133138
SteersMedium and Large 1826144.16/cwt137.00–146.501,191152
SteersMedium and Large 1876139.16/cwt135.75–145.101,219425
SteersLarge 11,056123.75/cwt123.75–123.751,30752
HeifersMedium and Large 1716142.08/cwt138.50–143.751,017112
HeifersMedium and Large 1822136.73/cwt135.25–138.001,124154
HeifersMedium and Large 1853139.40/cwt139.00–139.601,189251
HeifersMedium and Large 1781138.09/cwt136.50–140.001,078265
SteersMedium and Large 1972130.33/cwt122.00–134.501,267274
SteersMedium and Large 1617157.27/cwt156.00–160.0097025
HeifersMedium and Large 1540151.00/cwt151.00–151.008155
HeifersMedium and Large 1621146.14/cwt145.50–147.0090817
HeifersMedium and Large 1558151.63/cwt148.00–153.5084635
HeifersMedium and Large 1977120.15/cwt115.25–121.851,17451
HeifersMedium and Large 1670143.81/cwt141.00–146.0096469
HeifersMedium and Large 1933116.27/cwt112.00–121.751,085103
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned578134.00/cwt134.00–134.007755
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned390151.00/cwt151.00–151.0058911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned641125.00/cwt125.00–125.0080115
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned506144.00/cwt144.00–144.007299
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned656147.00/cwt147.00–147.0096419

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.