Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week. feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady on light receipts. Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.09/cwt on 1,417 head.

Average price

$136.09

1,417 head · 829 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$109

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.99

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	829	136.62	1,133	1,368
Medium and Large 1-2	777	121.97	948	39
Large 1	1,038	119.60	1,241	10thin

One grade step is worth $17.02/cwt here — about −$109 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 sale1,417 hd

136.09

—

KS average3 barns · 2,899 hd

137.08

−0.99

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	1,761	88.23	1,554	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	67.09	919	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	59.58	689	84
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,061	52.94	562	24

Every lot, as filed

35 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 1Fleshy	—	629	130.63/cwt	129.00–132.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	676	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	946	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	776	7
Bulls	—	—	1,713	85.17/cwt	81.00–90.00	1,459	9
Bulls	—	—	1,833	92.83/cwt	91.50–94.50	1,702	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	59.58/cwt	56.00–63.50	689	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	69.54/cwt	68.75–72.00	1,006	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	66.74/cwt	64.00–68.50	906	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	135.77/cwt	131.85–139.00	1,185	338
Steers	Large 1	—	1,038	119.60/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,241	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	146.02/cwt	145.50–146.50	926	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	969	125.26/cwt	125.00–125.50	1,214	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	121.97/cwt	120.00–123.25	948	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	991	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	135.87/cwt	134.85–137.00	1,140	106
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	140.84/cwt	137.00–143.25	1,011	135
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	137.83/cwt	134.50–140.00	1,076	230
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	131.57/cwt	127.10–135.60	1,206	241
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	124.66/cwt	124.50–124.75	1,012	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	989	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,068	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	137.88/cwt	137.50–138.00	984	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	136.53/cwt	134.00–138.00	926	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	136.33/cwt	132.00–139.50	843	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	134.00/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,033	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	52.94/cwt	49.25–55.50	562	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	1,058	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	944	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,086	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	726	141.93/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,030	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	759	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,063	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	142.25/cwt	142.25–142.25	960	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	852	139.35/cwt	139.35–139.35	1,187	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,041	78

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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