Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report*

No recent comparison on feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb , however a steady market was noted. Feeder steers over 900 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent comparison on steers and heifers under 600 lb, however a higher market noted. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers over 850 lb sold 6.00 lower on a light test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bull 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.39/cwt on 683 head.

Average price

$144.39

683 head · 768 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$168

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$19.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.91

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	766	144.92	1,109	662
Medium and Large 1-2	664	130.00	863	11thin
Large 1	1,022	125.00	1,278	10thin

One grade step is worth $19.92/cwt here — about −$168 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 sale683 hd

144.39

—

KS average3 barns · 2,969 hd

142.47

+1.91

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	1,835	86.42	1,586	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,353	66.71	903	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,286	56.87	731	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,224	49.37	604	34

Every lot, as filed

47 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	—	628	137.12/cwt	136.00–142.00	861	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	132.39/cwt	130.50–136.75	1,039	188
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	151.17/cwt	144.00–156.00	939	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	142.75/cwt	142.75–142.75	1,146	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.68/cwt	146.00–156.00	858	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	141.29/cwt	138.00–142.75	1,034	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,234	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	863	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,278	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	138.20/cwt	135.50–140.50	1,077	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	142.06/cwt	138.00–145.00	930	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	160.42/cwt	149.00–168.00	836	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,343	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	767.56/cwt	760.00–775.00	9,932	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	69.48/cwt	69.00–72.00	969	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	56.87/cwt	52.00–59.50	731	81
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	598	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	759	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	795	8
Bulls	—	—	1,775	90.53/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,607	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	84.36/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	130.31/cwt	127.50–134.50	1,075	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	127.59/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,042	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	124.08/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,093	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	135.63/cwt	134.00–136.75	924	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,321	64.56/cwt	60.00–68.50	853	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,224	49.37/cwt	45.50–50.50	604	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	145.16/cwt	137.00–156.00	759	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	136.43/cwt	135.00–137.25	989	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	156.89/cwt	155.00–158.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	146.14/cwt	145.00–149.00	713	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	991	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	816	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,204	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	912	146.60/cwt	146.60–146.60	1,337	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	888	145.80/cwt	144.50–147.60	1,295	147
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	848	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	486	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	719	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	144.60/cwt	144.00–145.00	763	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	749	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	936	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	428	150.14/cwt	136.00–162.00	643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	873	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	777	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	135.50/cwt	132.00–140.00	867	23

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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