Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 1000 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. No test on steers under 600 lb. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Heifers under 700 lb sold 2.00 higher on a light test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.56/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$142.56

704 head · 815 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.31

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	806	143.28	1,155	677
Large 1	1,039	124.47	1,294	27

One grade step is worth $18.82/cwt here — about −$139 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 sale704 hd

142.56

—

KS average3 barns · 2,915 hd

144.87

−2.31

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	1,692	79.19	1,340	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,333	66.08	881	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	56.05	685	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,221	49.16	600	36

Every lot, as filed

36 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	925	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	139.02/cwt	138.50–141.50	1,207	155
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	127.78/cwt	127.50–128.00	1,306	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	137.29/cwt	136.75–141.00	1,072	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	828	151.75/cwt	151.75–151.75	1,256	74
Steers	Large 1Fleshy	—	1,089	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,252	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	147.25/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,051	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	1,258	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	779	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	142.51/cwt	140.00–144.50	970	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	868	148.93/cwt	148.50–149.00	1,293	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	125.42/cwt	125.25–125.50	1,047	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	996	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	142.19/cwt	141.50–143.75	886	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,040	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	828	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	128.94/cwt	127.50–133.00	1,022	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	468	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	133.36/cwt	133.00–136.00	983	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	694	137.91/cwt	137.50–140.00	957	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	736	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	916	4
Bulls	—	—	1,692	79.19/cwt	73.00–83.50	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	796	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,142	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,135	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	840	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,111	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,221	49.16/cwt	44.00–52.50	600	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	64.26/cwt	60.00–68.00	878	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	69.99/cwt	69.00–70.50	883	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	56.05/cwt	53.00–60.00	685	70
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,423	866.91/cwt	830.00–900.00	12,336	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	7,403	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,232	676.98/cwt	650.00–730.00	8,340	6

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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