Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 lower. Undertone on 900 lb steers was higher. No recent comparison on steers under 600, however a lower undertone was noted. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifers under 650 lb, however a lower undertone was noted. Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Thin cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.92/cwt on 1,180 head.

Average price

$139.92

1,180 head · 831 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$204

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$17.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.55

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	813	141.24	1,149	1,086
Medium and Large 1-2	779	128.29	999	17thin
Large 1	1,092	123.86	1,352	77

One grade step is worth $17.39/cwt here — about −$204 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 sale1,180 hd

139.92

—

KS average3 barns · 3,024 hd

141.47

−1.55

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	1,883	78.63	1,481	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,391	70.96	987	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,245	55.97	697	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,151	47.87	551	51

Every lot, as filed

45 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	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	594	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	760	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	399	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	137.33/cwt	135.50–138.75	1,045	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.26/cwt	122.00–141.50	754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,127	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	47.87/cwt	43.50–51.50	551	51
Bulls	—	—	2,018	82.99/cwt	82.50–83.50	1,675	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	74.25/cwt	72.00–74.50	1,097	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	499	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	783	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	69.77/cwt	65.50–71.50	949	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	55.97/cwt	52.00–61.00	697	23
Bulls	—	—	1,838	77.18/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	139.31/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,138	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	746	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,037	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	682	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	996	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	139.65/cwt	133.00–140.75	931	223
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	130.89/cwt	130.50–134.25	1,056	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	912	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,304	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	822	147.46/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,212	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	864	144.94/cwt	144.00–145.75	1,252	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,074	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	136.63/cwt	135.75–137.50	980	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	135.91/cwt	133.50–140.00	832	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	128.29/cwt	127.00–129.00	999	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	787	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	142.80/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,104	144
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	638	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,008	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,331	39
Steers	Large 1	—	1,178	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,361	38
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,115	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	659	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	830	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,005	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	134.64/cwt	132.00–136.10	1,182	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.76/cwt	145.00–147.00	765	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	133.24/cwt	132.00–139.50	1,243	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	145.60/cwt	143.50–147.00	1,067	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	686	130.23/cwt	128.50–133.00	893	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	141.85/cwt	138.00–145.00	975	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	688	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	896.51/cwt	860.00–950.00	12,488	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,427	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,270	2

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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