Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Steers under 600 lb sold steady with a higher undertone. Feeder steers over 900 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 550 lb to 700 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 4.00 higher. Heifers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Breaker cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Boner and lean cows sold 6.00 lower. Bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.40/cwt on 915 head.

Average price

$142.40

915 head · 888 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−0.55

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	888	142.40	1,265	915

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale915 hd

142.40

—

KS average3 barns · 2,964 hd

142.95

−0.55

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	—	Average	1,755	73.75	1,294	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	67.84	921	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,152	48.73	561	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	40.69	444	15

Every lot, as filed

40 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 1	—	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium 1	—	733	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	953	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,832	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	9,222	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	9,195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	138.11/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,014	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,248	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	138.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	747	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	143.85/cwt	143.85–143.85	957	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	636	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	892	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,151	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	644	112.79/cwt	110.00–115.00	726	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	127.50/cwt	127.00–129.75	1,130	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	135.88/cwt	132.50–136.50	1,121	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,158	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	898	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	137.16/cwt	133.50–139.00	909	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	598	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	146.37/cwt	140.50–147.50	1,134	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	143.40/cwt	138.00–146.50	1,053	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	939	142.94/cwt	137.50–144.25	1,342	313
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	884	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	964	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,058	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	133.72/cwt	131.00–135.75	1,087	398
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	964	140.05/cwt	137.75–143.50	1,350	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	641	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	897	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	631	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	48.73/cwt	45.50–56.00	561	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	66.31/cwt	60.00–70.50	929	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	447	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	143.90/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,253	235
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	40.69/cwt	36.50–45.50	444	15
Bulls	—	—	1,676	71.98/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,206	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,131	75.75/cwt	73.00–78.00	857	6
Bulls	—	—	2,032	79.94/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	142.55/cwt	142.00–144.00	954	27

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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