Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers 800 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 lower, while steers over 900 lb sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 800 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 1.00 lower. Heifers 900 lb to 1050 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Not enough steers and heifers under 600 lb for a market test. Demand was good. Breaker cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Boner and lean cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.52/cwt on 493 head.

Average price

$134.52

493 head · 800 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$211

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$8.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.57

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	798	134.59	1,074	489
Large 1	1,020	126.00	1,285	4thin

One grade step is worth $8.59/cwt here — about −$211 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 sale493 hd

134.52

—

KS average4 barns · 3,702 hd

143.10

−8.57

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	1,998	75.47	1,508	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	64.66	879	123
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,267	53.26	675	191
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,172	47.32	555	186

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	639	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	824	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	165.90/cwt	160.00–172.00	518	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	119.54/cwt	116.50–121.00	1,060	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	115.66/cwt	110.50–117.00	1,059	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.86/cwt	132.00–139.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	737	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	126.30/cwt	125.75–133.00	1,162	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	134.52/cwt	132.50–135.50	1,103	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	125.42/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,222	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	898	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,212	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	760	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.99/cwt	155.00–166.00	771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	757	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,030	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	886	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,099	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	841	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,068	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	904	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,248	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	888	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	1,237	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	141.44/cwt	140.50–143.00	1,078	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,267	815.59/cwt	550.00–950.00	10,334	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,281	715.48/cwt	650.00–775.00	9,165	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	637	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	863	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,016	108.82/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,106	33
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	1,113	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,285	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,304	68.22/cwt	66.50–73.00	890	32
Bulls	—	—	1,979	79.78/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,579	7
Bulls	—	—	2,006	73.58/cwt	69.00–77.00	1,476	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	47.32/cwt	39.00–49.75	555	186
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	63.41/cwt	60.00–66.00	874	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	53.26/cwt	50.00–59.50	675	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	542	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	748	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	127.27/cwt	124.00–130.00	787	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,345	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	12,212	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	898.66/cwt	785.00–1,000.00	11,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	121.91/cwt	118.00–126.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	658	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	443	130.77/cwt	127.00–132.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	661	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	569	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	436	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	641	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	123.11/cwt	121.00–128.00	720	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	698	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	128.48/cwt	125.00–129.50	906	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	376	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	124.66/cwt	121.00–129.50	979	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	122.17/cwt	119.50–124.00	1,008	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	596	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	7

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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