Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 400 to 950 lbs sold 7.00 to 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 to 950 lbs sold steady. Heifers 400 to 700 lbs sold 4.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.02/cwt on 1,564 head.

Average price

$145.02

1,564 head · 764 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,107

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$70

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$40.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.37

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	767	146.10	1,120	1,479
Medium and Large 1-2	635	130.07	827	72
Large 1	1,131	105.15	1,190	13thin

One grade step is worth $40.94/cwt here — about −$70 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 sale1,564 hd

145.02

—

KS average4 barns · 4,829 hd

147.39

−2.37

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	1,689	70.34	1,188	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,349	62.82	848	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	52.64	627	191
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	45.43	509	138

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1Fancy	—	670	157.75/cwt	157.75–157.75	1,057	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	148.40/cwt	143.50–148.75	1,190	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	67.60/cwt	66.00–70.00	1,013	3
Bulls	—	—	1,988	78.82/cwt	76.00–81.50	1,567	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	950.80/cwt	820.00–1,025.00	11,115	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	139.71/cwt	138.00–148.00	933	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	148.02/cwt	142.00–150.00	860	88
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	150.46/cwt	145.00–151.25	1,094	325
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	152.17/cwt	148.00–155.00	803	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	120.42/cwt	120.00–121.00	992	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	135.60/cwt	135.00–136.00	636	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	869	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	1,215	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	672	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	894	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	794	151.08/cwt	148.00–152.25	1,200	139
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,023	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,250	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	692	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	726	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	1,372.90/cwt	1,125.00–1,450.00	15,939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	912	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,309	60
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,216	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	140.46/cwt	139.00–144.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	841	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	762	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,610	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	935.11/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	13,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	607	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	771	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,945	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,370	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	1,218.84/cwt	925.00–1,275.00	14,102	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,034	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,272	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,024	107.33/cwt	104.00–108.50	1,099	29
Steers	Large 1	—	1,192	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	132.96/cwt	127.50–138.00	913	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	711	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	57.93/cwt	55.00–59.50	799	3
Bulls	—	—	1,670	70.57/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,179	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	132.73/cwt	128.00–137.25	707	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	62.49/cwt	59.00–65.00	837	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	52.64/cwt	49.00–58.00	627	191
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	45.43/cwt	40.00–48.50	509	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	557	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	779	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,730	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,360	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,242	858.50/cwt	825.00–910.00	10,663	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	146.38/cwt	143.00–148.35	1,282	181
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	152.50/cwt	152.00–153.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	875	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	998	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,028	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	126.46/cwt	118.00–130.50	722	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	693	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	180.14/cwt	179.00–181.00	659	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	819	138.42/cwt	136.00–140.75	1,134	154
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	175.18/cwt	171.00–178.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	133.89/cwt	133.85–134.00	1,220	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	856	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	129.99/cwt	126.00–131.00	898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	871	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,142	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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