Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, 700 lb to 950 lb steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold unevenly steady. No recent comparison on 600 lb to 850 lb heifers, however a lower market was noted. Heifers 850 lb to 950 lb sold 1.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.25/cwt on 1,064 head.

Average price

$142.25

1,064 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,066

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$26.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	755	142.63	1,077	1,020
Medium and Large 1-2	595	134.73	801	41
Large 1	1,001	116.00	1,161	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.63/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale1,064 hd

142.25

—

KS average3 barns · 4,733 hd

142.91

−0.66

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	—	Low	1,808	66.08	1,195	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,400	61.59	862	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	49.45	602	187
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,192	41.01	489	47

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	—	756	128.49/cwt	125.50–130.50	971	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	136.94/cwt	135.00–137.25	1,143	95
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	153.46/cwt	149.00–156.00	568	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	183.40/cwt	180.00–192.00	776	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	143.57/cwt	139.75–150.50	912	97
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	190.39/cwt	186.00–195.00	703	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	499	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	634	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	140.98/cwt	137.00–145.00	733	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	134.78/cwt	130.00–137.25	1,173	202
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.77/cwt	141.00–149.00	688	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	534	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	128.42/cwt	124.50–130.50	791	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	133.38/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,051	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	199.62/cwt	197.00–200.00	673	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	142.50/cwt	139.00–145.50	941	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	799	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	939	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	130.80/cwt	122.50–133.50	1,254	86
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	121.98/cwt	121.00–123.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	159.99/cwt	155.00–164.50	819	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	953	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,215	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	147.62/cwt	144.00–152.00	843	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,183	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,009	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	963	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,146	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	936	140.85/cwt	140.85–140.85	1,318	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	876	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,218	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	686	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,029	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,001	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,009	107.88/cwt	102.00–126.00	1,089	50
Bulls	—	—	1,600	57.32/cwt	55.00–61.00	917	12
Bulls	—	—	1,966	74.30/cwt	73.00–75.50	1,461	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,169	66.83/cwt	66.00–70.00	781	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	60.66/cwt	57.00–64.50	874	84
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	49.45/cwt	44.50–57.50	602	187
Bulls	—	—	1,850	67.13/cwt	61.00–72.00	1,242	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,192	41.01/cwt	35.50–44.00	489	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	137.12/cwt	135.50–142.00	738	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	397	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	360	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	873	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	871.33/cwt	750.00–960.00	12,312	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	692.51/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,670	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	332	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	554	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	753	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	576	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	148.26/cwt	148.00–150.00	649	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	624	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	890	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	122.96/cwt	122.50–125.75	1,056	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	134.62/cwt	134.00–136.00	781	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.16/cwt	126.00–133.00	934	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	531	151.55/cwt	151.00–152.00	805	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	484	165.15/cwt	164.50–166.00	799	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	177.47/cwt	171.00–185.00	816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	120.79/cwt	118.25–123.50	1,119	44

How this sale compares

Kansas weighted averages

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