Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2020-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale on December 24 or December 31 due to the Christmas Holiday.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold steady. Steer calves 300 lb to 400 lb sold 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 850 lb sold steady. Heifers 850 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 8.00 lower. Heifers 500 lb to 550 lb sold 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Breaker and boner cows sold 1.00 lower. Lean cows sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.40/cwt on 1,492 head.

Average price

$138.40

1,492 head · 642 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$393

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Large 1

$36.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	466	140.71	655	112
Medium and Large 1	654	138.44	905	1,371
Large 1	1,009	103.89	1,048	9thin

One grade step is worth $36.82/cwt here — about −$393 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 sale1,492 hd

138.40

—

KS average3 barns · 3,236 hd

138.40

−0.00

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	1,716	73.23	1,256	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	59.39	779	179
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	51.73	636	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,152	45.97	530	31

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	51.73/cwt	49.00–54.50	636	69
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	58.89/cwt	55.00–63.00	764	164
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	64.82/cwt	64.00–71.00	953	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	45.97/cwt	40.00–48.50	530	31
Bulls	—	—	1,959	81.45/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,596	4
Bulls	—	—	1,310	62.85/cwt	61.00–65.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	571	150.69/cwt	149.00–152.00	860	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	149.76/cwt	149.00–151.00	786	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	176.70/cwt	171.00–181.00	942	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,310	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	719	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	899	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	510	136.25/cwt	136.00–139.00	695	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	787	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,149	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	161.85/cwt	151.00–164.50	914	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	193.40/cwt	184.00–198.00	899	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	200.04/cwt	192.00–204.50	862	48
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	9,287	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,016	1,155.46/cwt	1,125.00–1,160.00	11,739	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	132.19/cwt	130.00–135.50	972	275
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	792	137.96/cwt	132.50–141.00	1,093	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	139.81/cwt	137.25–142.50	1,163	136
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	587	173.67/cwt	170.00–174.50	1,019	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	193.10/cwt	191.00–193.50	991	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	847	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	144.48/cwt	140.50–151.50	777	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.80/cwt	150.00–159.00	648	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	134.68/cwt	129.75–138.00	851	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	780	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	145.59/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,057	235
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	128.70/cwt	127.50–131.75	1,062	113
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,095	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	663	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	948	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	680	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,052	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	650	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	805.00/cwt	725.00–810.00	9,893	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,294	848.64/cwt	680.00–880.00	10,981	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,585	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	15,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	948	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	735	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	662	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	999	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,022	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,022	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	74.01/cwt	68.00–79.50	1,314	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	166.40/cwt	164.00–171.00	637	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	132.44/cwt	128.50–140.00	779	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,655	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	583	149.69/cwt	147.00–150.00	873	182
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	493	153.24/cwt	150.00–158.00	755	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.90/cwt	142.00–155.00	702	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,033	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	496	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	574	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	867	134.64/cwt	132.50–136.00	1,167	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	132.80/cwt	132.00–133.00	1,243	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	151.26/cwt	145.00–154.25	1,016	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	902	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	487	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	196.08/cwt	188.00–200.00	622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	675	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,087	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	133.44/cwt	128.50–134.75	918	287
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	781	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	208.39/cwt	205.00–214.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	211.18/cwt	201.50–220.00	697	13

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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