Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to the last sale on 12/17/2020, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 300 lb to 400 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.24/cwt on 3,012 head.

Average price

$136.24

3,012 head · 803 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$174

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$16.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.46

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	792	137.18	1,086	2,787
Medium and Large 1-2	641	136.95	878	51
Medium 1	765	122.50	937	12thin
Large 1	1,043	120.82	1,260	162

One grade step is worth $16.36/cwt here — about −$174 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 sale3,012 hd

136.24

—

KS average4 barns · 11,036 hd

142.70

−6.46

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	2,002	75.07	1,503	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	57.47	795	186
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	47.55	556	249
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	42.12	479	77

Every lot, as filed

74 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 1	—	679	142.83/cwt	138.75–147.25	970	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	153.26/cwt	147.50–157.25	976	191
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.27/cwt	126.00–128.75	916	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	959	127.99/cwt	126.00–129.25	1,227	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	762	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	127.31/cwt	122.50–128.75	984	310
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	205.32/cwt	202.00–213.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	162.28/cwt	156.00–167.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	168.32/cwt	162.00–173.00	544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	133.00/cwt	128.50–139.00	1,180	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	137.58/cwt	132.25–140.00	1,059	460
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	127.75/cwt	123.00–129.75	1,056	309
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	138.53/cwt	134.50–140.75	1,008	228
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	150.67/cwt	147.00–154.50	874	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.55/cwt	144.00–154.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	196.00/cwt	190.00–202.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	129.91/cwt	126.75–134.00	1,198	610
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.23/cwt	136.00–143.50	815	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	443	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	162.73/cwt	157.00–166.00	915	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	181.69/cwt	179.00–185.00	850	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.68/cwt	163.00–172.00	880	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	179.12/cwt	172.00–186.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	131.44/cwt	130.00–134.00	887	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,004	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	130.44/cwt	127.25–134.50	1,072	557
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	886	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,147	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	717.11/cwt	600.00–775.00	9,430	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	803.20/cwt	600.00–880.00	10,924	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	47.55/cwt	44.00–53.00	556	249
Bulls	—	—	1,792	64.61/cwt	62.00–66.00	1,158	9
Bulls	—	—	2,244	83.86/cwt	79.00–87.50	1,882	11
Bulls	—	—	1,743	74.23/cwt	70.50–76.50	1,294	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,137	42.12/cwt	37.00–45.00	479	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	56.92/cwt	54.00–58.50	776	149
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	156.82/cwt	150.00–163.00	635	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	138.66/cwt	138.50–139.00	853	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	126.51/cwt	121.00–127.35	1,093	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.45/cwt	141.00–154.00	777	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	803	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	923	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	799	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	636	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.25	1,129	123
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	127.97/cwt	123.00–131.00	877	258
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	629	140.84/cwt	139.50–142.00	886	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	731	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	907	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,025	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	642	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	803	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	90	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	407	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	879.39/cwt	750.00–970.00	11,203	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	864	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	129.22/cwt	123.00–134.00	875	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	127.63/cwt	126.50–128.75	911	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,031	122.91/cwt	122.00–123.85	1,267	100
Steers	Large 1	—	1,063	117.45/cwt	114.25–118.50	1,248	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	784	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,425	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	842	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,002	5
Steers	Medium 1	—	765	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	937	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	602.07/cwt	550.00–725.00	7,357	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	726	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	59.66/cwt	59.25–63.00	875	37
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,019	121.04/cwt	117.50–121.25	1,233	54

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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