Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 550 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 300 lb to 475 lb sold 2.00 higher. No recent comparison on steer calves from 475 lb to 550 lb, however a lower market was noted. Feeder heifers 400 lb to 850 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.71/cwt on 1,157 head.

Average price

$135.71

1,157 head · 799 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,085

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$238

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.34

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	793	136.12	1,079	1,136
Large 1	1,159	113.66	1,317	21

One grade step is worth $22.46/cwt here — about −$238 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 sale1,157 hd

135.71

—

KS average3 barns · 5,204 hd

141.05

−5.34

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	1,618	77.96	1,261	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	59.58	786	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	50.08	589	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,180	44.45	525	25

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	592	158.68/cwt	158.00–162.00	939	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	127.26/cwt	125.00–131.60	1,130	308
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	157.54/cwt	157.00–158.00	699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	124.96/cwt	123.35–128.75	1,203	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	741	135.71/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,006	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	128.59/cwt	126.75–132.10	1,051	237
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	188.39/cwt	188.00–191.00	833	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	145.40/cwt	140.00–146.00	973	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	136.13/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,036	87
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	599	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	725	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	126.55/cwt	125.50–129.25	964	143
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	411	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	166.14/cwt	162.00–168.00	877	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.85/cwt	142.00–146.00	817	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	709	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,017	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	407	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	574	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	847	12
Bulls	—	—	1,681	80.77/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,358	12
Bulls	—	—	1,935	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,471	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	60.75/cwt	59.75–63.00	806	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	50.08/cwt	47.50–54.00	589	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	44.45/cwt	38.00–46.00	525	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	58.02/cwt	55.00–59.50	759	24
Steers	Large 1	—	1,150	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,185	4
Steers	Large 1	—	1,209	113.09/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,367	13
Steers	Large 1	—	1,005	126.16/cwt	120.00–128.25	1,268	4
Bulls	—	—	1,349	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	944	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,635	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,216	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,107	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	854	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,179	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	893	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	834	9
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,125	96.90/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,090	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	687	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	577	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	127.81/cwt	123.00–131.50	809	62
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,525	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	739	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	959	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	122.58/cwt	121.10–122.85	1,054	103
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	210.58/cwt	207.00–213.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	129.73/cwt	127.00–131.10	1,190	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	126.14/cwt	123.00–127.25	899	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	171.40/cwt	168.00–174.00	814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	151.31/cwt	147.00–153.00	820	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	128.80/cwt	128.00–129.50	866	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	174.40/cwt	173.00–177.00	483	3

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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