Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week. feeder steers 700 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 900 lb to 1000 lb sold steady. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb , however a higher trend was noted. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. No recent comparison on heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb, however a higher trend was noted. Heifers 500 lb to 650 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter bulls and breaker cows sold 2.00 higher. Lean cows sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.32/cwt on 2,307 head.

Average price

$137.32

2,307 head · 801 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,100

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$502

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

$22.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.93

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	545	146.00	796	35
Medium and Large 1	803	137.30	1,102	2,253
Large 1	1,051	123.52	1,298	19thin

One grade step is worth $22.48/cwt here — about −$502 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 sale2,307 hd

137.32

—

KS average4 barns · 7,625 hd

142.24

−4.93

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	—	Average	1,746	89.71	1,566	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	64.73	842	126
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	55.60	668	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	44.12	473	5thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	—	426	182.57/cwt	176.00–187.00	778	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	174.98/cwt	172.00–180.00	868	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	135.49/cwt	132.35–137.00	1,116	292
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	132.27/cwt	126.00–133.50	962	133
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	154.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	739	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	125.70/cwt	122.00–129.10	1,236	128
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	625	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	136.99/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,000	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	132.27/cwt	126.50–132.75	1,020	151
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	150.64/cwt	145.00–153.00	951	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	164.86/cwt	158.00–170.00	870	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	568	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	954	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	154.60/cwt	152.00–156.00	895	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	129.85/cwt	125.25–131.50	1,201	277
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	135.31/cwt	132.00–138.50	1,050	259
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	786	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,116	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	143.80/cwt	142.50–146.50	1,034	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	143.40/cwt	135.00–147.00	974	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	852	139.52/cwt	139.10–140.00	1,189	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	133.25/cwt	129.50–137.75	1,157	318
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	937.35/cwt	925.00–950.00	9,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,711	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	84.44/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,355	4
Bulls	—	—	1,816	92.35/cwt	89.00–94.50	1,677	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	44.12/cwt	39.00–49.00	473	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	67.15/cwt	66.00–71.50	888	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	63.60/cwt	60.00–65.50	820	86
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	55.60/cwt	49.50–59.00	668	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	785.68/cwt	775.00–800.00	9,428	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,344	946.96/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	12,727	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,020.77/cwt	960.00–1,050.00	13,780	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	10,343	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,054	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,202	32
Steers	Large 1	—	1,171	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,358	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	701	8
Steers	Large 1	—	1,008	126.21/cwt	126.00–126.50	1,272	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	782	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	1,015	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	130.15/cwt	130.00–131.00	722	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	95	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	828	139.70/cwt	138.75–140.60	1,157	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	911	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,374	1,039.75/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	14,286	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	123.59/cwt	122.25–124.85	1,083	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	70	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	765	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,079	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	146.35/cwt	141.00–153.00	846	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	121.50/cwt	120.25–123.00	1,119	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	135.80/cwt	134.50–136.00	873	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	889	126.85/cwt	126.85–126.85	1,128	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	126.51/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,037	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	135.91/cwt	130.00–138.50	786	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.24/cwt	160.00–165.00	678	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	931	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	535	151.83/cwt	149.00–157.00	812	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	144.05/cwt	140.00–147.00	745	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	179.01/cwt	178.00–180.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	165.37/cwt	160.00–171.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	134.03/cwt	131.00–137.00	899	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	696	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	936	8

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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