Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lbs to 900 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher; other weights of steers were not well tested today. Feeder heifers not well tested today, however a lower undertone noted. Demand was moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.75/cwt on 673 head.

Average price

$133.75

673 head · 873 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$9.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	857	134.98	1,157	578
Medium and Large 1-2	864	128.74	1,113	32
Large 1	1,022	125.00	1,278	63

One grade step is worth $9.98/cwt here — about −$120 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 sale673 hd

133.75

—

KS average3 barns · 1,424 hd

134.43

−0.68

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	1,725	86.84	1,498	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	65.42	904	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,283	60.91	781	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	44.42	412	2thin

Every lot, as filed

33 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
Bulls	—	—	1,776	89.05/cwt	87.00–90.50	1,582	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,186	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	60.91/cwt	57.50–63.50	781	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	65.42/cwt	61.00–68.00	904	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	44.42/cwt	43.00–45.50	412	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,022	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,278	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,127	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	126.21/cwt	125.75–127.50	1,060	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	127.64/cwt	124.25–129.75	996	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	826	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,126	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	134.38/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,172	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	711	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,154	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,045	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	870	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	138.76/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,013	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	924	130.83/cwt	127.75–133.10	1,209	172
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	710	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	941	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,970	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	12,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	129.10/cwt	129.10–129.10	1,104	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	139.66/cwt	139.50–139.85	1,077	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	962	130.33/cwt	130.10–130.50	1,254	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	147.02/cwt	146.75–149.50	931	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	125.75/cwt	125.75–125.75	884	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	128.51/cwt	128.00–131.00	668	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	128.75/cwt	128.75–128.75	850	11

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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