Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 650 lb to 925 lb sold steady to 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 925 lb to 1000 lb sold steady. Steers 500 lb to 650 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Steer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 6.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers 725 lb to 950 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifers 475 lb to 725 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifer calves 300 lb to 475 lb sold 4.00 lower on a light test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bull 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.08/cwt on 4,165 head.

Average price

$137.08

4,165 head · 795 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,089

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$156

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.32

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	788	137.59	1,084	4,038
Medium and Large 1-2	732	133.25	976	12thin
Large 1	1,037	119.58	1,240	115

One grade step is worth $18.00/cwt here — about −$156 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 sale4,165 hd

137.08

—

KS average3 barns · 8,772 hd

137.40

−0.32

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	1,767	80.03	1,414	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	62.60	851	137
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,167	52.69	615	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,034	41.41	428	13

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	477	178.87/cwt	173.00–181.00	853	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	127.61/cwt	125.50–129.50	924	257
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	147.63/cwt	142.00–151.75	790	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	123.70/cwt	119.50–127.50	1,023	510
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	129.08/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,127	726
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	142.82/cwt	137.00–144.50	697	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	155.02/cwt	149.50–159.00	981	191
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	168.85/cwt	166.00–173.00	888	44
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	135.83/cwt	130.50–139.50	849	403
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	125.68/cwt	123.75–128.50	1,160	255
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	159.50/cwt	156.00–164.00	936	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	133.40/cwt	130.50–136.00	778	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	120.86/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,058	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	131.59/cwt	128.60–138.85	1,083	575
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	140.90/cwt	135.75–145.00	1,024	398
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	146.30/cwt	143.00–153.00	988	291
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	123.06/cwt	120.50–126.00	1,199	289
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	452	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	559	167.90/cwt	167.75–168.00	939	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	136.32/cwt	132.00–141.50	1,056	690
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	619	161.44/cwt	160.00–162.00	999	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	807	139.60/cwt	139.60–139.60	1,127	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	416	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	918	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	85.93/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,723	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	41.41/cwt	39.00–45.00	428	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	65.24/cwt	64.00–67.00	915	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	61.17/cwt	58.00–63.00	817	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	52.69/cwt	47.00–56.00	615	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	917	130.10/cwt	130.10–130.10	1,193	27
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,019	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,044	30
Steers	Large 1	—	1,090	114.35/cwt	113.25–121.00	1,246	7
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	120.09/cwt	116.75–122.60	1,241	107
Steers	Large 1	—	1,105	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,127	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	78.87/cwt	72.00–82.00	1,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	452	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	545	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	940.96/cwt	910.00–1,000.00	11,715	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,456	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,458	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	734.30/cwt	650.00–775.00	8,944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	914	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	631	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	937	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	601	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,011	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	501	154.71/cwt	153.00–156.00	775	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	870	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	706	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	127.21/cwt	127.00–127.50	749	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	766	146.94/cwt	145.50–150.00	1,126	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	883	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.83/cwt	127.50–134.50	880	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	687	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	876	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	148.20/cwt	140.00–151.00	608	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	150.10/cwt	149.00–150.50	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	120.69/cwt	118.00–121.75	1,104	205
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	734	148.18/cwt	147.75–148.35	1,088	141
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	126.28/cwt	122.00–128.10	961	308
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1

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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