Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Preliminary Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Steer calves 375 lb to 600 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold steady. Heifer calves 300 lb to 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher. Not enough bulls for a market test, however a lower trend was noted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.64/cwt on 1,520 head.

Average price

$143.64

1,520 head · 775 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$384

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

$37.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.74

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	597	155.07	926	75
Medium and Large 1	774	143.85	1,114	1,400
Large 1	1,110	118.00	1,310	45

One grade step is worth $37.07/cwt here — about −$384 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 sale1,520 hd

143.64

—

KS average3 barns · 3,034 hd

141.90

+1.74

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	1,719	78.32	1,346	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	63.90	834	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,118	55.51	621	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	48.31	514	9thin

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	—	490	180.56/cwt	178.00–181.00	885	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	138.80/cwt	136.50–142.00	794	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	675	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	130.12/cwt	129.00–133.50	997	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	146.26/cwt	145.00–149.00	705	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	128.40/cwt	122.50–129.25	1,067	371
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	136.05/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,073	193
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	919	131.07/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,205	185
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	184.08/cwt	181.00–189.00	696	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	135.10/cwt	131.50–136.75	1,113	204
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	152.54/cwt	149.00–158.00	949	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	423	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	144.47/cwt	143.50–150.00	770	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	132.44/cwt	128.50–134.00	1,154	146
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	358	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	505	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	67.46/cwt	65.00–71.50	916	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	867	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,209	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	388	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	741	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	152.05/cwt	149.50–154.50	1,019	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	760	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,096	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,023	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	904	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	561	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	757	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	656	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	902	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	423	195.76/cwt	195.00–197.00	828	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	48.31/cwt	47.50–49.00	514	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,267	61.27/cwt	60.00–63.00	776	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	55.51/cwt	53.00–57.50	621	14
Bulls	—	—	1,580	77.10/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,218	3
Bulls	—	—	2,135	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,751	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	747.50/cwt	725.00–770.00	6,728	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	820.00/cwt	800.00–840.00	8,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,009	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	6,351	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	6,664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,257	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,810	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	947.14/cwt	850.00–1,090.00	13,260	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	9,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	404	163.25/cwt	161.00–164.00	660	24
Steers	Large 1	—	1,110	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,310	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	123.75/cwt	123.75–123.75	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	313	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	535	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	887	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	132.08/cwt	128.00–134.50	896	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	457	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	808	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	1,093	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,033	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	547	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	143.76/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,022	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	982	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	132.78/cwt	131.75–133.50	965	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	558	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	967	125.78/cwt	121.35–129.75	1,216	173
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	170.80/cwt	166.00–174.00	996	78
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	514	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	774	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	121.41/cwt	120.75–121.75	965	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	177.53/cwt	175.00–180.00	959	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	132.80/cwt	130.00–134.25	847	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,090	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	122.89/cwt	121.75–125.35	1,089	301

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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