Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 450 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 300 lb to 450 lb sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 925 lb sold steady. Heifer calves 400 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.44/cwt on 1,906 head.

Average price

$134.44

1,906 head · 728 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$276

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

$5.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.59

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1-2	511	140.00	715	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	513	134.51	690	64
Medium and Large 1	737	134.39	991	1,824

One grade step is worth $5.61/cwt here — about −$276 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 sale1,906 hd

134.44

—

KS average3 barns · 4,389 hd

133.85

+0.59

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	2,138	82.40	1,762	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	67.83	936	120
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,202	60.87	732	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,165	52.02	606	6thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1Fleshy	—	527	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	896	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	146.10/cwt	143.00–146.75	1,112	143
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.39/cwt	147.00–155.00	725	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	133.49/cwt	133.00–136.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	914	131.96/cwt	128.50–133.00	1,206	89
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	137.70/cwt	132.50–140.50	920	201
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	132.35/cwt	128.50–133.10	958	189
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	122.79/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,092	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	147.67/cwt	146.00–148.00	938	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	803	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	168.37/cwt	164.00–173.00	958	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	200.23/cwt	194.00–203.00	867	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	155.84/cwt	151.00–158.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	148.29/cwt	147.00–150.00	789	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	129.81/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,015	253
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	180.51/cwt	175.50–184.00	964	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	208.94/cwt	205.00–214.00	788	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	160.50/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,027	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	220.95/cwt	218.00–222.00	862	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	139.75/cwt	139.75–139.75	1,124	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	148.13/cwt	146.50–149.00	1,071	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	156.01/cwt	151.00–157.50	1,058	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	182.96/cwt	181.00–190.00	853	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	127.97/cwt	125.50–130.50	1,127	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	406	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	973	128.00/cwt	127.50–128.50	1,245	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	907	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	918	137.48/cwt	135.85–138.60	1,262	99
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	689	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,116	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,011	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	66.94/cwt	64.25–68.50	926	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	69.90/cwt	69.00–75.00	960	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	60.87/cwt	56.00–64.00	732	72
Bulls	—	—	2,223	84.18/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,871	9
Bulls	—	—	2,093	77.05/cwt	71.00–79.00	1,613	16
Bulls	—	—	2,132	91.09/cwt	85.50–93.00	1,942	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,400	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	511	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	715	18
Steers	Large 1	—	1,056	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,267	48
Steers	Large 1	—	1,033	122.51/cwt	120.50–127.75	1,266	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	52.02/cwt	46.00–55.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	756	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,186	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	8,776	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,322	880.66/cwt	860.00–890.00	11,642	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,821	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	729	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.38/cwt	138.00–143.00	591	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	907	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	748	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,021	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	792	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	713	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	181.32/cwt	181.00–182.00	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	130.49/cwt	116.00–132.00	733	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	286	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	532	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	595	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	869	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	511	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	779	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	866	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,182	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	616	143.68/cwt	142.00–148.00	885	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	574	185.72/cwt	179.50–188.50	1,066	320
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	707	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	803	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	948	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	917	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,174	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	479	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	848	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	927	119.45/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,107	108
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	761	136.15/cwt	135.10–137.75	1,036	348
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	494	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	785	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	114.14/cwt	112.00–125.00	871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	341	172.15/cwt	165.00–175.00	587	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	129.52/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,056	255
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	1,002	14

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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