Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week. feeder steers 800 lb to 975 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 650 lb to 800 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Steer calves 375 lb to 650 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 975 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 600 lb sold 2.00 lower.. Heifer calves 375 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.10/cwt on 4,668 head.

Average price

$135.10

4,668 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$130

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$39.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.78

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	748	135.38	1,012	4,555
Medium and Large 1-2	670	127.19	852	100
Large 1	1,189	96.01	1,142	13thin

One grade step is worth $39.37/cwt here — about −$130 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 sale4,668 hd

135.10

—

KS average3 barns · 8,383 hd

137.88

−2.78

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	—	High	1,873	88.28	1,653	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,298	69.61	903	165
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,194	62.38	745	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	49.29	557	9thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1Unweaned	—	509	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	804	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	320	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	621	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	597	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	842	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	309	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	525	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	156.49/cwt	153.50–162.50	978	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	176.04/cwt	169.00–179.50	926	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	890	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,224	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	548	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	707	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	196.73/cwt	189.00–201.00	757	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	125.48/cwt	121.50–128.50	1,089	459
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	136.02/cwt	130.50–138.25	1,260	276
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	162.73/cwt	159.00–166.00	916	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	142.47/cwt	138.50–148.00	1,120	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	452	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	137.93/cwt	132.00–140.25	1,203	192
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	131.16/cwt	128.25–136.00	1,014	652
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	129.09/cwt	124.75–131.75	1,064	1,374
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	146.16/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,073	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	155.39/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,063	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	801	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	1,091	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	155.43/cwt	154.50–156.00	897	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	174.79/cwt	171.00–181.00	832	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	131.12/cwt	126.00–133.25	1,273	322
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	133.52/cwt	128.00–137.00	976	381
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	138.26/cwt	136.50–140.00	1,153	187
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	718	139.12/cwt	139.00–139.25	999	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	437	143.50/cwt	141.00–151.00	627	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	491	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	823	146.25/cwt	146.25–146.25	1,204	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	752	139.72/cwt	139.50–140.25	1,051	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	911	131.29/cwt	131.10–135.50	1,196	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	157.40/cwt	150.00–162.00	597	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	379	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	431	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	758	150.89/cwt	149.00–152.00	1,144	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	588	170.59/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,003	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	886	141.91/cwt	141.75–142.00	1,257	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	168.04/cwt	164.00–168.50	1,109	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	719	155.53/cwt	154.00–156.25	1,118	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	69.05/cwt	65.50–73.75	897	153
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	62.38/cwt	56.50–65.50	745	75
Bulls	—	—	1,415	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,309	1
Bulls	—	—	1,942	97.50/cwt	93.00–101.50	1,893	5
Bulls	—	—	2,033	86.21/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,753	5
Bulls	—	—	1,642	74.95/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,231	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	7,975	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,271	63
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,225	1,400.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,500.00	17,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	12,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,600	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,020	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,213	94.92/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,151	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,300	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	1,411	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	49.29/cwt	42.50–54.00	557	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	76.80/cwt	75.00–80.00	985	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	16,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,278	987.07/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	12,615	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,327	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,885	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,100	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,090	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	974	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	843	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	539	183.69/cwt	183.50–184.00	990	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	860	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,083	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	127.29/cwt	127.10–128.00	941	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	128.13/cwt	127.00–130.00	664	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	973	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	150.79/cwt	150.00–156.00	774	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	129.56/cwt	128.00–135.50	803	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	914	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	122.61/cwt	121.10–123.75	1,153	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	119.20/cwt	114.50–121.00	1,150	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	652	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	958	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	160.27/cwt	159.00–161.00	654	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	140.52/cwt	138.00–146.00	748	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	140.30/cwt	134.00–144.00	887	115
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	986	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	462	167.63/cwt	167.25–168.00	774	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	134.49/cwt	130.50–139.50	912	162
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	841	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	838	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	898	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	860	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	170.00/cwt	169.00–171.00	945	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	668	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	137.86/cwt	137.00–139.00	790	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	739	137.05/cwt	136.75–138.50	1,013	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	142.20/cwt	139.75–144.00	943	153
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	640	166.12/cwt	165.00–166.25	1,063	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	187.70/cwt	186.00–192.00	871	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	170.57/cwt	165.50–175.00	744	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	924	65

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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