Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week, feeder steers 600 lb to 1050 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Steer calves 375 lb to 600 sold 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold to 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Heifers 900 lb to 1000 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 600 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Unweaned calves sell 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.09/cwt on 2,126 head.

Average price

$147.09

2,126 head · 820 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$166

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.43

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	811	148.14	1,202	1,948
Medium and Large 1-2	788	141.22	1,113	96
Large 1	1,058	129.20	1,367	82

One grade step is worth $18.93/cwt here — about −$166 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 sale2,126 hd

147.09

—

KS average3 barns · 6,919 hd

147.52

−0.43

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	1,883	91.84	1,729	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,341	72.63	974	61
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,223	65.37	799	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,073	56.18	603	10

Every lot, as filed

83 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	—	827	144.39/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,194	352
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	161.44/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,082	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	156.59/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,137	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	131.57/cwt	127.50–134.75	1,082	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	803	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	138.03/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,285	329
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	130.32/cwt	127.00–133.00	691	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	190.80/cwt	189.00–193.00	883	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	146.77/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,152	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	162.18/cwt	156.00–166.00	1,035	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	140.74/cwt	137.00–144.00	870	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	133.17/cwt	127.50–136.10	1,037	249
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	408	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	816	147.80/cwt	147.00–148.25	1,206	196
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	874	126.33/cwt	121.00–129.50	1,104	320
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	386	156.41/cwt	156.00–157.00	604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	709	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,145	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	562	133.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	750	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	612	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	136.56/cwt	134.75–140.00	978	299
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	588	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	770	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	812	4
Bulls	—	—	1,791	93.63/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,677	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	435	152.26/cwt	147.00–155.00	662	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	180.09/cwt	179.00–181.00	1,117	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	592	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	959	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	518	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	896	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	672	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,142	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	860	147.25/cwt	147.25–147.25	1,266	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	327	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	455	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,152	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,570	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	18,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,929	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,977	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	56.18/cwt	54.00–59.00	603	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	71.13/cwt	69.50–73.00	945	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	74.40/cwt	73.50–75.50	1,009	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	65.37/cwt	60.00–69.00	799	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,377	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,459	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,380	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,003	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,116	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	1,155	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,084	127.29/cwt	123.00–127.75	1,380	51
Steers	Large 1	—	1,016	132.35/cwt	132.35–132.35	1,345	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	870	8
Bulls	—	—	2,021	85.75/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,733	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,170	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	551	183.94/cwt	183.00–184.75	1,014	41
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,518	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	15,180	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	948.15/cwt	910.00–985.00	12,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	897	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,210	45
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	813	133.95/cwt	133.00–135.75	1,089	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	394	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	563	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	860	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,148	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	609	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	898	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	149.90/cwt	144.00–152.00	829	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	396	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	843	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	703	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	131.81/cwt	128.00–134.00	768	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	159.52/cwt	159.00–160.00	758	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	731	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	148.23/cwt	146.00–150.00	753	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	611	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	147.19/cwt	144.00–148.00	820	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	146.17/cwt	143.00–149.25	1,088	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	978	131.96/cwt	130.25–133.25	1,291	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	137.92/cwt	133.50–139.75	941	120
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	171.07/cwt	169.00–175.00	997	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	807	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	140.86/cwt	136.50–145.10	1,227	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	121.86/cwt	115.00–124.25	1,109	129
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	984	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,146	6

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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