Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1050 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 550 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Steer calves 400 lb to 550 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher on light receipts. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 900 lb sold steady to 1.00 higher. Heifers 500 lb to 700 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves 400 lb to 500 lb sold 4.00 higher on very light receipts. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.19/cwt on 2,487 head.

Average price

$132.19

2,487 head · 887 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,172

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$9.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.64

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	882	133.04	1,174	2,246
Medium and Large 1-2	772	125.56	969	104
Large 1	1,047	123.35	1,291	137

One grade step is worth $9.69/cwt here — about −$118 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 sale2,487 hd

132.19

—

KS average3 barns · 4,727 hd

136.84

−4.64

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	1,805	92.16	1,663	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,296	69.77	904	150
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,163	63.98	744	123
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,159	57.02	661	28

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	—	875	132.60/cwt	128.85–136.00	1,160	462
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	726	124.92/cwt	121.00–129.00	907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	896	126.06/cwt	123.50–127.25	1,129	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	138.82/cwt	135.50–143.00	1,084	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	122.83/cwt	119.50–124.00	1,078	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	144.52/cwt	141.50–148.00	1,035	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	346	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	153.78/cwt	150.00–159.00	644	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	929	127.34/cwt	126.50–131.00	1,183	311
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	133.61/cwt	130.50–138.75	1,110	300
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	154.63/cwt	152.50–157.00	946	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	125.70/cwt	122.50–128.75	914	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	134.06/cwt	132.00–136.25	837	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	589	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	762	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	175.67/cwt	175.00–176.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	140.24/cwt	137.00–143.00	745	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	567	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	791	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	936	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,179	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,217	1,076.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,150.00	13,103	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	17,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	84.80/cwt	79.50–89.00	1,390	14
Bulls	—	—	1,905	94.51/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,800	8
Bulls	—	—	2,022	104.20/cwt	101.00–106.50	2,107	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	68.37/cwt	67.00–71.00	874	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	72.93/cwt	71.00–77.00	975	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	627	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	868	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	771	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	723	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	906	134.85/cwt	134.85–134.85	1,222	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	961	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,288	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	620	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,011	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	651	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	900	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	63.98/cwt	61.00–66.50	744	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	158.61/cwt	155.50–160.00	1,052	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	530	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	772	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	370	145.55/cwt	144.00–149.00	539	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	8,559	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,052	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,073	14
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,107	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,107	11
Steers	Large 1	—	1,127	118.75/cwt	118.75–118.75	1,338	25
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,045	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	1,165	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,090	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	133.32/cwt	127.50–137.00	1,037	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	57.02/cwt	50.00–60.00	661	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	122.82/cwt	122.10–126.00	1,051	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	764	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,123	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	13,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,025	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,028	124.44/cwt	118.25–125.75	1,279	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,015	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	757	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	124.07/cwt	121.25–129.25	1,036	219
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	717	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	120.43/cwt	119.00–121.85	1,115	310
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	719	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	136.64/cwt	134.50–137.00	965	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	156.25/cwt	154.00–162.00	884	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	128.46/cwt	126.50–135.00	875	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	127.43/cwt	122.60–131.35	1,239	701
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	125.83/cwt	123.50–128.75	976	248

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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