Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower on light receipts. Feeder heifers 800 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Heifers 700 lb to 800 lb sold steady. Heifers 375 lb to 700 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.09/cwt on 2,327 head.

Average price

$132.09

2,327 head · 866 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,145

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$101

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.32

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	847	134.13	1,137	1,955
Medium and Large 1-2	749	129.22	968	97
Large 1	1,043	118.64	1,238	275

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about −$101 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 sale2,327 hd

132.09

—

KS average3 barns · 3,914 hd

133.41

−1.32

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	1,812	90.12	1,633	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	68.94	926	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	62.59	740	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,176	55.27	650	30

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	643	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	426	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	152.25/cwt	152.25–152.25	1,102	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	130.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	883	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	586	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	175.44/cwt	167.00–177.50	779	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	136.65/cwt	133.60–139.75	1,119	166
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	859	135.07/cwt	128.75–136.35	1,160	439
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	827	127.43/cwt	126.60–128.00	1,054	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	654	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	396	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	691	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,050	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	479	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	719	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	157.59/cwt	157.00–159.00	830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	528	133.27/cwt	128.00–136.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	146.23/cwt	146.00–147.00	787	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	127.36/cwt	123.00–128.75	937	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	535	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	139.28/cwt	135.00–143.00	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	767	136.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,049	335
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	759	142.50/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,082	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,415	1,040.00/cwt	1,040.00–1,040.00	14,716	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	72.97/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,031	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	148.43/cwt	145.00–152.00	940	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	3
Bulls	—	—	1,656	84.06/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,392	8
Bulls	—	—	2,108	99.31/cwt	96.50–102.00	2,093	2
Bulls	—	—	1,856	92.12/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,710	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	67.38/cwt	66.00–70.00	887	75
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	62.59/cwt	60.00–65.00	740	87
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	3
Steers	Large 1	—	1,013	120.12/cwt	113.75–121.00	1,217	111
Steers	Large 1	—	1,061	118.09/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,253	156
Steers	Large 1	—	1,111	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,211	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,176	55.27/cwt	50.00–59.50	650	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	616	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	10,998	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,472	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	15,603	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,383	989.61/cwt	985.00–1,000.00	13,686	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	938.53/cwt	850.00–1,010.00	11,666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	115.55/cwt	114.50–116.10	1,110	161
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	133.86/cwt	132.00–135.00	916	21
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,009	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,145	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	125.79/cwt	125.00–126.50	1,113	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	118.74/cwt	116.00–122.50	854	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	684	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,005	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	117.41/cwt	113.50–119.75	918	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	122.33/cwt	121.25–123.75	1,072	294
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	980	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	692	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	917	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	126.41/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,062	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	117.76/cwt	115.75–122.00	1,095	252
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	584	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	113.97/cwt	110.50–115.50	996	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.04/cwt	130.50–138.25	848	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	145.55/cwt	145.00–146.00	626	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	128.39/cwt	124.75–132.00	1,188	698
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	143.04/cwt	137.50–146.50	818	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	786	127.12/cwt	123.50–130.00	999	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	966	125.47/cwt	119.25–128.00	1,212	125

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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