Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared with last week, feeder steers 675 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 575 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.31/cwt on 1,009 head.

Average price

$128.31

1,009 head · 827 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$103

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$18.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.64

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	820	129.02	1,059	954
Medium and Large 1-2	787	123.11	968	23
Large 1	1,049	110.72	1,161	32

One grade step is worth $18.31/cwt here — about −$103 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 sale1,009 hd

128.31

—

KS average2 barns · 1,529 hd

127.67

+0.64

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	—	High	1,823	96.47	1,759	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	80.41	1,084	163
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	72.77	857	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,156	67.73	783	13

Every lot, as filed

53 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 1Fancy	—	720	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,094	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	140.26/cwt	140.00–141.10	1,316	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	885	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,053	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	72.77/cwt	69.00–77.00	857	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	1,165.22/cwt	885.00–1,360.00	16,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,435	1,031.49/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	14,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	415	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	537	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.96/cwt	143.00–148.00	982	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	133.36/cwt	131.00–134.10	1,036	151
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	135.03/cwt	133.00–135.25	971	82
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	543	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	140.31/cwt	138.00–141.75	1,253	173
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	484	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	745	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	785	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,591	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	82.25/cwt	81.00–85.50	1,123	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	78.73/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,049	85
Bulls	—	—	2,004	103.82/cwt	100.00–107.00	2,081	15
Bulls	—	—	1,788	94.14/cwt	91.00–99.50	1,683	16
Bulls	—	—	1,555	87.34/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,358	8
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	—	1,000	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	15,500	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	15,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,413	965.61/cwt	960.00–975.00	13,644	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,596	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,010	123.45/cwt	123.35–124.50	1,247	36
Steers	Large 1	—	1,093	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,061	108.62/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,152	24
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,012	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,184	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	67.73/cwt	66.00–68.50	783	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,203	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,710	1,360.00/cwt	1,360.00–1,360.00	23,256	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	938.15/cwt	775.00–960.00	12,102	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	964	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	130.77/cwt	130.25–131.85	1,059	197
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	124.44/cwt	123.00–126.75	1,103	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,152	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	910	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	132.02/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,135	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	129.17/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,241	262
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	498	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	123.06/cwt	116.00–123.50	1,114	281
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	143.38/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,193	149

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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