Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Approximately 15 loads of fancy feeder steers weighing 875 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 1.00 higher. Steers 975 lb to 1100 lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 900 lb sold steady. Heifers 900 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.80/cwt on 2,748 head.

Average price

$133.80

2,748 head · 914 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,223

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$11.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.53

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	903	135.30	1,221	2,395
Large 1	1,032	123.62	1,276	286
Medium and Large 1-2	813	123.51	1,004	67

One grade step is worth $11.79/cwt here — about $217 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 sale2,748 hd

133.80

—

KS average2 barns · 3,311 hd

135.33

−1.53

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	1,857	97.27	1,806	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,456	78.63	1,145	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	73.33	922	114
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	68.02	769	17

Every lot, as filed

64 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	12,210	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,400	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,825	94.79/cwt	90.00–98.50	1,730	10
Bulls	—	—	2,042	105.62/cwt	100.00–109.00	2,157	14
Bulls	—	—	1,604	87.03/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,396	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,588	80.67/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,281	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	695	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	970	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	851	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	135.96/cwt	135.00–136.25	1,002	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	963	134.72/cwt	132.85–135.60	1,297	465
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	943	127.66/cwt	126.50–128.50	1,204	165
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	821	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	73.33/cwt	71.00–75.50	922	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	77.15/cwt	76.50–79.00	1,050	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	138.38/cwt	137.50–142.25	1,139	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	663	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.87/cwt	135.00–138.75	910	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,019	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	538	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	925	136.35/cwt	135.60–137.25	1,261	106
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	130.74/cwt	129.25–132.75	1,077	486
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	912	131.85/cwt	131.85–131.85	1,202	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	141.03/cwt	133.50–142.00	1,101	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	787	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,157	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,170	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,016	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,168	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,215	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	1,245	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	127.61/cwt	123.50–130.60	1,229	508
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	134.39/cwt	134.00–135.50	796	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	839	124.88/cwt	124.00–125.60	1,048	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	640	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	874	141.30/cwt	139.75–143.75	1,235	469
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	124.96/cwt	122.50–126.50	1,090	212
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	989	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,197	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	124.55/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,021	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	135.16/cwt	133.00–137.25	972	145
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	135.92/cwt	134.00–138.10	1,189	208
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	133.05/cwt	131.50–135.00	1,034	174
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	920	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	751	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	19,341	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,505	1,080.00/cwt	1,080.00–1,080.00	16,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,121	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	126.00/cwt	125.50–126.50	1,147	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	809	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,193	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	837	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	68.02/cwt	65.50–70.50	769	17
Steers	Large 1	—	1,078	118.59/cwt	112.00–118.85	1,278	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	788	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	894	15
Steers	Large 1	—	1,020	124.98/cwt	121.25–128.60	1,275	228
Steers	Large 1	—	1,103	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	1,274	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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