Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 775 lb to 1100 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 625 lb to 1,000 sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. No steer or heifer calves were available. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Demand was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.80/cwt on 962 head.

Average price

$138.80

962 head · 780 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,082

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$192

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$14.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.50

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	774	139.60	1,080	886
Medium and Large 1-2	683	134.13	916	38
Large 1	1,018	125.00	1,273	38

One grade step is worth $14.60/cwt here — about −$192 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 sale962 hd

138.80

—

KS average2 barns · 1,243 hd

138.31

+0.50

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	1,801	95.76	1,724	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,320	74.28	981	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	68.61	832	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,108	58.97	653	14

Every lot, as filed

35 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	143.40/cwt	141.00–144.75	1,050	171
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	147.60/cwt	146.00–148.50	920	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	679	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	998	117
Steers	Large 1	—	1,024	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,311	50
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,018	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,273	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	973.33/cwt	900.00–1,120.00	10,707	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	68.61/cwt	65.00–70.50	832	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	73.33/cwt	71.00–76.00	954	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	77.00/cwt	76.50–78.75	1,060	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	58.97/cwt	54.50–63.00	653	14
Bulls	—	—	1,811	93.88/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	979	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,100	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	864	143.89/cwt	141.50–144.00	1,243	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	812	147.32/cwt	145.60–148.85	1,196	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	772	154.10/cwt	154.10–154.10	1,190	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	135.50/cwt	131.00–137.50	1,249	113
Bulls	—	—	1,415	79.64/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	130.03/cwt	128.00–131.75	1,153	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	961	135.32/cwt	132.50–138.10	1,300	125
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	911	132.00/cwt	128.75–134.00	1,203	142
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	895	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,110	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	907.41/cwt	860.00–950.00	11,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	135.97/cwt	134.50–138.00	908	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	831	134.26/cwt	132.25–136.75	1,116	137
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	982	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	899	6
Bulls	—	—	1,914	103.95/cwt	101.00–107.50	1,990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	134.12/cwt	132.50–135.50	1,034	34
Steers	Large 1	—	1,130	122.06/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,379	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	929	144.98/cwt	144.35–145.50	1,347	165
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	770	144.01/cwt	143.75–144.25	1,109	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	137.67/cwt	135.50–139.85	1,088	180

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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