Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 850 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steers 850 lb to 1,000 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Approximately 4 loads of fancy heifers weighing 750 lb to 800 lb sold steady with last weeks market. No steer or heifer calves were available for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.04/cwt on 538 head.

Average price

$136.04

538 head · 784 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$28

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$30.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	782	136.86	1,070	517
Medium and Large 1-2	696	124.55	867	11thin
Large 1	983	106.00	1,042	10thin

One grade step is worth $30.86/cwt here — about $28 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 sale538 hd

136.04

—

KS average2 barns · 1,440 hd

137.19

−1.16

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	1,783	91.39	1,629	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,322	73.44	971	106
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	66.07	760	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,245	56.50	703	1thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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
Bulls	—	—	1,445	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,329	1
Bulls	—	—	1,918	96.99/cwt	96.00–97.50	1,860	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	66.07/cwt	61.50–69.00	760	82
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	73.34/cwt	70.50–75.00	966	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	133.42/cwt	129.00–135.00	971	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	796	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,027	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	138.54/cwt	136.85–142.50	1,226	243
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,087	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	803	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,126	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	769	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,138	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	143.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	998	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	128.10/cwt	128.10–128.10	1,125	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	722	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	1,010	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	953	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	131.35/cwt	131.00–135.00	873	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	980	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	130.82/cwt	129.75–132.00	1,058	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	132.25/cwt	132.25–132.25	1,070	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	1,259	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	988	139.19/cwt	138.50–140.10	1,375	98
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	852	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,245	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	703	1
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	983	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,042	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,150	14
Steers	Large 1	—	1,018	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,242	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	881	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,284	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	776	141.61/cwt	139.00–144.75	1,099	242
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	707	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	502	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	708	5

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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