Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2021-07-01

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Jul 1
● Final46 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
988 head
▼ 129 vs last sale 1,117▲ 988 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 200▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 0▲ 9 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Note * Pratt Livestock will not have a sale next Thursday July 8 for the holiday break.

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 675 lb to 1,000 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Outstanding quality on the feeder steers. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 850 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher on light receipts. No steer or heifer calves for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.98/cwt on 710 head.
Average price
$149.98
710 head · 864 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,296
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$8.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1858150.921,296625
Medium and Large 1-2646145.1093824
Large 11,007142.251,43261
One grade step is worth $8.67/cwt here — about −$137 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 sale710 hd
149.98
—
KS average1 barns · 710 hd
149.98
+0.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,59488.491,41019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35374.311,00635
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15764.2474317
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06258.2561913

Every lot, as filed

46 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1—1,4001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,4001
Bulls——1,45087.82/cwt84.50–90.501,27311
Bulls——1,98593.65/cwt91.00–97.751,8595
Bulls——1,46882.35/cwt82.00–82.501,2093
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,15764.24/cwt62.00–68.5074317
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,23270.82/cwt69.00–72.008738
SteersMedium and Large 1—442153.00/cwt153.00–153.006762
SteersMedium and Large 1—371157.00/cwt157.00–157.005823
SteersMedium and Large 1—888152.05/cwt151.50–152.601,350111
SteersMedium and Large 1—913147.53/cwt145.00–150.001,347112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—697149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,03956
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—793147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,17021
BullsMedium and Large 1—719140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,00720
SteersMedium and Large 1—320175.00/cwt175.00–175.005601
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,38975.35/cwt74.50–76.501,04727
BullsMedium and Large 1—340164.00/cwt164.00–164.005581
HeifersMedium and Large 1—545138.00/cwt138.00–138.007523
HeifersMedium and Large 1—888126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1193
BullsMedium and Large 1—903122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,10213
SteersMedium and Large 1—489153.67/cwt150.00–156.0075110
SteersMedium and Large 1—831147.16/cwt143.00–149.851,223145
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—903152.23/cwt152.00–152.501,375108
HeifersMedium and Large 1—643139.06/cwt138.50–140.5089414
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—405152.00/cwt152.00–152.006162
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—975130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2686
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—561166.00/cwt166.00–166.0093110
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,295980.00/cwt980.00–980.0012,6911
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,4471,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,4702
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,3951,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0014,2295
HeifersMedium and Large 1—930122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,1359
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—561150.60/cwt150.00–152.0084514
SteersLarge 1—1,007142.25/cwt142.25–142.251,43261
CowsLean 85-90%—1,06258.25/cwt56.50–60.0061913
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—707135.00/cwt135.00–135.009547
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—493129.00/cwt129.00–129.006363
SteersMedium and Large 1—667149.66/cwt149.00–150.0099812
HeifersMedium and Large 1—560138.00/cwt138.00–138.007734
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—497145.00/cwt145.00–145.007212
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—876155.24/cwt154.10–156.251,360108
BullsMedium and Large 1—493141.00/cwt141.00–141.006953
HeifersMedium and Large 1—694144.50/cwt144.50–144.501,0038
SteersMedium and Large 1—743145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0773
HeifersMedium and Large 1—400157.00/cwt157.00–157.006282
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—687135.00/cwt135.00–135.009277
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—768115.00/cwt115.00–115.008835
HeifersMedium and Large 1—782135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,05625

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.