Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to 2 weeks ago, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers 500 lb to 800 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 775 lb to 975 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Heifers 675 lb to 775 lb sold steady. Heifer calves 500 lb to 675 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bull sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.15/cwt on 1,484 head.

Average price

$145.15

1,484 head · 911 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$440

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

$14.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.55

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	641	149.20	957	28
Medium and Large 1	896	146.74	1,315	1,259
Large 1	1,039	134.39	1,397	197

One grade step is worth $14.81/cwt here — about −$440 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 sale1,484 hd

145.15

—

KS average3 barns · 2,961 hd

151.70

−6.55

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	—	Low	1,820	92.27	1,679	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,270	75.09	953	102
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,121	68.26	765	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,166	60.67	707	35

Every lot, as filed

47 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	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	14,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,385.00/cwt	1,385.00–1,385.00	15,235	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	84.77/cwt	80.50–87.50	1,391	8
Bulls	—	—	1,878	94.44/cwt	90.00–97.50	1,774	12
Bulls	—	—	2,003	100.78/cwt	99.50–102.00	2,019	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	68.26/cwt	67.00–69.50	765	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	79.67/cwt	77.00–82.50	1,153	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	907	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	145.31/cwt	141.75–147.50	1,290	347
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,039	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,132	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	146.27/cwt	144.50–148.25	1,349	217
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	825	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,151	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	967	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,234	74.17/cwt	70.50–76.50	915	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	128.88/cwt	124.50–130.25	1,181	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	134.75/cwt	132.50–135.50	1,060	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	175.97/cwt	172.00–178.00	896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	888	149.75/cwt	149.75–149.75	1,330	69
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,275	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,107	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,347	2
Steers	Large 1	—	1,015	135.27/cwt	134.10–136.50	1,373	128
Steers	Large 1	—	1,084	132.76/cwt	131.50–134.00	1,439	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	649	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	60.67/cwt	55.00–64.00	707	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	551	152.79/cwt	146.00–153.50	842	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	168.33/cwt	165.00–169.00	986	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	168.86/cwt	168.00–169.25	1,145	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	999	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.52/cwt	149.00–155.00	734	19
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	159.25/cwt	159.25–159.25	1,228	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	854	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	702	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	976	127.35/cwt	126.00–128.25	1,243	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	983	139.34/cwt	135.00–142.60	1,370	435
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	135.72/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,110	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	126.01/cwt	124.00–131.00	1,121	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	819	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	134.65/cwt	132.50–136.50	1,169	121

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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