Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 950 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 500 lb to 650 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.74/cwt on 945 head.

Average price

$154.74

945 head · 849 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$225

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$29.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	844	157.63	1,330	784
Medium and Large 1-2	738	145.87	1,077	115
Large 1	1,218	127.65	1,555	46

One grade step is worth $29.98/cwt here — about −$225 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 sale945 hd

154.74

—

KS average3 barns · 2,635 hd

152.99

+1.75

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	1,682	87.31	1,469	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,347	76.96	1,037	118
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	69.85	817	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	62.26	725	33

Every lot, as filed

55 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.03/cwt	188.00–192.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.09/cwt	139.00–142.50	967	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	931	152.17/cwt	147.00–154.50	1,417	152
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	781	158.01/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,234	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	164.20/cwt	163.00–166.00	877	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	144.68/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,030	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	166.69/cwt	164.50–170.50	1,199	100
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	161.43/cwt	156.00–169.00	901	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	176.74/cwt	176.00–178.00	1,011	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,316	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	197.07/cwt	191.00–200.00	830	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	894	135.80/cwt	135.10–136.50	1,214	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	936	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	140.89/cwt	136.25–143.25	1,085	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	877	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	872	152.58/cwt	150.35–154.00	1,330	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	166.05/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,126	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	156.90/cwt	155.00–161.00	604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	650	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	80.20/cwt	79.00–83.00	1,145	30
Bulls	—	—	1,468	78.64/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,154	4
Bulls	—	—	1,985	98.84/cwt	97.00–100.50	1,962	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	88.36/cwt	84.00–93.50	1,507	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	75.85/cwt	73.50–77.50	1,001	88
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	69.85/cwt	66.00–73.00	817	106
Steers	Large 1Natural	—	1,221	127.63/cwt	125.00–127.75	1,558	45
Steers	Large 1	—	1,095	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,407	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,082	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,169	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	62.26/cwt	58.00–65.00	725	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	138.86/cwt	137.00–144.50	1,076	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	746	134.75/cwt	131.00–136.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	856	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,177	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	741	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,137	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	652	153.25/cwt	148.00–154.50	999	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,225	17
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,018	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	126.97/cwt	126.85–129.50	1,138	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	853	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,141	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	153.46/cwt	153.00–154.00	958	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,187	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	946	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	144.12/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,045	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	968	151.10/cwt	149.85–151.75	1,463	239
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	142.11/cwt	137.25–143.75	1,178	167
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	750	10

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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