Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

* Note * Next Thursday August 5 Pratt Livestock will have the Cattleman Hall of Fame Auction with approximately 4,500 head consigned *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 975 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 650 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 lower. One high yielding bull sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.64/cwt on 1,701 head.

Average price

$152.64

1,701 head · 892 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,361

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$7.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.37

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	900	153.39	1,380	1,521
Medium and Large 1-2	756	146.48	1,108	131
Large 1	1,009	146.00	1,473	49

One grade step is worth $7.39/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale1,701 hd

152.64

—

KS average2 barns · 4,568 hd

154.01

−1.37

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	1,911	93.33	1,783	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,384	77.07	1,066	113
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,168	67.73	791	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,121	59.52	667	52

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	—	—	1,905	92.31/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,759	9
Bulls	—	—	1,983	99.20/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,967	4
Bulls	—	—	1,675	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,323	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	67.73/cwt	64.00–71.00	791	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	75.00/cwt	72.00–77.50	1,012	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	79.59/cwt	78.00–81.00	1,135	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	433	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	637	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	154.11/cwt	151.75–155.00	1,356	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	136.75/cwt	136.75–136.75	1,258	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	397	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	163.99/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,095	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	342	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	684	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,171	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	647	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	146.08/cwt	145.25–146.75	1,161	109
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	876	139.26/cwt	137.75–140.50	1,220	189
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	944	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	808	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	1,009	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	145.03/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	317	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	491	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,209	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	884	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	147.82/cwt	145.25–151.00	1,441	208
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	155.74/cwt	153.25–158.60	1,285	316
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	683	157.27/cwt	155.50–158.85	1,074	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	644	159.10/cwt	158.00–159.25	1,025	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	403	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	163.10/cwt	161.00–166.00	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	371	147.22/cwt	143.00–149.50	546	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,235	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	59.52/cwt	54.00–63.50	667	52
Steers	Large 1Fancy	—	1,009	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,473	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,178	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,004	49
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,106	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,322	3
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,099	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,253	7
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,040	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,342	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	963	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,469	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	812	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	1,092	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	153.93/cwt	149.75–157.50	1,424	795

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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