Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 950 lb sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Steers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 675 lb to 825 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Heifers 825 lb to 925 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. One exception was one fancy load of heifers weighing 907 sold for $143. No recent comparison on steer and heifer calves, however a higher trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.86/cwt on 4,363 head.

Average price

$156.86

4,363 head · 852 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,336

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$73

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	850	157.14	1,336	4,277
Medium and Large 1-2	860	146.59	1,260	59
Large 1	1,050	134.27	1,410	27

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about −$73 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 sale4,363 hd

156.86

—

KS average2 barns · 7,182 hd

156.03

+0.83

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	—	High	1,767	96.13	1,698	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,377	90.38	1,245	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	79.59	1,055	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,195	70.14	838	11

Every lot, as filed

59 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	152.15/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,095	191
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	174.63/cwt	172.00–175.50	1,011	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	149.33/cwt	148.50–151.25	1,148	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	154.63/cwt	154.50–155.00	1,042	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	145.95/cwt	144.50–148.35	1,201	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	158.76/cwt	153.50–161.35	1,140	182
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	167.73/cwt	164.00–168.00	1,097	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	921	154.85/cwt	147.50–156.60	1,426	1,652
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	711	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,102	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	164.03/cwt	161.00–165.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	152.98/cwt	152.00–154.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	843	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	337	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	157.48/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,222	302
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	153.95/cwt	153.00–157.50	982	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	403	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	464	174.58/cwt	172.00–175.75	810	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	154.16/cwt	149.50–158.75	1,346	509
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	725	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	156.69/cwt	152.50–159.25	1,294	980
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	175.97/cwt	174.00–179.00	948	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	87.45/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,153	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	92.83/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,325	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,326	79.59/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,055	17
Bulls	—	—	2,042	101.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	2,073	12
Bulls	—	—	1,610	94.07/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,515	17
Bulls	—	—	1,553	86.25/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	966	53
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,009	123.92/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,250	66
Steers	Large 1	—	1,030	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	1,429	15
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,105	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,304	1
Steers	Large 1	—	1,061	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	1,363	10
Steers	Large 1	—	1,142	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	1,479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,000	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	70.14/cwt	66.00–72.00	838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	387	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	907	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,297	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	846	161.41/cwt	161.00–161.75	1,366	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	851	159.10/cwt	159.10–159.10	1,354	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	915	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,439	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	135.30/cwt	135.00–135.50	1,200	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	127.92/cwt	127.75–128.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,302	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,074	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.20/cwt	151.00–158.00	889	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	862	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	146.04/cwt	145.50–146.75	993	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	990	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,041	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	158.50/cwt	158.00–158.75	1,062	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,087	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	154.07/cwt	151.10–155.75	1,476	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	506	164.80/cwt	163.00–165.00	834	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,070	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	613	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	987	4

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.

Kansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →