Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 900 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Steers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 750 lb sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 600 lb to 825 lb sold 1.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 825 lb to 925 lb sold 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Not enough steer and heifer calves for a market test. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 14.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.45/cwt on 1,233 head.

Average price

$149.45

1,233 head · 888 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,327

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$117

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$10.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	881	150.20	1,323	1,131
Medium and Large 1-2	758	145.75	1,105	24
Large 1	1,031	139.67	1,440	78

One grade step is worth $10.53/cwt here — about −$117 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 sale1,233 hd

149.45

—

KS average3 barns · 3,611 hd

157.41

−7.96

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	1,794	87.69	1,573	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,357	75.96	1,031	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	64.46	793	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	54.62	635	61

Every lot, as filed

44 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	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,750	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	73.37/cwt	71.00–74.50	998	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	54.62/cwt	50.00–59.50	635	61
Bulls	—	—	1,804	88.30/cwt	85.50–90.50	1,593	9
Bulls	—	—	2,065	94.72/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,956	2
Bulls	—	—	1,636	82.80/cwt	81.00–84.50	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	156.38/cwt	154.00–157.50	1,067	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	977	147.71/cwt	146.00–149.60	1,443	344
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	677	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	64.46/cwt	60.00–70.00	793	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	147.92/cwt	140.50–149.50	1,288	184
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	726	152.94/cwt	150.25–153.85	1,110	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	155.08/cwt	152.00–156.25	1,269	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	143.01/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,337	127
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	936	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	789	153.90/cwt	151.50–155.00	1,214	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	140.25/cwt	140.25–140.25	1,135	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	140.42/cwt	136.50–142.00	1,299	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	145.75/cwt	143.10–147.50	1,194	254
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,162	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	1,135	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	146.31/cwt	143.00–147.85	1,055	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	568	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	695	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	985	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,175	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	149.25/cwt	149.25–149.25	1,137	37
Steers	Large 1	—	1,138	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,242	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	969	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	872	153.02/cwt	151.60–155.25	1,334	177
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	146.50/cwt	145.00–148.00	839	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	1,193	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	77.39/cwt	75.50–80.00	1,049	40
Steers	Large 1	—	1,025	140.79/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,443	74

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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