Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Preliminary Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 750 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Steers 400 lb to 750 lb sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 750 lb to 975 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Heifers 650 lb to 750 lb sold steady. No recent comparison on heifer calves 400 lb to 650 lb, however a steady trend was noted. Demand was good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bull sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.74/cwt on 1,595 head.

Average price

$154.74

1,595 head · 834 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$43

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$31.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.85

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	835	156.58	1,307	1,270
Medium and Large 1-2	832	147.72	1,228	313
Medium and Large 2	745	144.00	1,073	11thin
Large 1	1,080	125.00	1,350	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.58/cwt here — about −$43 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 sale1,595 hd

154.74

—

KS average3 barns · 4,170 hd

156.59

−1.85

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	1,850	87.42	1,617	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	74.48	1,035	103
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	64.51	801	78
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,164	56.65	659	105

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	753	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,197	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,073	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	460	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	146.44/cwt	143.00–147.25	1,205	126
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	882	148.76/cwt	145.00–150.60	1,312	240
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,083	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	147.17/cwt	146.50–150.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	157.32/cwt	155.25–159.75	1,148	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	159.21/cwt	157.75–160.00	1,299	249
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	170.75/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,089	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	968	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	140.10/cwt	140.10–140.10	1,366	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	169.68/cwt	169.50–169.85	1,137	124
Steers	Large 1	—	1,080	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	691	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	314	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	471	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	507	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	934	149.31/cwt	146.75–151.60	1,395	227
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,237	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	572	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	927	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	153.77/cwt	153.35–154.25	1,096	145
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	121.99/cwt	121.50–122.50	1,186	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	774	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,021	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,164	56.65/cwt	50.00–59.50	659	105
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	79.28/cwt	78.00–82.50	1,198	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	74.02/cwt	70.00–78.00	1,020	94
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	64.51/cwt	60.00–69.50	801	78
Bulls	—	—	1,976	94.48/cwt	93.00–96.50	1,867	6
Bulls	—	—	1,911	88.45/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,690	16
Bulls	—	—	1,560	77.60/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	848	143.35/cwt	143.35–143.35	1,216	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	139.69/cwt	139.50–140.50	1,207	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	298	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	141.05/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,113	30
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,070	111.13/cwt	110.50–111.50	1,189	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	148.28/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,019	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	344	176.13/cwt	175.50–182.00	606	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	147.15/cwt	144.10–149.10	1,155	152
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	142.92/cwt	140.25–143.50	898	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	412	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	314	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,137	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	167.18/cwt	166.50–167.50	1,212	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	992	145.88/cwt	145.00–146.75	1,447	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,025	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	890	158.10/cwt	158.10–158.10	1,407	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	819	156.10/cwt	156.10–156.10	1,278	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	930	154.85/cwt	154.85–154.85	1,440	34

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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