Sale reports / Kansas / Winter Livestock - Pratt / 2021-08-26

Winter Livestock - Pratt

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pratt, Kansas · Thu, Aug 26
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1891
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,254 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 2,268▼ 83 vs year ago 2,337 · −3.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 225 vs last sale 366▼ 20 vs year ago 161 · −12.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 0▲ 3 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 975 lb sold 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Steers 600 lb to 700 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Steer calves 500 lb to 600 lb sold 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 1,000 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $162.29/cwt on 1,189 head.
Average price
$162.29
1,189 head · 774 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,256
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1
$28.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.28
vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1770165.141,272997
Medium and Large 1-2770148.451,143176
Large 11,025137.011,40516thin
One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about −$133 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 sale1,189 hd
162.29
—
KS average3 barns · 3,301 hd
162.00
+0.28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,91391.621,75235
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43076.531,09422
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23362.627727thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,20954.4965943

Every lot, as filed

61 lots · USDA AMS · Winter Livestock - Pratt, KS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—596175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0433
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—492173.00/cwt173.00–173.008512
SteersMedium and Large 1—633161.56/cwt158.00–165.001,02352
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned—471171.00/cwt171.00–171.008058
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—476152.00/cwt152.00–152.0072410
HeifersMedium and Large 1—470166.00/cwt166.00–166.0078012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—841156.25/cwt156.25–156.251,31456
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—779139.64/cwt136.00–153.001,08868
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—625171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,0697
SteersMedium and Large 1—726167.38/cwt165.00–169.501,215151
SteersLarge 1—1,019141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,43714
SteersMedium and Large 1—960149.70/cwt149.00–149.751,43756
SteersMedium and Large 1—820158.77/cwt155.00–161.001,30294
SteersMedium and Large 1—685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,13010
SteersMedium and Large 1—857160.63/cwt160.25–161.001,377109
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—721145.65/cwt145.00–146.001,05036
SteersMedium and Large 1—930154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,43255
SteersMedium and Large 1—757162.92/cwt161.00–166.751,233101
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—975133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2973
SteersMedium and Large 1—372199.00/cwt199.00–199.007404
SteersLarge 1—1,068109.07/cwt105.00–113.001,1652
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—483172.00/cwt172.00–172.0083111
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—528175.50/cwt175.50–175.5092715
SteersMedium and Large 1—598182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,08810
BullsMedium and Large 1—840101.00/cwt101.00–101.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419165.00/cwt165.00–165.0069119
BullsMedium and Large 1—874127.94/cwt121.00–136.001,11817
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,045103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0764
BullsMedium and Large 1—723136.00/cwt136.00–136.009833
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned—355168.00/cwt168.00–168.005963
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39775.34/cwt72.00–78.001,05218
CowsLean 85-90%—1,20954.49/cwt50.00–59.5065943
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,57981.89/cwt80.50–84.001,2934
Bulls——1,77787.58/cwt84.00–92.501,5567
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23362.62/cwt59.00–66.007727
Bulls——1,59777.22/cwt75.00–82.001,2337
Bulls——2,06397.76/cwt96.00–99.002,01721
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,275960.00/cwt960.00–960.0012,2401
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—855890.00/cwt890.00–890.007,6101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1—1,055900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,4951
HeifersLarge 1—1,071120.50/cwt120.50–120.501,29132
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—837155.58/cwt154.00–157.001,302123
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—553170.25/cwt170.25–170.2594140
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—766157.25/cwt156.75–157.751,205139
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—676146.00/cwt146.00–146.0098711
BullsMedium and Large 1—680136.00/cwt136.00–136.009251
HeifersMedium and Large 1—926125.99/cwt125.00–129.001,16712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—716133.02/cwt131.00–141.0095210
HeifersMedium and Large 1—988127.99/cwt125.00–131.001,26510
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—673161.85/cwt161.85–161.851,08957
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—747159.58/cwt159.50–159.601,19237
HeifersMedium and Large 1—663154.45/cwt148.00–155.001,024122
HeifersMedium and Large 1—774151.12/cwt148.00–155.751,170246
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—868123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0683
HeifersMedium and Large 1—724154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,11935
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—926115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0653
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—762134.68/cwt127.00–144.001,02611
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—828164.28/cwt163.75–165.001,360233
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—491192.00/cwt192.00–192.0094318
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—513189.00/cwt189.00–189.0097029
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—595191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,13642

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.