Name: Winter Livestock - Pratt livestock auction prices — 2021-09-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 700 lb to 950 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Steers 600 lb to 700 lb sold 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Steer calves 500 lb to 600 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers 500 lb to 900 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Heifers 900 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.30/cwt on 1,428 head.

Average price

$161.30

1,428 head · 761 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs KS average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	760	162.63	1,236	1,327
Medium and Large 1-2	751	145.56	1,093	94
Large 1	1,070	120.60	1,290	7thin

One grade step is worth $42.03/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale1,428 hd

161.30

—

KS average3 barns · 3,533 hd

158.20

+3.10

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	1,880	88.23	1,659	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	74.36	995	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,236	63.65	787	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,120	57.16	640	62

Every lot, as filed

69 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 1Fancy	—	641	177.08/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,135	219
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	128.62/cwt	128.50–131.00	1,113	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	869	136.64/cwt	133.00–138.25	1,187	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	128.86/cwt	127.50–129.00	1,044	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	147.66/cwt	146.25–149.00	1,149	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	145.70/cwt	142.00–147.75	1,206	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	877	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,064	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,234	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	158.75/cwt	154.00–162.50	724	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	153.76/cwt	151.00–155.00	790	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	963	141.19/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,360	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	160.42/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,100	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	148.51/cwt	141.00–149.50	1,285	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	154.69/cwt	153.25–156.50	1,278	172
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	349	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	729	165.25/cwt	165.25–165.25	1,205	9
Steers	Large 1	—	1,070	120.60/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	546	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	427	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	139.58/cwt	136.00–143.00	995	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	593	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,115	107
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,043	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	144.75/cwt	144.00–149.00	1,329	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	154.00/cwt	147.00–154.75	1,117	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	158.35/cwt	154.50–161.00	1,235	342
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,239	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	369	177.42/cwt	177.00–177.50	655	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	669	159.31/cwt	158.00–159.50	1,066	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	708	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	57.16/cwt	51.50–59.00	640	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	73.92/cwt	71.00–77.50	982	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,484	81.02/cwt	79.00–82.00	1,202	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	63.65/cwt	60.00–70.00	787	54
Bulls	—	—	1,905	92.76/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,767	4
Bulls	—	—	1,873	86.93/cwt	84.00–88.50	1,628	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	961.04/cwt	935.00–1,000.00	13,022	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,325	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	14,244	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	151.85/cwt	150.00–153.00	952	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	890	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,039	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	845	145.59/cwt	145.00–145.75	1,230	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	342	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	153.23/cwt	149.00–156.50	1,103	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	137.93/cwt	135.00–142.00	721	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	564	161.06/cwt	160.00–161.50	908	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	951	141.75/cwt	141.75–141.75	1,348	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,010	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	131.57/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,278	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	128.30/cwt	126.00–128.50	1,202	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	135.97/cwt	134.50–138.50	1,127	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	147.80/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,135	176
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	937	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,288	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	426	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	777	163.25/cwt	162.75–163.50	1,268	101
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	905	152.35/cwt	152.35–152.35	1,379	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	987	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	140.87/cwt	138.00–144.00	935	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	865	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,341	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	507	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	938	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.

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