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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Final Report *

Compared to last week, feeder steers 800 lb to 1,000 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Steers 700 lb to 800 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. No recent comparison on steer calves 400 lb to 700 lb, however a steady trend was noted. Not enough feeder heifers 400 lb to 950 lb for a market test, however a lower trend was noted. Demand was moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.45/cwt on 1,845 head.

Average price

$154.45

1,845 head · 814 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,258

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$170

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$41.11/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	813	155.69	1,265	1,688
Medium and Large 1-2	775	144.71	1,122	138
Large 1	1,252	114.58	1,435	19thin

One grade step is worth $41.11/cwt here — about −$170 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 sale1,845 hd

154.45

—

KS average3 barns · 3,339 hd

156.29

−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	—	Low	1,620	84.13	1,363	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,309	74.64	977	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	65.26	800	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,140	56.31	642	14

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	687	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	1,171	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	139.87/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,025	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	825	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	137.58/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,335	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	582	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	789	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	722	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	151.98/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,182	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	153.65/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,040	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	347	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	798	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	932	154.01/cwt	152.50–155.35	1,435	201
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,239	21
Steers	Large 1	—	1,368	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,423	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	642	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	150.40/cwt	145.50–152.50	1,324	226
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	145.75/cwt	145.75–145.75	1,149	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	835	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,328	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	154.78/cwt	150.50–157.75	1,282	229
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.09/cwt	163.00–165.00	870	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	156.57/cwt	154.00–160.00	972	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	495	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,023	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	181.75/cwt	181.75–181.75	796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	579	156.89/cwt	153.00–159.00	908	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	166.63/cwt	163.00–169.00	975	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	149.26/cwt	148.25–151.25	1,369	259
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	971	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,486	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	541	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.89/cwt	156.00–164.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Bulls	—	—	1,514	72.19/cwt	71.00–78.00	1,093	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	91.15/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,643	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	56.31/cwt	51.00–57.50	642	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	76.71/cwt	75.00–79.50	1,042	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	72.98/cwt	71.00–74.00	927	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	65.26/cwt	61.00–68.50	800	51
Bulls	—	—	1,583	84.66/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,340	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,229	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	980	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,365	989.14/cwt	925.00–1,125.00	13,502	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,466	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,592	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	139.58/cwt	139.00–140.00	967	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	131.71/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,106	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	492	156.40/cwt	155.00–157.00	769	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	170.82/cwt	170.00–171.00	646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	147.23/cwt	145.00–153.00	782	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.51/cwt	136.00–140.00	870	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	730	152.76/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,115	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	647	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	932	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	294	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	787	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,251	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	439	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	865	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	734	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,174	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	156.14/cwt	151.00–159.25	1,132	247
Steers	Large 1	—	1,002	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,378	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	957	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,024	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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